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The Government has finally acknowledged the impact of the “hostile environment” policies, but does this go far enough?

By Andrea Shieber | 24 April 2018

The recent coverage of the UK’s treatment of the so-called “Windrush generation” appears to be a tipping point whereby the government has been forced into … Read more

Zimbabwe’s LGBT community: why civil rights and health issues go hand in hand

By Andrea Shieber | 31 January 2018

Zimbabwe’s LGBT community has long struggled to gain recognition, protection and support. Reuters/Juda Ngwenya   Zimbabwe’s recently deposed president Robert Mugabe made no secret of … Read more

Green-lighting the government’s will, or how a referendum might actually support democracy

By Andrea Shieber | 07 November 2016

A fight has been raging since Brexit over whether the people’s will has expressed itself; and if it has, what did it say? Now in … Read more

Obama’s Targeted Killing Legacy

By Andrea Shieber | 25 October 2016

Eight years ago, Barack Obama was elected as president on the back of a campaign driven by the principle of change. Obama positioned himself as … Read more

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