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
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
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
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
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
Nomination for Kids in Need of Defense UK MiCLU hub
Kids in Need of Defense UK's MiCLU hub have been nominated for the Law Society Excellence Awards along with our fantastic pro bono partners, to whom we are so thankful for their
Challenges and successes in making 7-year applications
MiCLU have been celebrating the recent success of a Kids in Need of Defense UK immigration application where the Home Office praised the detailed set of evidence prepared by lawyers conducting the
Ola – the new web comic
Meet Ola, who has just received her A-level results: great news! Until she gets home to find her mum in a difficult situation... Smart, outgoing and popular, Ola is desperately trying to
How can we provide child friendly information to child migrants?
A fantastic new resource is now available for practitioners to help them when providing information to child migrants. The Council of Europe have published “How to convey child-friendly information
Case note: The Queen on the application of The Children’s Society v The Lord Chancellor
In July we announced that the government agreed to reinstate legal aid for separated and unaccompanied children in immigration cases. This important concession was the result of The Children’s Society’s 5-year
