UCL podcast: Why we need an Institute for Human Rights

Saladin Meckled-Garcia discusses why we need the new institute, following the Conservatives? commitment to abolish the Human Rights Act (audio, 16 mins). Meckled-Garcia (UCL School of Public Policy is co-founder of the UCL Institute for Human Rights. The institute was established earlier this month to bring together expertise from UCL Laws, Political Science, Economics, Philosophy, Epidemiology and Public Health with student activitsts, non-governmental organisations and other parties to undertake rounded research with the aim of influencing human rights policy around the world. Listen to the discussion by clicking on the player below. Why the institute was set up (00:30) Why the time is ripe for an institute for human rights (00:42) Examples of work undertaken by the institute (02:55) Student involvement in the institute (07:08) The benefits of a cross-disciplinary approach (08:53) David Cameron's commitment to scrap the Human Rights Act (10:11)