Small island developing States (SIDS) bind together because of their similarities and the fact that climate change remains an existential threat to SIDS. They are also similar in that they are all at risk of forceful displacement of people though the process and context may
Island Rights Initiative's report Mapping the UK's responsibilities for human rights in UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies has been updated to include recent developments since December 2019 - read the updated report here..
Thanks to a grant from the Legal Education Foundation the Island Rights Initiative has been able to map the UK’s constitutional relationships with its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories from a human rights perspective. This report identifies the key legal and constitutional responsibilities the UK has
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
Our Director, Susie Alegre, has given evidence to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Future of UK Overseas Territories. Her written evidence focused on key areas that need urgent review to strengthen the protection of human rights and governance in the UK’s
The Island Rights Initiative is delighted to have been awarded a grant by the Legal Education Foundation to map the UK's constitutional relationships with its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories from a human rights perspective. The UK has Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories (CDOTs) around the world.
Island Rights Initiative Director, Susie Alegre explores the implications of Brexit and recent developments including the UK Sanctions and Money-Laundering Act 2018 on the situation of human rights and the right to self-determination of British Overseas Territories in a Point of View article in the
Last week the Supreme Court in Bermuda in R Ferguson v AG & OUTBermuda et al v AG[2018] SC (Bda) 46 Civ (6 June 2018) upheld the right to same-sex marriage in the Island despite legislative attempts to repeal it through the Domestic Partnerships Act
Angelique Pouponneau, associate of the Island Rights Initiative, represented the Alliance of Small Island States at the stakeholder meeting of the Taskforce on Displacement of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) from the 14th to the 15th May 2018. In 2015, the
Good governance is one of the greatest challenges in an island territory or State. On the plus side, there is proximity and size, which means a level of day-to-day accountability unrivalled in large territories or States: a policy or administrative decision taken by a senior civil