COVID-19 APPEAL
The children and young people we work with are increasingly isolated, vulnerable and in need of urgent support.
Policy, Research & Consultation
We help organisations, lawyers and charities to understand the needs, rights and entitlements of migrant and refugee children, and to develop projects supporting advocacy for their needs.
Strategic Litigation
We take forward and help set up strategic litigation to achieve wider impact beyond individual cases to ensure that the rights of migrant and refugee children and young people are fully considered in law, policy and practice affecting their lives.
Education & Training
MiCLU offers bespoke training on issues relating to migrant and refugee children’s rights to a range of organisations and individuals. We also work with young people to design and deliver training for young people and professionals supporting them.
Advice & Representation
We provide direct, specialist legal representation to migrant and refugee children in asylum and immigration matters, based on a pioneering child-centred legal service. We have a 100% success rate in our direct representation to date.
HABIBULLAH'S
STORY
Habibullah was 13 years old when he arrived in the UK. Alone with nothing. He had made the journey from Afghanistan after the Taliban had attached his family.
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OUR SHOES
For some time, lawyers and others concerned for the welfare of separated children seeking international protection have expressed concern that principles enshrined in other spheres of work with children.
REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS
How to convey child-friendly information to children in migration: a handbook for frontline professionals
Council of Europe, December 2018
Precarious Citizenship: Unseen, Settled and Alone
MiCLU, March 2017