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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

Dr Marina Lostal presents on The Al-Mahdi Case at the International Criminal Court: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

By | 16 November 2016

CeCIL and the Centre for Cultural Heritage were delighted to welcome Dr Marina Lostal (The Hague University) for a joint seminar on international law and … Read more

Brexit: Why Poorer Voters Will Pay a Price for ‘Sovereignty’ they Cannot Afford

By drl | 08 July 2016

This article was originally published under a different title on InformED One week after Britain’s majority vote to leave the European Union, the legal and political … Read more

For democracy and freedom – vote Leave

By Andrea Shieber | 21 June 2016

  We will be clear about only one thing after the EU referendum on 23rd June.  Either we will be living in a more democratic … Read more

Zionisms …this is, in part, a plea to the left to stop saying ‘Zionist’

By Andrea Shieber | 05 May 2016

Two days ago, the news was full of Jeremy Corbyn’s recent decision to suspend Labour MP Naz Shah while her alleged antisemitism is investigated. Two … Read more

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