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Ola – the new web comic
Meet Ola, who has just received her A-level results: great news! Until she gets home to find her mum in a difficult situation... Smart, outgoing and popular, Ola is desperately trying to keep a secret from her friends. At the start of the school year she meets a new transfer
How can we provide child friendly information to child migrants?
A fantastic new resource is now available for practitioners to help them when providing information to child migrants. The Council of Europe have published “How to convey child-friendly information to children in migration: a handbook for frontline professionals," a practical handbook co-authored by pan-European experts in the
Case note: The Queen on the application of The Children’s Society v The Lord Chancellor
In July we announced that the government agreed to reinstate legal aid for separated and unaccompanied children in immigration cases. This important concession was the result of The Children’s Society’s 5-year campaign and legal challenge, brought with the help of Islington Law Centre and MiCLU. See below for a
Upcoming Events
Previous Events
Conference: Supporting young asylum-seekers in a hostile environment: How rights have changed after the 2014 & 2016 Immigration Acts – 24 November 2016 (Canterbury)
This free, one-day conference, jointly sponsored by Kent Law Clinic and MiCLU and hosted by the University of Kent, will explore challenges facing practitioners in providing care, support and legal representation to young asylum seekers following the 2014 and 2016 Immigration Acts. The conference aims to bring together social workers
Conference: Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Modern Child Slavery – 3 October 2016 (London)
This one-day conference is for front line practitioners (police; social workers; lawyers, health workers), policy officers and academics interested in better understanding the causes and consequences of trafficking for children and young people. The conference will aim to explore the development of holistic integrated interdisciplinary approaches to finding durable solutions
Conference: Precarious Citizenship: Young People who are Undocumented, Separated and Settled in the UK – 1 June 2016 (London)
This free, one-day conference, jointly organised with Birkbeck, University of London, aims to bring together young activists, academics and practitioners to share empirical and theoretical knowledge and tactics to understand how to advocate and organise around justice for young immigrants. Participants will have an opportunity to engage with the issue
