Island Rights Initiative

November 3, 2017 In climate change, Environment, ESC Rights, Island Rights Initiative News

Closing The Gap Between Human Rights Protection and Loss and Damage: Island Rights Initiative Recommendations For COP 23

Introduction Loss and Damage is an area of climate negotiations that is of particular relevance to island States. Islands are the ‘canary in the coalmine’ - they have contributed the least to greenhouse gases emissions, but will be the first to fall victim to the consequences...

October 13, 2017 In Environment, ESC Rights, UK CDOTs

Protecting economic, social and cultural rights in the aftermath of natural disasters

In recent years, the world has seen an increase in natural disasters. In 2017 alone there has been flash flooding in Bangladesh, the mudslide in Sierra Leone, and three hurricanes in the Caribbean Sea and off the coast of the United States ravaging people and...

September 19, 2017 In Brexit and UK CDOTs, Island Rights Initiative News

Hurricane Irma has devastated British territories – so why such little aid?

Island Rights Initiative Associate and former Attorney-General of Anguilla, Rupert Jones writes in the Guardian about UK responses and responsibilities for British Overseas Territories devastated by Hurricane Irma: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/12/hurricane-irma-british-territories-aid-anguilla...

July 11, 2017 In Brexit and UK CDOTs, Island Rights Initiative News

Brexit and the British Overseas Territories – Time for a constitutional review?

This week, Ministers from across the British Overseas Territories will meet in London for a Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) on Brexit. Now that the dust is settling following the General Election in the UK and negotiations on Brexit are actually under way, this JMC will...

July 8, 2017 In Island Rights Initiative News, Rights of the Child

Rocking the boat in small island communities – lessons from the “Jersey Way”

The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry Report released this week holds many lessons for Jersey, but the issues it reveals about the challenges of protecting human rights in small island communities resonate far beyond the Channel Islands. Chair, Frances Oldham QC highlighted the role of the ‘Jersey...

June 13, 2017 In Brexit and UK CDOTs, Island Rights Initiative News

Small States and the Law – Last Chance to Register for London Event on 15th June

Island Rights Initiative Director, Susie Alegre, will be speaking on human rights, Brexit and British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies at an early evening event on Thursday 15th June in London hosted by Doughty Street Chambers and co-organised with the Centre for Small States, QMUL. At...

May 5, 2017 In Island Rights Initiative News

Island Rights Initiative – Introduction

The Island Rights Initiative has grown out of two passions – a drive to promote human rights internationally and a deep-rooted sense of being an Islander, no matter how far I may be from the sea. I was born and grew up in the Isle...

April 24, 2017 In Brexit and UK CDOTs