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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.
Challenges and successes in making 7-year applications
MiCLU have been celebrating the recent success of a Kids in Need of Defense UK immigration application where the Home Office praised the detailed set of evidence prepared by lawyers conducting the case. The evidence highlighted the stigma, discrimination and abuse potentially faced by two undocumented children diagnosed with autism
Upcoming Events
Previous Events
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
