Interview w/ Adam Wagner: A human rights perspective on the UK’s response to the COVID 19 pandemic
The Human Rights PodcastShow Notes
Welcome to the Human Rights Podcast, hosted by the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway. At the Centre, we are fortunate to hear presentations from an array of international leading practitioners, policymakers, and researchers within the field of human rights and various other disciplines.
Today we have the pleasure of hearing from Mr. Adam Wagner, a practicing Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, visiting professor at Goldsmiths University, and Specialist Advisor to the UK Parliament's COVID 19 Human Rights Inquiry. Mr Wagner will be discussing the human rights implications of the United Kingdom’s response to the COVID 19 pandemic on his own behalf.
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