Climate Refugees Can’t Wait Any Longer “When countries capable of absorbing environmental refugees are at or beyond their carrying capacity, every individual on the planet becomes a potential environmental refugee with no place to go” (John Cairns Jr.) Natural disasters are becoming more
The Last Train At the end of the street there were Sikhs living in an old shanty-style house. Most of the Muslim families lived in the front end of the street and almost all were in joint family systems so that each dwelling
Dissecting Britain’s ‘proud’ history of welcoming refugees Priti Patel has repeatedly reiterated how welcoming the UK has historically been towards refugees. Yet, a journey through the UK’s refugee history reveals moments where genuine humanitarian assistance was required by those seeking sanctuary but was
International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide & its significance in today’s Global Context The 7th of April marks the beginning of a hundred-day period which saw the murder of over one million people during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, East
The Gendered Representation of Refugees Weak. Vulnerable. Submissive. These are the words chosen by European media and politicians to represent refugee women and reinforce existing sexist representations. Despite constituting around 50% of refugees worldwide, women continue to
