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Is Albania a safe country?
What motivates people to seek asylum in the UK is the frequent focus of discussion around cross-channel migration but is not always well understood. In recent years and especially following a sudden peak in the numbers crossing by boat, Albanian asylum seekers have been increasingly vilified in the media
Home Affairs Committee Report on Asylum & Migration: Albania – Response
The Home Affairs Committee has today published its report looking at migration and asylum in relation to Albania. The report is being cited as having found little evidence to indicate that significant numbers of Albanian nationals are at risk in their own country and require asylum in the UK.
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 government’s much-vaunted commitment to speedily return all such arrivals likely to be effective, or even legal? These questions were
Upcoming Events
Previous Events
Into the Arms of Traffickers: Legal seminar – 30 November 2021 (Zoom)
In October new research was released that considers how Home Office delays put young unaccompanied asylum-seekers at risk of trafficking. Lawyers who are thinking about challenging delays by judicial review will find the report to be useful evidence. On Tuesday 30 November from 5-6pm we will be holding an online
Into the arms of traffickers – 18 October 2021 (Zoom)
Does the Home Office increase the risk of human trafficking by allowing lengthy delays to occur in its administration of asylum and trafficking decisions for unaccompanied and separated children? New research by Christine Beddoe examines the experiences and views of young Albanian asylum-seeking children in the UK as well as
Breaking Connections – 17 June 2021 (Zoom)
Launch of the Year 2 Evaluation for the Breaking the Chains project plus a new paper looking at challenges of working remotely with young asylum seekers. Lawyers and academics working on the project will present key learnings from the project about how effective legal representation can be provided to children
