The Rights Track

In Episode 6 of Series 2 of The Rights Track, Todd talks to Meghna Abraham, Head of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Team at Amnesty International about how the organisation’s work helps to uphold and advance human rights around the world. They also discuss, The Great Palm Oil Scandal, a report by Amnesty taking some of the world’s most popular food and household companies to task over labour abuses in Indonesia. 0.00-7.50 mins How and when Amnesty came to start working on economic and social rights, having been known initially for its work in the area of civil and political rights Explanation of how Amnesty conceives economic and social rights compared with civil and political rights. Meghna cites example of ‘forced evictions’ Meghna explains where the approach to economic and social rights differs from other human rights. Todd asks Meghna about the challenges around comparing the economic and social rights of different countries Meghna points out how useful the guidance provided by the United Natio