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Luljeta Nuzi
MiCLU mourn the loss of and pay tribute to Luljeta Nuzi, founder and former CEO of Shpresa Programme who passed away following a protracted fight with cancer yesterday morning. Luljeta was the person who created the Breaking the Chains Project, our partnership project with Shpresa Programme of which we are
The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Failure – or an opportunity? – to protect child and young migrants
The Refugee and Migrant Children's Consortium have produced a very helpful briefing around Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. The briefing considers how the bill will impact migrant children, noting: One positive aspect of the bill is that it will repeal Illegal Migration Act (IMA) measures that would have
Snapshots of reality
Young people on our Breaking the Chains project used 35mm film disposable cameras to capture their lives as part of the project evaluation. The young asylum seekers captured some beautiful images which they combined with text to create collages showing their lives and daily struggles to find protection and to
Upcoming Events
Working with young asylum seekers with mental health needs – 10 October 2024 (London/online)
Free legal seminar hosted at Garden Court chambers on World Mental Health Day, aimed at immigration lawyers who work with young asylum seekers with mental health needs. Speaking at the seminar will be Dr Susannah Fairweather, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and Claudia Neale, Legal Researcher at Garden Court Chambers, alongside Shpresa Programme’s
Previous Events
Breaking the Chains Celebration and Launch – 20 June 2022 (York)
Monday 20 June 2-6pm PBL Suite, LMB Building, University of York East Campus, York A celebration and launch of our Year 3 evaluation of the Breaking the Chains project plus materials created by young Immigration Champions to support and reach out to professionals and other young asylum seekers in their
Still Walking a Tightrope: Conference and workshops – 16 June 2022 (London)
Looking at the past, present and future challenges that prevent young Albanians seeking asylum in the UK from finding protection. With expert key speakers and a panel of young people, after refreshments two workshops will focus on key issues: Using learning to inform challenges to the Nationality and Borders Act
Making complex cases work for you: Legal seminar – 10 March 2022 (Zoom)
Free online training seminar for legal practitioners delivered by Christopher Cole and Kathryn Cronin, about how to successfully run complex asylum cases, using the lens of young Albanian asylum claims, which are often considered some of the most challenging to run. Christopher Cole is a freelance consultant solicitor who specialises
