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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
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
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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
