Rethinking Human Rights In Times Of Covid-19 | Ximena Vengoechea | TEDxUniversityofSalford
The extent to which liberties were infringed during the pandemic is a rife debate between different schools of thought. Ximena presents us a brief background about human rights and offers a different lens through which we may view human rights going forward. Ximena Vengoechea is a dual-qualified human rights lawyer from Colombia, currently practicing as an Advocate (Barrister) in Scotland. A court lawyer by trade, she specialises in criminal law, asylum and discrimination cases. Apart from her two law degrees (Universidad Nacional de Colombia & Edinburgh University), Ximena holds several further qualifications including a PG Specialisation in Constitutional law and two postgraduate Diplomas in human rights & humanitarian law. She attended the “René Cassin International Institute of Human Rights” in Strasbourg and the “Raoul Wallenberg Institute” at Lund University in Sweden, amongst others. She obtained an MA in Peace Studies (Distinction) from Lancaster University, and is a qualified international arbitrator from the University of Aberdeen (Distinction). She is currently a member of the panel of counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in Scotland, Clerk of the Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee at the Scottish Bar. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is a University event called TEDxUniversityofSalford, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, is self-organised. Ximena Vengoechea is a dual-qualified human rights lawyer from Colombia, currently practicing as an Advocate (Barrister) in Scotland. A court lawyer by trade, she specialises in criminal law, asylum and discrimination cases. Apart from her two law degrees (Universidad Nacional de Colombia & Edinburgh University), Ximena holds several further qualifications including a PG Specialisation in Constitutional law and two postgraduate Diplomas in human rights & humanitarian law. She attended the “René Cassin International Institute of Human Rights” in Strasbourg and the “Raoul Wallenberg Institute” at Lund University in Sweden, amongst others. She obtained an MA in Peace Studies (Distinction) from Lancaster University, and is a qualified international arbitrator from the University of Aberdeen (Distinction). She is currently a member of the panel of counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in Scotland, Clerk of the Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee at the Scottish Bar. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
