The Human Rights Podcast

Freedom from Gender-Based Violence: From Civil Society to Human Rights

The Human Rights Podcast

Show Notes

In this episode, ICHR LLM student Anna Godau speaks with Maëlle Noir and Kelsey Rhude (two PhD candidates at the Irish Centre for Human Rights) about the development of gender-based violence in international human rights law. They explore the intricate relationship of lawmakers and civil society movements – as well as the accompanying usefulness of frustration – regarding the adoption of being free from gender-based violence as a human right.

The podcast was produced by Gráinne McGrath and Anna Godau. Intro music: ‘Smarties Intro – FMA Podcast Suggestion’ by Birds for Scale (Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 international License). Outro music: ‘Smarties Outro – FMA Podcast Suggestion’ by Birds for Scale (Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 international License).

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