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Asylum hotels: Reporting the other side of the story
Over the past days it has been impossible not to hear about the 'legitimate concerns' of people demonstrating outside asylum hotels, from unscrupulous politicians and journalists alike. But virtually nowhere do we hear an account of what it is like to be an asylum seeker living in such a place. MiCLU
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
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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
Seminar series: The merits of Albanian asylum claims based on fear of domestic violence – 12 February (Zoom)
An add-on to our series of 'Breaking the Chains' legal seminars centred around representing child and young asylum seekers. David Neale, Legal Researcher at Garden Court Chambers, will argue that the old country guidance case of DM is not an accurate reflection of the current position, and that many Albanians
