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
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
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
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
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
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
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
We are thrilled to announce that the government has agreed to reinstate legal aid for separated and unaccompanied children in immigration cases as a result of The Children's Society's 5-year campaign and legal challenge, brought
MiCLU's Justice First fellow Esme Madill shines a light on the failings of the Home Office toward Albanian child asylum-seekers in a new Open Democracy article where she describes her experiences working with vulnerable
We are excited to welcome two new members of the MiCLU team: Esme Madill, who joins us as a Justice First fellow trainee solicitor, and
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