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Published in: digitaLibertiesCybersecurity should protect us – not control us
In the race to secure against threats, human rights such as privacy, free expression, freedom of assembly are...
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Published in: openSecurityMexico: active civil society key to ending culture of impunity
A renewal of democracy should be the means to cleanse Latin America of its history of corruption and abuses of...
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Published in: 50.50You faked your life? Towards a culture of protection in UK asylum
To ensure those in need of international protection receive it, attention must be given to the impact of the...
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Published in: openSecurityThe International Criminal Court must fix its anti-African image
The International Criminal Court is often presented as "racist" in Africa because of its focus on indictees from the...
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Published in: 50.50One year on from the 'Go Home vans' flop: has the Home Office learned anything?
The UK government seems immune to criticism of its hostile approach to immigration, but the decision to return home...
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Published in: openSecurityOn Israel-Palestine and BDS
Those dedicated to the Palestinian cause should think carefully about the tactics they choose.
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Published in: 50.50UK Detention Inquiry: a step in the right direction
A parliamentary inquiry, launched today, will hear from people directly affected by immigration detention. Will the...
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Published in: 50.50'Don't even talk to them': Tunisia's forgotten refugees
When international organisations declare a crisis over and refugee camps are closed, what happens to those who...
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Published in: 50.50Knitted Together: Crafting a culture of welcome for refugee women
A group of women in the UK have created a piece of art to challenge the detention of refugee women. Craft can be a...
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Published in: 50.50Academics speak out against the UK Immigration Bill
Researchers are challenging government policy, exposing untruths and contesting the terms of the debate. We must use...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey: trade unionism on trial
As the Erdogan government in Turkey takes an increasingly authoritarian turn, trade unionists have been in the...
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Published in: openSecurityTruth still eludes on UK involvement in rendition and torture
There have been repeated claims of UK complicity in the alleged torture of individuals detained abroad. The...
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Published in: 50.50Deported from Japan: until death do us part
February will see the final judgment in the case of Abubakar Awudu Suraj, a Ghanian national who died whilst being...
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Published in: openSecurityRethinking security: from projecting power to preventing problems
The embrace of corporate partners by science and technology departments and the erosion of distinctions between the...
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Published in: 50.50No accident: why have 19,142 died at Europe’s frontiers?
The recent deaths off the coast of Lampedusa are a gruesome consequence of EU border and immigration control...
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Published in: 50.50Creating a safe haven in the intersection of state racism and structural patriarchy
The UK Feminista’s summer school heard how female asylum seekers fight back against the intersecting injustices they face.
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Published in: 50.50Whose “Mission”? Celebrities, voice and refugees
A new Italian reality TV show is sending celebrities to refugee camps, but for refugees to be able to speak for...
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Published in: Shine A LightJustice in the UK: back to the 1930s?
Proposals to cut legal aid and judicial review in Britain will make it harder for people fighting for their rights...
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Published in: HomeDon't say 'I told you so'
Avoid the temptation to be smug about it: Snowden's leaks matter, and others will follow.
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Published in: 50.50The Rohingya: bargaining with human lives
One year on from the violence of June 2012, new empirical evidence about the treatment of the Rohingya in Rakhine...