Benefit Sanctions and the Rule of Law
The enormous growth in the severity, the scope and the incidence of benefit sanctions in the UK since the turn of the century
Supporting Migrants in Welfare Reform: Next Steps
Key issues identified by each discussion group during the break-out sessions of the Supporting Migrants in Welfare Reform workshop.
Five things you find out in a European refugee camp
Unexpected, uplifting or challenging experiences encountered by volunteers in refugee camps in Lesbos and Calais.
Human Rights Act Consultation
Human Rights Act Consultation By Kurt Mills, Convenor, Glasgow Human Rights Network The government in Westminster announced in May 2015 that it intended to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights. No specific government proposals have been published yet, although the Conservative Party did publish an initial document on ‘Protecting Human…
The Human Rights Q&A: Political artist Carla Novi
Interview with artist Carla Novi, 33, from Mexico City, about her film , Desaparecidos about students campaigning for truth and justice for 43 trainee teachers who disappeared in Mexico in 2014.
Syria and the Mediterranean Refugee Crisis: A Failure of International Responsibilities
By Dr Kurt Mills, Senior Lecturer in International Human Rights, Convenor of the Glasgow Human Rights Network The crisis of humanity we see in the Mediterranean and Europe is part of a much larger complex of issues related to how the international community deals with war, atrocities and humanitarian crises. The situation where hundreds of…
Welcome to the Glasgow Human Rights Network
Introduction to the Glasgow Human Rights Network (GHRN) blog.
Annual Human Rights Lecture
Public lecture by Professor Mashood Baderin, SOAS, UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan.
Glasgow Human Rights Network (GHRN)
Policy Scotland is pleased to be working alongside the Glasgow Human Rights Network, working together to disseminate research and facilitate discussions. The Glasgow Human Rights Network is a network of scholars and practitioners throughout Scotland who study and work to protect human rights in Scotland and beyond. The network facilitates research, teaching and knowledge exchange…
Free Event: Benefit Sanctions, retrospect & prospects
Dr David Webster, University of Glasgow This seminar will present a critical analysis of the UK system of benefit ‘sanctions’. These are financial penalties imposed by officials on claimants of Jobseekers Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and lone parent benefits for alleged ‘failures’ in retaining, looking for or preparing for employment. They currently…