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Prevent duty in NHS ─ planning meeting
Following the publication of our ‘False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare’ report, we would like to invite those who work in health to an online meeting on Monday […]
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Abolitionist Approaches to Health
We call for collective security, health and well-being, rather than ‘hard’ security measures like border enforcement, a punitive criminal justice system, and counter-terror measures that criminalise entire communities.
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False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare
False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare is a new Medact report, written by Medact Research Manager Dr. Hil Aked. The report examines the implementation and impacts of the […]
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Out of sight ─ facing coronavirus incarcerated
Campaigns Assistant, Aiyan Maharasingam, explores the hidden health crises facing those held in the UK prisons and detention centres during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Medact Research Network: Peace & Security Research Meeting
The Medact Research Network will be convening for a Peace & Security research meeting on Wednesday 15 July, 6.30pm – 8.00pm. Further details on how to join the meeting will […]
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False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare (report launch)
Thank you to all who joined us for the online launch of our latest report ‘False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare’. We heard from an incredible panel of […]
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Nuclear Weapons Group: Meeting
The Nuclear Weapons Group will be meeting online on Thursday 4th June from 11:00am to 12:30pm. If you are interested in joining, please email [email protected].
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Policing the pandemic
Medact campaigns assistant, Aiyan Maharasingam, examines whether the police are an appropriate instrument of public health policy during the coronavirus pandemic.
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From exclusion to international solidarity ─ the public health case for lifting trade sanctions in the face of COVID-19
Medact Campaign Assistant, Aiyan Maharasingam, looks at international trade sanctions and the impacts they are having upon public health systems during the coronavirus crisis.
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Responding to coronavirus ─ intersections with war, militarised violence and the arms industry
Medact Peace & Security Campaigner Reem Abu-Hayyeh looks at the legacies of war and militarised violence, their impacts on countries’ ability to respond to coronavirus, and how the UK could act to right injustices.
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The arms industry in the era of COVID-19: lessons for the future
Join our webinar to discuss a just transition away from the arms and defence industry to work that promotes peace and public health, in the era of COVID-19.