Giving evidence about the stories behind the headlines
What was behind the increased numbers of Albanians we saw arriving in the UK by boat last year? Are they all exploiting the asylum and modern slavery systems? And is the
Date checked:Home Office asylum delays worse for unaccompanied children since 2015 with Albanian children most affected
The Home Office has taken significantly longer to process the asylum applications of unaccompanied children than for adults since 2015, new data shows. Information provided in response to a
Date checked:FACT CHECK: Albanian boat arrivals
Breaking the Chains is a unique project designed to meet the specific needs of asylum-seeking children and young people from Albania, as one of the most marginalised communities of asylum seekers,
Date checked:“We came across so many young people whose lives were devastated”
New podcast: Hear MiCLU's Anna Skehan and Islington Law Centre's Roopa Tana talk about “de-integration”, as kids effectively become immigrants for the first time, and how children may benefit from recent changes
Date checked:Challenge to the 10-year-route results in Home Office concession for young people
In response to litigation by Islington Law Centre and MiCLU and campaigning work by We Belong, the Home Office yesterday announced a major policy concession in relation to the 10-year route to settlement
Date checked:Into the Arms of Traffickers
Earlier this week we were were excited to help launch new research by Christine Beddoe that considers how Home Office delays put young unaccompanied asylum-seekers at risk of trafficking. Young people from
Date checked:Breaking Connections
'Before the pandemic many of us would have struggled to imagine a life being separated from loved ones, living with restrictions on our freedom to move about and not able to easily
Date checked:In search of justice for young Albanians
David Neale, a legal researcher and former barrister for Garden Court Chambers, writes in his blog for Refugee Week about his experiences collaborating on MiCLU’s Breaking the Chains project. Breaking the Chains was created in
Date checked:21 charities ask Children’s Commissioner to investigate failings to children & young people in the Covid-19 crisis
MiCLU, ECPAT UK, Shpresa Programme, Young Roots and 17 other charities have asked the Children’s Commissioner to investigate failings to children and young people in the Covid-19 crisis. In our letter to Anne Longfield, we
Date checked:Trafficked and unaccompanied children at risk of exploitation as govt reduces protection during pandemic
An Observer article uncovers highly disturbing information information about how trafficked and unaccompanied children have been going missing in significant numbers and facing either exploitation or re-exploitation since the government reduced protection for children in
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