Human Rights Tracks

”Human Rights Tracks” ist ein Programm des Center for Human Rights an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN). Hier diskutieren wir mit Expertinnen und Experten aktuelle, kuriose und kontroverse Themen – und sind dabei immer den Menschenrechten auf der Spur. ‘Human Rights Tracks’ is a programme of the Center for Human Rights at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU CHREN). Here we discuss current, curious and controversial topics with experts - always following the tracks of human rights.

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Episodes

5 days ago

HRT No. 2: Explaining the nexus: the climate crisis, migration and human rights

5 days ago

We are diving into a mini-series exploring the connection between the climate crisis, migration and human rights. During the first of these episodes, we have the pleasure to talk to Walter Kälin, professor emeritus of international and constitutional law, at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Walter Kälin is the present Envoy of the Chair of the Platform on Disaster Displacement. With his help, we are aiming to get the numbers and facts right, and to understand the big concepts that govern the discussion, for example "forced displacement". We are also taking a look at political responses at the international, regional and national levels.

Sources:
“Intolerable tide” of people displaced by climate change: UN expert | OHCHR
Climate change and displacement: the myths and the facts
Data reveals impacts of climate emergency on displacement | UNHCR
Climate change could become the biggest driver of displacement: UNHCR chief | UNHCR Asia Pacific
IDMC_GRID_2023_Global_Report_on_Internal_Displacement_HQ.pdf
Groundswell Report
Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union treaty | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2023 Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee - A Statement by Argentina - Platform on Disaster Displacement
Pacific Regional Framework on Climate Mobility | Global Forum on Migration and Development
Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change | UNFCCC

Monday Nov 18, 2024

HRT No. 1: Going against torture. How to hold powerful states accountable?

Monday Nov 18, 2024

We are proud to launch our new podcast "Human Rights Tracks" with an episode on combatting torture featuring CHREN postdoctoral researcher Dr Janina Heaphy.
Janina’s research predominantly revolves around diplomacy, security studies and human rights with one of my projects exploring for instance strategic accountability campaigns against the use of torture and targeted killings in Western counterterrorist operations. She has interviewed a lot of people that are usually very hard to talk to – for instance former high-ranked CIA and military investigators, the former legal advisor to George W. Bush, or the former Attorney General of England and Wales. So – against common believe – Janina’s work very much shows: Research never gets boring.
Enjoy listening and stay true to human rights!

Audio file at 00:17 by CNN "⁠Obama: We tortured some folks⁠'"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBLNohqquRk

Other sources
PhD project: https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/entities/publication/ed166714-e73a-4e0f-a588-35c15f929402
Senate Select Committee Intelligence Report (USA) on Torture: https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CRPT-113srpt288.pdf
BND Untersuchungsausschuss: https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/16/134/1613400.pdf ISC
Report (UK) Detainee Mistreatment and Rendition 2001-2010: https://isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20180628-HC1113-Report-Detainee-Mistreatment-and-Rendition-2001-10.pdf
Example for Human Rights First Campaign : https://humanrightsfirst.org/library/top-interrogators-declare-torture-ineffective-in-intelligence-gathering/