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Not Waving But Drowning – Susie Alegre talk on Human Rights, Climate Change and Small Islands at SOAS 29 November 2018

Human rights and climate change are priority issues for many small islands.  The IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels with a focus on the strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development...

Brexit and the UK CDOTs – Island Rights Initiative Director, Susie Alegre, talks to Sean Moncreiff

[caption id="attachment_21127" align="alignright" width="280"] Susie Alegre[/caption]     The potential challenges that face UK CDOTs as Brexit negotiations develop are hard to predict.  As the British Government juggles priorities and navigates huge issues around trade, security and citizens' rights, the UK CDOTs may find it hard to make...

Island Rights Initiative Director, Susie Alegre, talks to BBC Radio 4 about Brexit in the British Overseas Territories

  As negotiations on Brexit continue between the UK and Europe, more and more complex legal issues are thrown up around security, the Good Friday Agreement and data protection among others.  But the effect of Brexit on British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies is often forgotten. Island...