About this episode

Colin Yeo discusses the evolution of the UK's Hostile Environment policy and local responses in Northern Ireland.

Remember those ’Go Home’ vans? That 2013 Home Office campaign was a visible example of the UK government’s ’Hostile Environment’: a toxic combination of cruel rhetoric and restrictive law/policy. Barrister and blogger Colin Yeo talks to us about its evolution, and PILS Director Maria McCloskey shares examples of how local human rights defenders in Northern Ireland are pushing back against it.

People in this episode

Guest: Colin Yeo

Topics covered

• Hostile Environment
• Human Rights
• Immigration Policy
• Government Campaigns
• Local Activism

Keywords

• Hostile Environment
• Colin Yeo
• Home Office
• human rights
• Northern Ireland
• immigration
• activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Home Office, PILS

Places: UK, Northern Ireland

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