Best Direitos Humanos Podcasts (2024)

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Avoiding the Colonial Trap: Reflections on the Politics of Knowledge 37:11

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The COVID-19 pandemic has made historical and contemporary colonial relationships between and within States more salient. This situation is also apparent within the research process itself, adding a new dimension to pre-existing debates on positionality and the politics of knowledge production. With reference to a research project focusing on colon…

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Climate Change, the Courts and the Rights of Children & Future Generations 47:38

1+ y ago47:38

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In this Ulster University Public Lecture, Prof Aoife Nolan discusses the role of courts in considering the rights of children and future generations in the context of the urgent global challenge presented by climate change. Children and future generations will bear the burden of environmental decisions made today. However, these non-voting groups c…

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What is it like to do a PhD in Law at Ulster University? 1:32:44

1+ y ago1:32:44

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In this webinar PhD researchers and staff at Ulster University discuss what is it like to do a PhD in Law at Ulster. PhD researchers Roua Al-Taweel, Micheál Hearty and Leah Rea discuss why they wanted to do a PhD, their experience of applying to Ulster and their PhD journey to date. Prof Rory O'Connell then discusses the studentship opportunities a…

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Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival: Palestinian Human Rights NGOs 1:25:01

1+ y ago1:25:01

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In a dawn raid on 18 August 2022, Israeli forces forcibly shut down seven Palestinian human rights groups’ offices. On 26 August 2022, twenty-four UN appointed human rights experts stated that these forced closures, along with other measures ‘restricting the legitimate activities of human rights defenders,’ has resulted in ‘serious infringements of…

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The Europe Social Charter at Sixty - Social Rights webinar 1:58:59

1+ y ago1:58:59

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We are pleased to share this recording of a conversation on the future of the European Social Charter (ESC), the main instrument protecting social rights within the Council of Europe, as well as on its relationship to the European Union.The conversation, organised by ANESC (UK and Ireland) featured two interventions. A first intervention by Prof Ao…

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Human Rights Violations in the context of Militarised Policing in Brazil - 22 Jun 2022 1:56:58

2y ago1:56:58

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Human Rights Violations in the context of Militarised Policing in Brazil: The Right to Mental Health June 21st 2022 Parallel event to the UN Human Rights Council, organised by the Maranhense Human Rights Society (SMDH), Ulster University (Northern Ireland), and Goiás State University (Brazil). The speakers include three mothers whose children were …

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Reproductive Rights at Risk - 13 Jun 2022 1:03:00

2y ago1:03:00

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Ulster University hosted this webinar with Prof. Alison Brysk on Reproductive Rights at Risk: Gender, Religion and Nationalism in Europe and the Americas. About this event After decades of a "rising tide" of liberal modernization, abortion rights are regressing in many societies shaped by nationalism - even as their religious peers continue to lega…

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Contemporary challenges to women, peace and security - 21 May 2022 1:34:23

2y ago1:34:23

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This event, organised by the Gender, Justice and Security Hub, Ulster University and Queen's University of Belfast, explored the current challenges of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, including women's exclusion from high level negotiations. This event explored these challenges, including women’s exclusion from high level negotiations around w…

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Discussing State Violence and Human Rights / Discutindo Violência de Estado e Direitos Humanos - 15 May 2022 1:29:20

2y ago1:29:20

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Join the mother of the girl Ágatha, directors of Agora Eu Quero Gritar and representatives of the OAB-RJ and State Council for Human Rights. Event language: Portuguese (Brazil). The directors of the documentary Agora Eu Quero Gritar (Right Now I Want to Scream, Brazil/Undo Kingdom, 2020), Cahal McLaughlin and Siobhán Wills, invite you to a free web…

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Panel Discussion on State Violence, Militarised Policing and the Right to Mental Health in Brazil 1:39:13

2y ago1:39:13

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This is a recording of an event organised by the Transitional Justice institute Ulster University and Federal University of Goiás Panellists: Ana Paula Oliveira (Mothers of Manguinhos), Monica Cruz (Justica Global) Ulisses Terto Neto (TJI and UFG), Siobhán Wills (TJI)

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Contemporary Challenges to Reproductive Rights in the US Courts 57:03

2y ago57:03

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At this TJI public seminar, part of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival, Prof Rachel Rebouché discussed the most recent challenges to reproductive rights in the US. Dean Rebouché shared her thoughts on recent legislation and court cases including cases that are making their way through the court system in the United States, and which may win…

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Constitutional Conversations Group: Rights & Wrongs 1:00:48

2y ago1:00:48

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At this seminar, part of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival, members of the Constitutional Conversations Group discussed the rights and equality commitments that remain outstanding from the Belfast Good Friday Agreement The seminar features a few short presentations from the group on 'Rights & Wrongs' followed by a Q&A session. Presenters i…

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WTC - Book Presentation 'Stand Up, Speak Out' by Monica McWilliams 58:36

2y ago58:36

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Professor Monica McWilliams was a founding member of the Women’s Coalition, a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Northern Ireland and Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2005-2011), Oversight Commissioner for prison reform in Northern Ireland (2011–2015) and is on the Independent Reporting Commission for the disba…

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Book Launch: The Law and Practice of Peacekeeping 58:26

2y ago58:26

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TJI was delighted to host this book launch of 'The Law and Practice of Peacekeeping', co-authored by TJI Director Prof Siobhan Wills, Prof Rosa Freedman and Dr Nicholas Lemay-Hebert. This book presents a multidisciplinary analysis of the controversial UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti. The legacy of this mission includes sexual scandals, the excess…

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Ireland and Women, Peace and Security on the UN Security Council 1:30:46

3y ago1:30:46

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Ireland has made WPS a key focus of its foreign policy and its tenure on the UN Security Council, including through taking up the role of co-chairing the Independent Experts’ Group (IEG) on WPS. It does so at a time when the dynamics on the Council present clear obstacles to advancing, and protecting progress on, the WPS agenda. This discussion exp…

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Book Launch: Rory O'Connell, 'Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights' (Cambridge, 2020) 1:04:23

3y ago1:04:23

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The author Prof Rory O'Connell discusses his new book with Prof Conor Gearty (LSE), Prof Ruth Rubio Marin (Sevilla), to mark the launch of 'Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights' (Cambridge 2020). Dr Catherine O'Rourke (TJI) chairs the discussion. The book is available on the Cambridge webpage and Cambridge has provided an Open Acce…

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CEDAW and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Workshop, Panel 4: Cross-cutting Issues and Concluding Reflections 1:31:27

3y ago1:31:27

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This final panel of the CEDAW and SOGI workshop addressed some cross-cutting issues (conflict, asylum, hate speech) and included final concluding reflections from Marion Bethel, current CEDAW Committee member. Cross Cutting Issues Lucia Baca (Colombia Diversa) Niels-Erik Hansen (Immigration Lawyer) Kseniya Kirichenko (IGLA-World (International Lesb…

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CEDAW and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Panel 3: Health and Education 1:16:12

3y ago1:16:12

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This panel of the CEDAW and SOGI workshop addressed health and education. Speakers: Alexa Moore (Transgender Northern Ireland) Marisa Hutchinson (International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (Malaysia / Global South)) Mel Duffy (Dublin City University) Chair: Meghan Campbell This workshop sought to explore the current and potential activi…

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CEDAW and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Workshop, Panel 2: Relationships and Families 1:28:49

3y ago1:28:49

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This episode continues our workshop on CEDAW and SOGI, with a panel focused on relationships and families. Speakers: Danielle Roberts (HereNI) Imani Kimiri (National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission of Kenya) Chair: Loveday Hodson (Leicester) Women’s enjoyment of the substantive rights guaranteed under CEDAW – legal equality, nationality, ed…

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CEDAW and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Workshop, Opening Panel 1:17:44

3y ago1:17:44

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This workshop sought to explore the current and potential activities of the CEDAW Committee on the human rights of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women. It identified strengths in the CEDAW Committee’s current approach to sexual orientation and gender identity and pinpoint areas for future development. The workshop aimed to make both a theoretic…

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Why Truth and Justice Matter in Colombia, Expert Panel 1:32:11

3y ago1:32:11

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This panel event was co-hosted by the TJI, Christian Aid Ireland and ABColombia. This event explored the upcoming report of the Truth Commission in Colombia, with a focus on two innovative measures within the Colombian transitional justice approach: the role of business in conflict and peacebuilding, and the exclusion of crimes of sexual and gender…

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Mairead Enright, Official Legal Histories and Where to Find Them: The Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Inquiry 1:27:23

3y ago1:27:23

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Specially written histories have become an important tool in Irish state responses to ‘historical’ injustice, particularly those affecting women, their sexual, reproductive and family lives. Whatever form an inquiry takes, a ‘definitive’ history will be at its centre. Sometimes it will be authored by academic historians, though generally in collabo…

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The Grip of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Feminist Interventions in International Law, Professor Karen Engle 1:20:42

3y ago1:20:42

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The TJI was delighted to welcome Professor Karen Engle to discuss her important new book: 'The Grip of Sexual Violence: Feminists Interventions in International Law' published by Stanford University Press (2020). The monograph traces three decades of feminist engagement with international law and institutions with a focus on how and why both femini…

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TJI LLM Information Webinar about our LLMs in transitional justice, human rights, gender, conflict 40:15

3y ago40:15

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Learn more about the Transitional Justice Institute's taught postgraduate programmes in transitional justice, human rights, gender and conflict. Hear from current and former students. Apply here: https://www.ulster.ac.uk/transitional-justice-institute/study/llm-master-of-laws.

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Onur Bakiner, Truth Commission Impact: Insights from Recent Scholarship 1:30:54

3y ago1:30:54

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In this talk, Onur Bakiner provided an overview of the philosophical underpinnings, conceptual frames, and methodological choices informing the scholarship on truth commission impact to examine whether, how, how much, and why truth commissions influence policy, court decisions, and social norms. The findings of empirical scholarship range from part…

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Book Launch and Roundtable: Women's Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law 1:22:28

3y ago1:22:28

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This is the recording of the launch of Dr Catherine O’Rourke’s new monograph, Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law(Cambridge University Press, 2020). This event included comments from Catherine O'Rourke and Christine Bell, and featured a roundtable discussion chaired by Debora Kayembe with the following high-level experts from t…

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Male Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence: Perspectives from Northern Uganda, Dr Philipp Schulz 1:24:16

3y ago1:24:16

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In this seminar, Dr. Philipp Schulz talks about his recently launched book 'Male Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence: Perspectives from Northern Uganda' (University of California Press), based on his doctoral research conducted at the Transitional Justice Institute in Ulster University, Northern Ireland. Although wartime sexual violence against me…

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Ireland and the United Nations Security Council: What can be Achieved for Peace and Security? 1:58:11

3y ago1:58:11

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The Irish Peace and Conflict Network, which includes the TJI, hosted this Panel discussion which explored what success and impact in relation to peace and conflict would look like for Ireland during Ireland's term on the Security Council. It explored the priorities for Security Council action in conflict-affected contexts, and what we can learn fro…

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Deliberating Constitutional Futures: TJI Report Launch 1:03:07

3+ y ago1:03:07

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On 18 February 2020, TJI hosted a workshop Deliberating Constitutional Futures on referendums. The workshop explored the international and comparative dimensions of referendums and included sessions on the international, Irish, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish contexts. On 18 November we launch the report from the workshop and are pleased that th…

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Children and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, by Professor Diane Marie Amann 1:21:27

3+ y ago1:21:27

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UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security contains more than a dozen mentions of young people; to be precise, it refers twice to “women and children” and thirteen times to “women and girls.” Since the resolution’s adoption twenty years ago, many initiatives have arisen to combat conflict-related harms to children. These inclu…

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Dealing with the Past and the SHA: Is a Transformative Gender Approach Possible? Claire Hackett and Dr Catherine O'Rourke 1:21:53

4y ago1:21:53

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This seminar will reflect on the exclusion of women and gender from dominant approaches to dealing with the past in the north. It will discuss a specific intervention to remedy these absences and silences, namely the development of Gender Principles for Dealing with the Legacy of the Past by a network of women drawn from academia, the human rights …

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Is the UK heading towards combat impunity? by Dr Thomas Hansen 1:16:16

4y ago1:16:16

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This seminar was held on 5 June 2020, as part of the TJI/INCORE/Healing Through Remembering online seminar series "Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Deepening the Debate". The seminar looks into a number of initiatives and measures aimed at protecting military service personnel from investigation and prosecution currently being considered …

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The need for a trauma informed approach to address the conflict's legacy, by Professor Siobhan O'Neill 1:23:21

4y ago1:23:21

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Prof Siobhan O'Neill, Professor of Mental Health Sciences, Ulster University discusses the “The need for a trauma informed approach to address the conflict's legacy”, in this seminar held on Monday, 18 May 2020. The seminar belongs to the TJI/INCORE/Healing Through Remembering Online Seminar Series on Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Deep…

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Breaking Binary History: Can the Stormont House Agreement facilitate a broader and more representative understanding of the past, Dr Adrian Grant 1:23:26

4y ago1:23:26

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This seminar was delivered by Dr Adrian Grant on 7 May 2020, as part of the TJI/INCORE/Healing Through Remembering Online Seminar Series on Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Deepening the Debate exploring the Stormont House Agreement and dealing with the past in Northern Ireland. Further seminar series details can be viewed at https://www.…

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WPS@Belfast: Roundtable of feminist activists in Belfast reflecting on local significance of Women, Peace and Security Agenda 1:16:46

4y ago1:16:46

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A roundtable of feminist activists in Belfast reflecting on the local significance of the WPS agenda. The roundtable features Andrée Murphy from Relatives for Justice, Sophie Long from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, and Bronagh Hinds, Independent Consultant. The roundtable belongs to the WPS@20 seminar series hosted by Ulster University Tran…

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Peace Agreements and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, Professor Christine Bell 1:06:42

4y ago1:06:42

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Professor Christine Bell, University of Edinburgh, WPS and Peace Agreements, April 29, 2020, 12.30-2.00pm. In this seminar, Professor Bell reflects on the significance of the WPS Agenda at the UN Security Council for peace agreement practice. Drawing on the unique PAX Peace Agreement database (peaceagreements.org), containing 1600+ peace agreements…

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Masculinities and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, Professor Brandon Hamber 1:02:49

4y ago1:02:49

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The WPS agenda, as defined by the UN Security Council, has latterly addressed itself more directly to the question of 'engaging men and boys'. This seminar will reflect on this development and its significance. Professor Brandon Hamber is one of the world’s leading scholars on peace and conflict. He is the John Hume and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in P…

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Women Mediators and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, Dr Catherine Turner 56:33

4y ago56:33

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This seminar examines the new prominence of women mediators within the WPS agenda, reflecting on reasons for its prominence, and challenges towards integrating WPS and conflict mediation. Dr Catherine Turner is Associate Professor of International Law at Durham University, UK. She is the Deputy Director of the Durham Global Security Institute, wher…

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Conflict-related Violence Against Women and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, Dr Aisling Swaine 1:23:17

4y ago1:23:17

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As attention to conflict-related violence against women has grown in recent years, the need to ensure response to the realities of that violence beyond narrowly confined ideas of ‘rape as a weapon of war’ has become more and more evident. In her new book, ‘Conflict-Related Violence Against Women: Transforming Transition,’ Aisling Swaine examines th…

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Queering through Collaboration? Connecting LGBTQ and WPS Networks, Dr Jamie Hagen 35:58

4y ago35:58

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UNSCR1325 was the first UN Security Council resolution to draw attention to women and girls during conflict, as well as the first to consider gendered experiences of war. Yet those vulnerable to insecurity and violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity remain largely neglected by the international peace and security community. …

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LPOP ep. 101 - Contra abuso, governo da Espanha apresenta projeto que exige consentimento explícito para ato sexual 6:17

4y ago6:17

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Contra abuso, governo da Espanha apresenta projeto que exige consentimento explícito para ato sexualTexto de projeto da Lei de Liberdade Sexual entende que não existe consentimento se 'a vítima não tiver manifestado livremente por atos externos conclusivos e inequívocos sua vontade expressiva de participar do ato'.O governo da Espanha apresentou ne…

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LPOP ep. 100 - Protestos são retomados em Santiago com dezenas de detidos e feridos 5:46

4y ago5:46

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Protestos são retomados em Santiago com dezenas de detidos e feridosUm grande calendário de manifestações circula pelas redes sociais quase todos os dias deste mês, com chamadas de organizações de mulheres para uma grande marcha para o próximo domingo.Os protestos foram retomados nas ruas de Santiago, no Chile, com novos ataques a transportes públi…

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LPOP ep. 99 - Pesquisadores do MIT questionam conclusão da OEA sobre fraude na eleição da Bolívia 7:21

4y ago7:21

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Pesquisadores do MIT questionam conclusão da OEA sobre fraude na eleição da BolíviaCientistas analisaram dados e não viram desvio indicativo de irregularidade em apuração que dava vitória a Evo Morales, que depois acabou obrigado a renunciar por militares. OEA respondeu que análise não é 'nem honesta, nem baseada em fatos'.Uma dupla de cientistas d…

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LPOP ep. 98 - Na ONU, Michelle Bachelet critica 'ataques contra defensores dos direitos humanos' no Brasil 5:42

4y ago5:42

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Na ONU, Michelle Bachelet critica 'ataques contra defensores dos direitos humanos' no BrasilAlta-comissária para direitos humanos também alertou para 'retrocessos significativos' nas políticas de proteção ambiental.A alta-comissária da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) para Direitos Humanos, Michelle Bachelet, criticou nesta quinta-feira (27) o q…

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LPOP ep. 97 - No exílio, Dalai Lama completa 80 anos como líder espiritual do Tibete 6:43

4y ago6:43

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No exílio, Dalai Lama completa 80 anos como líder espiritual do TibeteO Dalai Lama completa 80 anos como o líder espiritual do Tibete neste sábado (22), uma função que desempenhou quase sempre no exílio, sob os constantes ataques da China.O Dalai Lama completa 80 anos como o líder espiritual do Tibete neste sábado (22), uma função que desempenhou q…

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LPOP ep. 96 - O alucinógeno que pode ter sido a 'arma secreta' dos vikings 5:39

4y ago5:39

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O alucinógeno que pode ter sido a 'arma secreta' dos vikingsAs grandes invasões vikings podem ter sido facilitadas por uma erva que deixava os guerreiros em uma espécie de 'transe psicótico' que os tornava imunes à dor e ao medo.As grandes invasões vikings podem ter sido facilitadas por uma erva que deixava os guerreiros em uma espécie de "transe p…

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LPOP ep. 95 - Milhares de manifestantes vão às ruas na Alemanha contra 'acordos' com a extrema direita 6:29

4y ago6:29

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Milhares de manifestantes vão às ruas na Alemanha contra 'acordos' com a extrema direitaNo estado alemão da Turíngia, a eleição de um representante liberal com apoio da extrema direita gera reação forte nas ruas da capital Erfurt; o eleito Thomas Kemmerich, mas segue no governo.Milhares de manifestantes foram às ruas em Erfurt, capital do estado al…

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LPOP ep. 94 - Europa quer que grupo de países mais ricos priorizem impostos sobre gigantes da internet 3:55

4y ago3:55

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Europa quer que grupo de países mais ricos priorizem impostos sobre gigantes da internetTaxação deve mirar empresas como Amazon, Google e Facebook. Autoridades discutem implementação do imposto ainda este ano.A Europa quer que os integrantes das principais economias do mundo tornem como prioridade neste ano um acordo global para taxação de gigantes…

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LPOP ep. 93 - Senado italiano autoriza julgamento de Salvini por bloqueio de migrantes 6:50

4y ago6:50

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Senado italiano autoriza julgamento de Salvini por bloqueio de migrantesO senador, líder do partido de extrema direita Liga e ex-ministro do Interior, será julgado por ter bloqueado um barco com mais de 100 migrantes no Mediterrâneo.O Senado italiano suspendeu a imunidade parlamentar e autorizou nesta quarta-feira (12) a abertura de um processo jud…

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LPOP ep. 92 - Trem de alta velocidade descarrila na Itália; 2 maquinistas morrem e dezenas de passageiros ficam feridos 6:07

4y ago6:07

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Trem de alta velocidade descarrila na Itália; 2 maquinistas morrem e dezenas de passageiros ficam feridosQuase 30 passageiros foram hospitalizados, mas estão fora de perigo; a locomotiva do trem descarrilou e bateu em um vagão de mercadorias em uma via paralela.Ao menos duas pessoas morreram e quase 30 ficaram feridas na manhã desta quinta-feira (6…

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