The University of Warwick Politics of Papua Project has published a Policy Brief in conjunction with the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society. It provides a summary of the 14 key recommendations and highlights the unique position of the United Kingdom to take effective leadership to resolve the conflict in West Papua. The brief draws from a full-length report published by the University of Warwick Politics of Papua Project, presented in Parliament earlier this year.

For a shorter read on West Papuan independence movement, read Silencing West Papuan independence supporters overseas written by one of the Politics of Papua Project team members for Lacuna magazine.

The Centre for Human Rights in Practice provides many opportunities for students to get involved in paid work with the Centre and volunteering placements with external organisations. We are currently advertising a number of opportunities, listed below. For further information about all of the opportunities listed below including deadlines, and application instructions, please visit the Student Activities section of our website.

Volunteer (unpaid) opportunities for which we are now recruiting are:

· Coventry Law Centre

CLC is a charity employing solicitors and advice workers providing free legal advice and representation to people whose rights have been breached in our area. Warwick students can get involved in:

• Volunteering with the Asylum and Immigration Team

• Volunteering with the Astraea and RIPPLE Projects (health and social care)

· Death Penalty Project - Attorney Support Programme

This project assists US attorneys and charities with their on-going work on capital cases in a number of different ways, from case summarisation, to research. The project is student run, and all the work is performed by our dedicated volunteers coordinated by group leaders.

Paid opportunities for which we are now recruiting are:

· Lacuna magazine

Lacuna is an online magazine published by the Centre that challenges indifference to suffering and promotes human rights. We are currently recruiting for two student roles:

• Social Media / Publicity assistant

• Online Content Management assistant (with some work in Social Media/Publicity)

· Equality, Human Rights and Public Spending Cuts Work

The project is seeking a research assistant to research issues related to the public spending cuts, the extension and development of our electronic database, and communicating with civil society organisations and public authorities who we are working with.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Submissions are now open on the theme of environmental migration.

Migration is increasingly being driven by environmental issues, and climate change is set to create mass migration of hundreds of millions in the decades to come. We must tell the stories of ‘environmental migrants’ so that their need to move is better understood in the countries receiving them, and so that we increase our resolve to reduce greenhouse emissions so more people can remain in their own communities.

All forms of writing and visual art will be considered: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, film, animation and photography. You may wish to investigate a particular issue, to provide commentary, reportage or expert analysis. Or you may wish to review a book, a film, a piece of music, art or theatre connected to migration. For more information, read our guidelines for submissions.

Interested? Get in touch with Lacuna magazine to discuss your pitch at hello@lacuna.org.uk. Final deadline for submissions on this theme: 30th November 2016.