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Press release: Legal aid to be reinstated for separated & unaccompanied children in immigration cases
We are thrilled to announce that the government has agreed to reinstate legal aid for separated and unaccompanied children in immigration cases as a result of The Children's Society's 5-year campaign and legal challenge, brought with the help of Islington Law Centre and MiCLU. Please see our press release. For more information about the
Breaking the chains and making the system work
MiCLU's Justice First fellow Esme Madill shines a light on the failings of the Home Office toward Albanian child asylum-seekers in a new Open Democracy article where she describes her experiences working with vulnerable young people. Esme says the system isn't working for Albanian children: even among professionals whose job it is
New additions to the MiCLU team
We are excited to welcome two new members of the MiCLU team: Esme Madill, who joins us as a Justice First fellow trainee solicitor, and Christine Benson, who is helping to expand MiCLU’s work on the Kids in Need of Defense UK project.
Upcoming Events
Previous Events
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
Day Seminar: A Brave New World: Making 26 Weeks Work – 29 April 2016 (Manchester)
This one-day seminar, organised by Child Concern, aimed to consider a range of current issues in public law proceedings with particular focus on what is achievable in the 26 weeks timetable. A multidisciplinary panel of speakers, including lawyers, judges, psychologists and psychiatrists, contributed to the discussion. Further details: Brave New
Lecture: LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights Public Lecture – 15 March 2016 (London)
An evening public lecture hosted by the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights on the rights of refugee and migrant children, jointly delivered by Kathryn Cronin (Garden Court Chambers) and Baljeet Sandhu of MiCLU. Further details here: LSE Child Rights Lecture Listen to the podcast here: LSE Lecture
