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Ben Hayes

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Email: ben AT statewatch dot org

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Ben Hayes

TNI fellow working for the civil liberties watchdog Statewatch

Ben Hayes is a TNI fellow who has worked for the civil liberties organisation Statewatch since 1996, specialising in EU Justice and Home Affairs law, police cooperation, border controls, surveillance technologies and counter-terrorism policies.

Ben also works with the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR, Berlin), and has been retained as a consultant to a number of international human rights, social justice and development organisations. He has a PhD from Magee College (Derry/Londonderry) awarded by the University of Ulster in 2008.

European Union militarism and security policies, civil liberties, anti-terrorism legislation, climate security

English

Selected publications: 
NeoConOpticon
Blacklisted
Arming Big Brother

Recent content by Ben Hayes

Counter-terrorism, ‘policy laundering’ and the FATF (1 Mar 2012)

A lack of democratic control, oversight and accountability of the FATF has allowed for regulations that circumvent concerns about human rights, proportionality and effectiveness.

Understanding the Arab Spring (21 Jun 2011)

Middle East scholars join TNI fellows in a unique and fascinating discussion of the context of the democracy uprisings in the Middle East and the way it may shape the region for future generations.

Dirty deals and unprincipled politics (25 Mar 2011)

Dealings with Libya in recent years by Europe have been dictated by unprincipled politics and naked profiteering. The sudden discovery of a humanitarian imperative is not only deeply hypocritical, but also duplicitous.

EU complicity in Israeli human rights abuses (2 Feb 2011)

Evidence given at the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, and the EU's provision of research grants to Israeli security companies complicit in violations of human rights law.

Blacklisted (26 Dec 2010)

Human rights experts call for abolition of United Nations ‘terrorist list’ and wholesale reform of EU blacklisting regime.

Profiteers of the occupation of Palestine should be excluded from the ESRP (10 Nov 2010)

Quakers call for an end to participation of Israeli companies “that profit from the occupation of Palestine” in EU security research programme

Key issues on the table at the 8th Asia Europe People's Forum (29 Sep 2010)

Ahead of the Asia Europe People's Forum (AEPF) which coincides with the official ASEM8 summit this year in Brussels, four TNI scholar-activists - Susan George, Praful Bidwai, Ben Hayes and Walden Bello - discuss some of the key struggles facing citizens from both regions.

The EU Security-industrial Complex (3 Sep 2010)

The EU approach to security is starting to eclipse the rule of law, with very little consideration of human rights.

Should the EU subsidise Israeli security? (18 Mar 2010)

The inclusion of Israel in the European Security Research Programme undermines the EU's commitment to even-handedness in the Middle East.

NeoConOpticon (28 Sep 2009)

Are we turning a blind eye to a new kind of arms race? One in which all the weapons are pointing inwards? This report reveals the extent to which Europe’s largest defence and IT contractors are benefiting from a €1.4 billion EU “security research” programme.

 

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