S1 E5: The Hostile Environment feat. Colin Yeo
From To Be Fair NI by Public Interest Litigation Support
April 11, 2024 · 38 min · Season 1 · Episode 9
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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