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Why we are calling for the repeal of Section 59 IMA
“If it was a safe country, victims of trafficking and blood feuds would get support instead of crossing the channel or coming in lorries and taking all those risks.” “I feel scared, not just upset, because maybe they will deport me and people are killed there all the time."
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
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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
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
