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863 results found for '"Rights"' in Keywords.
Torture claims in Spain (1975)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Allegations of the torture of Spanish Basques has reached Amnesty International who are now investigating the claims. An unidentified male Amnesty International spokesman tells Bob Holness of 15 Basques who...
Testimony of torture survivor Sheila Cassidy (1975)
- Genre
- Speech
Testimony of doctor Sheila Cassidy, who was held and tortured in the Tres Alamos and Cuatro Alamos prison camps in Chile after treating a political opponent of the regime. She speaks of her misgivings about...
Pat Arrowsmith after her release from prison. (1975)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Michaels(?) interviews Pat Arrowsmith, political prisoner, on her release from prison. She speaks about her cause to get troops withdrawn from Northern Ireland which she will continue to work for, her...
Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay Acts (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Labour MP Michael Foot on the passing of the Sex Discrimination Act, introduced five years ago by Barbara Castle, and the Equal Pay Act, which will see women receive equal pay and equal rights. Interviewer...
Harold Wilson on his work for Soviet Jews (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
Harold Wilson speech on his work for human rights of Soviet Jews and visit to Israel over Christmas, where he met recent immigrants including some he had helped extricate from the USSR. His speech is...
Trade unions closed shops affect individuals’ rights (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Conservative employment spokesman James Prior on improving the rights of workers who do not want to be forced into union membership in closed shop situations. He also discusses the role of unions in society...
Hayes on Sunday (1976)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in
Hayes on Sunday. Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the Opposition, talking to Brian Hayes and answering questions put by callers. Before the phone-in, Hayes poses a question about Northern Ireland, but...
Unfair dismissal case - Sheila Matthews wins out-of-court settlement (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sheila Matthews, who won an out-of-court settlement (04/10/76?) for unfair dismissal by her employer, McCulloch and Wallis, a wholesale drapery firm. Mrs Matthews had previously (12/75) been...
Maire Drumm on her release from prison (1976)
- Genre
- Interview
Steve Sailah interviews Sinn Fein Vice-President, Maire Drumm on her release from prison. Drumm tells how and why she refused bail; how she had been kept in solitary confinement for 7 days; and how the...
Future for Southern Africa (1976)
- Genre
- Speech
US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speech on the future for South Africa, Rhodesia and Namibia and the need for peaceful political change through negotiations which will however be difficult to achieve....