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FACT CHECK: Albanian boat arrivals
Breaking the Chains is a unique project designed to meet the specific needs of asylum-seeking children and young people from Albania, as one of the most marginalised communities of asylum seekers, by providing a holistic legal representation and advice service which is child-centred and child-friendly. Through the project we work
“We came across so many young people whose lives were devastated”
New podcast: Hear MiCLU's Anna Skehan and Islington Law Centre's Roopa Tana talk about “de-integration”, as kids effectively become immigrants for the first time, and how children may benefit from recent changes relating to the 10-year route and citizenship applications. https://freemovement.org.uk/things-are-looking-up-for-undocumented-migrant-children/
Challenge to the 10-year-route results in Home Office concession for young people
In response to litigation by Islington Law Centre and MiCLU and campaigning work by We Belong, the Home Office yesterday announced a major policy concession in relation to the 10-year route to settlement for young people who entered the UK as children, when they accepted that some applicants should qualify for
Upcoming Events
Previous Events
Breaking the Chains Project Launch – 25 April 2019 (London)
This free event marks the launch of Breaking the Chains, a partnership project dedicated to improving outcomes for Albanian children and young people seeking asylum in the UK. Funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, this project works with children and young people in the asylum system, providing them with high
Afternoon event: Breaking the Chains: Strategies to improve the prospects of Albanian children making successful protection claims – 1 June 2018 (London)
This free event taking place on Friday, 1 June 2018 aims to bring together specialist barristers and solicitors to consider how legal professionals and others who support young Albanians in the UK can ensure that children from Albania are granted meaningful protection against the risks of return to abuse in their
Conference: Walking a Tightrope: The Hidden Protection Needs of Albanian UASC – 6 June 2017 (London)
This event seeks to increase understanding of the lives, circumstances and protection needs of Albanian young people . It will bring together practitioners, legal specialists, policy makers and academics working in the field together with Albanian young people. It will combine input from expert speakers with action-planning workshops around key
