Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Director of the IBA's Human Rights Institute, speaks to former legislator Ted Hui, who fled Hong Kong for the United Kingdom at the end of 2020. Their discussion focuses on Hui’s involvement in the Hong Kong umbrella movement, the introduction of the national security law and the presence of UK judges in Hong Kong.

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Hugo Beteta, Director of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) discusses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Latin American and Caribbean countries, the difference between poverty and inequality, and the recommendations made by ECLAC on the eradication of poverty, with Alvaro Castellanos Howell, Co-Chair of the IBA Poverty and Social Development Committee.

Covid-19 may put 265 million more people in acute hunger in 2020 alone.

In this podcast, Brian Tomson, Senior Communications and Advocacy Specialist at United Nations agency International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Katherine Meighan, IFAD General Counsel; Cynthia Colaiacovo, IFAD Deputy General Counsel; and Joan Grogan, IFAD Head of the Finance and Impact Unit, give their views on the impact of the pandemic on agricultural development, food security and the recent State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. 

Mila Versteeg, Director, Human Rights Program, University of Virginia School of Law, on the role the Brazilian judiciary has played during the pandemic. Interview by Polly Botsford

As the world of work changed in response to Covid-19, law firms have adapted to the situation. Highly experienced law firm leaders from around the globe discuss the challenges and steps taken – from the technological to the logistical, from managing staff wellbeing and communications to responding to client demands. 

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC talks about the need to monitor the Covid-19 situation in the United Kingdom to ensure there aren't abuses of special powers. Full podcast available: https://www.ibanet.org/Podcasts/7549027.aspx

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC discusses the situation for asylum seekers at the United States border during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Full podcast available: https://www.ibanet.org/Podcasts/7549027.aspx

Baroness Helena Kennedy discusses the situation in India during the Covid-19 pandemic. Listen to the full podcast from April 2020 here: https://www.ibanet.org/Podcasts/7549027.aspx

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC discusses the emergency legislation pushed through in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic. Listen to the full podcast here: https://www.ibanet.org/Podcasts/7549027.aspx

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC talks about the need for access to good information during the Covid-19 pandemic and the lack of freedom of expression in some states. Full podcast: https://www.ibanet.org/Podcasts/7549027.aspx