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...
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...
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...
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”...