UN General Assembly determines that the State of Palestine is qualified and should be admitted as a member to the United Nations.

UNGA further recommends that the Security Council reconsider the matter.

un.org/en/ga/

Webinar alert!!

🌍 Studying the MA Migration Studies at Sussex and MA Migration and Global Development

🗓️ Thursday 9 May 2024 (12-1pm)

Join course convenor Dr Sarah Scuzzarello for a webinar about studying an MA in Migration at @sussexuni
Register universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join me and one of our current MA students to learn more about how we teach Migration at University of Sussex and why you should join us! Share widely please :)

Join us for an event full of wonderful speakers on #sexuality #gender and #migration , which I'm having the huge pleasure of organising with my dear colleagues Sarah Scuzzarello and Moira Dustin. See you there on 13 June, in person or online!

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Exciting news! The second edition of the Criminal Law Reform Now collection of proposals is out today! Exploring appeals, decriminalising prostitution, drug possession, economic crime, anonymity and more! Crim Law Reform Now Tanya Palmer Hart Publishing url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/R6EKCKQ50CKM…

SLS academics have co-authored chapters in this exciting new book: Post Appeal Decision-Making by Dr Lucy Welsh and the Decriminalisation of Prostitution by Tanya Palmer. Check it out at link below!

What an interesting blog piece on 'Alternative Dialogical Education', by my dear colleague Luke Martell. Happy reading!

lawpoliticsandsociology.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/for…

An Afghan man seeking asylum here spoke to Channel 4 News tonight about trying to reach safety in the UK. Despite working with the RAF in Afghanistan, he is now being threatened with forced removal to Rwanda. Take action to support him and others like him:
change.org/p/stop-the-rwa…

Don't forget to register by 10 May 2024 for the Believe It or Not conference in Amsterdam! Looking forward to lots of interesting discussions on the credibility assessment of #SOGIESC #asylum claims.

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Are you interested in migration? Do you want to know why you should join us for your degree? Then see here sussex.ac.uk/study/subjects…

We have collected some snapshots of the research we do how it informs our teaching & what our students think about studying Migration at University of Sussex

We're appalled that the Home Secretary has released video footage of people seeking asylum being taken in handcuffs from their accommodation & driven into detention. This grotesque display only adds to the inhumanity of the government's Rwanda plan. We stand against this cruelty.

Gay people being able to kiss or hold hands in public was “gay ideology.”

Gay couples getting married was “gay ideology.”

Gay parents being allowed their children was “gay ideology.”

It’s painful how “ideology” is used to describe and dismiss the rights of marginalised groups.

“Home Office to detain asylum seekers across UK in shock Rwanda operation” - is there no end to the performative cruelty of this obscene, inhumane Govt? So much misery just for electoral advantage? On election day, show them Britain is better than this theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

📢 Urgent Call to Action! 📢

1/5 UCU stands in solidarity with those fighting for justice & human rights. We've co-written a letter with University of Sussex Students' Union urging divestment from companies complicit in Israel's colonial genocide. Join us in this crucial fight for justice!

We are delighted that Politics University of Sussex is now in the top 100 in the world.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject ranks the world’s top Universities in individual subject areas, covering 55 disciplines as of 2024. Find out more topuniversities.com/subject-rankin…

Politics at Sussex

Another urgent and important analysis by Ihab Maharmeh, Doctoral Researcher in Politics at Sussex. Highly recommended reading.
lawpoliticsandsociology.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/pal…

Happy St. George’s Day!

Loving your country means looking after each other to ensure nobody lives in poverty.

It means defending our public institutions like the NHS.

It means welcoming refugees — and celebrating the ways they have made our country a better place.

Many congrats to Hala Abdelgawad for passing her PhD viva in Gender Studies w thesis 'Gendered Judgeship: The Challenge of Female Judicial Representation in Egypt', supervised by Aneira J. Edmunds (reluctant user) and Prof Richard Vogler. Thanks to examiners Shaimaa Abdelkarim and Dr Charlotte Skeet!

What a beautiful piece by Elif Demirbas on The Metaphysics of Migration. How would Sunak and every MP who voted in favour of the Safety of Rwanda Bill feel like if they were thrown into an airplane to Rwanda when trying to seek protection in the UK?...

lawpoliticsandsociology.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/the…

Following the passing of the “Safety of Rwanda” Act by the UK, UN leaders have sounded the alarm on the harmful impact it will have on global responsibility sharing, human rights and refugee protection.

Full statement: unhcr.org/news/press-rel…