Peace & Justice Centre Demands France Protect Calais Children
On 28 October the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre called on the French Consul in Edinburgh with a letter to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve...
P&J Centre Message to UK & France: Protect Unaccompanied Children
On Tuesday 18 October we held a vigil calling for the UK to fulfil its pledge to welcome thousands of unaccompanied refugee children to...
Welcoming Refugees and Children P&J Centre Event Packed Out
The Peace and Justice Centre’ panel discussion on Welcoming Refugees held at University of Edinburgh on 8 October had to be moved...
Write Theresa May, Amber Rudd, Your MP, and MSPs Today: SAVE the Calais Children Before Its Too Late.
The Peace and Justice Centre is calling on the government to take in all those children remaining in the Calais refugee camp who have...
UK Should Admit Unaccompanied Children from Calais
The French government has announced its intention to bulldoze the the precarious homes of the most marginalised people on our planet, living as they...
Policy paper Addresssing the Needs of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in Scotland
This briefing paper arises out the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre’s concern for the consequences of conflicts around the world, notably in Syria, which...
Domicide in Calais – Demolition of “the Jungle”
Asylum seekers in Calais, residing in an area nicknamed “the Jungle” near the Port of Calais are being displaced from their makeshift homes. French...
Human Rights Torn Down In Calais ‘Jungle’ Dismantling
News has spread this morning of continued attempts by French police to dismantle what has become known as the Calais ‘Jungle’. The camp is...
Take Action: Tell the Government: Don’t bomb Syria.
The government is pushing for another vote on military escalation in Syria. But Stepping up intervention will only increase the violence, chaos and suffering there...
EP&JC Raises £700 for Nepal
A total of £700 has been raised through Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre and the Quaker House. The donations have been sent to two...
Safe Passage for Refugees Fleeing Wars & Persecution
Last year Italy’s Mare Nostrum operation in the Mediterranean saved 100,000 lives. But UK Home Secretary Theresa May argued that the programme encouraged “migrants”...