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Ebola and global health politics: an open letter

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The human toll from the Ebola outbreak is all too evident. A more proactive global health policy is needed to avoid...
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Justice in the UK: back to the 1930s?

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Proposals to cut legal aid and judicial review in Britain will make it harder for people fighting for their rights...
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Double standards: dispersal and pregnant asylum seekers in Britain

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The NHS prides itself on its high standard of maternity care, yet by transporting pregnant asylum seekers between...
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Philanthropy towards asylum seekers: friend or foe?

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Due attention must be given to the decision-making processes and rationales that underpin and politicise...
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When nowhere is safe

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No woman, no matter what her immigration status, should have to choose between violence in her country and violence...

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