Derek MacCuish, the editor of The Upstream Journal and Human Rights Magazine, speaks with Mary Lawlor, the UN expert on the situation of human rights defenders. This episode is part of the series Pathways to Peace, in which we hear from people who have been deeply engaged in working for peace and human rights in their various aspects.
Mary Lawlor was appointed to her role in 2020 by the Human Rights Council. An Adjunct Professor of Business and Human Rights at Trinity College, Dublin, she founded the NGO Front Line Defenders in 2001and was itsexecutive director until 2016.
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