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Asylum myths

There are lots of myths out there about asylum and refugees. Here are some of our posts dealing with common misconceptions.

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Should refugees claim asylum upon arrival in their first ‘safe’ country? 20th June 2017
Myth buster: “memories of trauma are engraved on the brain” 21st June 2016
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Myth buster: “a truthful account remains consistent” 23rd February 2016
Are refugees from Syria really refugees in law? 9th September 2015
Channel Tunnel Man: Refugees should not be prosecuted for irregular entry 11th August 2015
Why do the “migrants” in Calais want to come to the UK? 31st July 2015
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Refugees’ dependants can be sent packing if country of origin circumstances have changed

 17th October 2019 By Bilaal Shabbir
Home Office country guidance
  1. Syria Covers the Syrian civil war
  2. Libya Covers the security and humanitarian situation and the treatment of women, ethnic minorities and supporters of former President Gaddafi
  3. Iran 18 separate documents covering a wide range of issues
  4. Iraq Ten separate documents covering a wide range of issues
  5. Eritrea Covers national service, religious groups and the report of a Home Office fact-finding mission
  6. Sudan Covers opposition to the government, the treatment of non-Arab Darfuri, the return of unsuccessful asylum seekers and the report of a Home Office fact-finding mission.
  7. Afghanistan Nine separate documents covering a wide range of issues
  8. Pakistan 13 separate documents covering a wide range of issues
  9. Somalia Covers the security and humanitarian situation, gender-based violence, prison conditions, clans and Al-Shabaab
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Refugee law starter pack

Just getting started on refugee law and issues? Here are some of our explainer blog posts.

What is the legal definition of a “refugee”? 17th June 2019
An immigration lawyer reviews Paddington 29th June 2017
Opening a window into the soul: how to prepare asylum claims based on religion 20th June 2018
Refugee family reunion: a user’s guide 20th March 2019
How to prepare asylum claims based on sexual identity 4th May 2018
Are refugees obliged to claim asylum in the first safe country they reach? 2nd January 2019
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Top organisations working with refugees
  1. UNHCR Guardians of the Refugee Convention. As you would expect, the UNHCR website is a mine of resources on refugee law and protection issues.
  2. Refugee Council Founded in 1951, the year the Refugee Convention was adopted, this is the semi-official lobbying group on refugee issues in the UK
  3. Asylos An international network of volunteers who research vital information to support people fleeing war, violence, persecution and grave threats with claiming their right to asylum.
  4. Asylum Aid One of the foremost campaigning groups in the UK, Asylum Aid runs some fantastic projects, particularly on gender and asylum
  5. Refugee Action Another fantastic charity working with refugees and asylum seekers, Refugee Action do some amazing welfare work on the ground
  6. ATLEP The Anti Trafficking Legal Project is a network of lawyers that work on trafficking issues and their website has a range of really useful and practical resources available.
  7. Freedom From Torture Formerly known as the Medial Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture this national therapeutic and campaigning charity does some amazing work
  8. Helen Bamber Foundation With a broader remit than FFT, this London based charity also does some amazing work with trauma survivors
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Relatives of refugees are not legally refugees after all

The Court of Appeal has held that the UN Refugee Convention should not be interpreted to include an implied type of derivative refugee status for the family members of refugees. As a result, anyone who was granted refugee status under UK law as the fa ...

16th October 2019 By

Refugee status can be taken away even if threat of persecution still looms

In Secretary of State for the Home Department v MS (Somalia) [2019] EWCA Civ 1345, the Court of Appeal has held that the Home Office can cease refugee status where there has been a change of circumstances in the refugee’s country of origin such ...

30th July 2019 By

Tribunal told to think again on exclusion from refugee status of Iraqi military doctor

The First-tier and Upper Tribunals seem to have gone rather badly wrong in the case of MAB (Iraq) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 1253, involving an Iraqi doctor who was formerly employed to care for prisoners by Iraqi ...

22nd July 2019 By

Is “Tommy Robinson” entitled to refugee status and when is prosecution persecution?

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Paul Harris or Tommy Robinson or whatever he calls himself today, has directly appealed to President Donald Trump to be granted asylum and evacuated to safety in the United States in an interview with notorious website Infowars. ...

10th July 2019 By

Court of Justice to rule on eviction of children from asylum shelters 

States have domestic and international legal obligations to provide suitable housing for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. But a vulnerable young client at the Refugee Legal Support (RLS) clinic in Athens was last month kicked out of his accommod ...

4th July 2019 By

Home Office ordered to bring Ugandan asylum seeker back to the UK five years after removal

The High Court has ordered the Home Office to return an asylum seeker to the UK from Uganda because her 2013 asylum appeal hearing was unfair. PN v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 1616 (Admin) is the latest in a series of cases ...

2nd July 2019 By
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