First in a four-part series of special Borderlines episodes with UC Berkeley Law guest hosts Professor Roxanna Altholz and Professor Laurel E. Fletcher shining a spotlight on human rights champions—all guest speakers in their Human Rights Practice Workshop course, where leading practitioners working in a variety of institutional settings share their struggles against corruption and impunity, the relationship between legal and social justice, and the future of the human rights movement. Don’t miss an episode – subscribe to Borderlines today!

Episode 17 of Borderlines spotlights guest host Professor Roxanna Altholz, Co-Director of both Berkeley Law’s Clinical Program and its International Human Rights Law Clinic, in discussion with Paul Goodwin (’13) about his work with the United Nations Development Programme. The UNDP serves as the UN’s global development network dedicated to advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources. Mr. Goodwin heads the Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU), the UNDP’s independent accountability mechanism tasked with ensuring the proper implementation and adherence to the UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards. Listeners will come away educated about the role of UN-created international accountability mechanisms – their promise as well as limitations in halting corporate human rights abuses.