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21 charities ask Children’s Commissioner to investigate failings to children & young people in the Covid-19 crisis
MiCLU, ECPAT UK, Shpresa Programme, Young Roots and 17 other charities have asked the Children’s Commissioner to investigate failings to children and young people in the Covid-19 crisis. In our letter to Anne Longfield, we highlight the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 lockdown on looked after children and young people seeking asylum, including those
Trafficked and unaccompanied children at risk of exploitation as govt reduces protection during pandemic
An Observer article uncovers highly disturbing information information about how trafficked and unaccompanied children have been going missing in significant numbers and facing either exploitation or re-exploitation since the government reduced protection for children in care during the Covid pandemic. MiCLU’s Esme Madill, alongside ECPAT UK, CARAS and Shpresa Programme, talks about how the new legislation strips
Nomination for Kids in Need of Defense UK MiCLU hub
Kids in Need of Defense UK's MiCLU hub have been nominated for the Law Society Excellence Awards along with our fantastic pro bono partners, to whom we are so thankful for their tireless work: Covington & Burling, Ropes & Gray International, Reed Smith, Shearman & Sterling, and Arnold & Porter.
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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
Conference: The Child Refugee – Exploring the welfare needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children – 25 May 2016 (London)
This one-day conference, organised with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is for anyone with an interest in the subject of unaccompanied, asylum-seeking children. It is a knowledge-sharing, discussion-based event bringing together professionals from the health sector, education; social care; the legal system; the public sector; the voluntary
