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Refugee law starter pack
Just getting started on refugee law and issues? Here are some of our explainer blog posts.
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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Latest Country Guidance Cases
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Our latest articles on trafficking
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- Guardians of the Refugee Convention. As you would expect, the UNHCR website is a mine of resources on refugee law and protection issues.
- Founded in 1951, the year the Refugee Convention was adopted, this is the semi-official lobbying group on refugee issues in the UK
- 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.
- One of the foremost campaigning groups in the UK, Asylum Aid runs some fantastic projects, particularly on gender and asylum
- Another fantastic charity working with refugees and asylum seekers, Refugee Action do some amazing welfare work on the ground
- 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.
- Formerly known as the Medial Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture this national therapeutic and campaigning charity does some amazing work
- With a broader remit than FFT, this London based charity also does some amazing work with trauma survivors
It is time to think about rejoining the EU’s Dublin asylum system
The “Dublin system” is the process within the European Union for allocating which country is responsible for deciding asylum applications. Its purpose is, essentially, to force refugees back to their point of entry into the EU, usually Gre ...
29th November 2021Cessation, Article 3 and removing refugees from the UK
In the case of PS (cessation principles) Zimbabwe [2021] UKUT 283 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal has reiterated the correct approach to cessation of refugee status. The case is also a helpful reminder of when a serious criminal offence can and cannot lead ...
29th November 2021The meaning of “admissible” in statelessness cases
In R (AZ) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (statelessness “admissible”) [2021] UKUT 284 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal addressed the issue of admissibility to the country of former habitual residence in the context of statelessness applicat ...
29th November 2021The tragedy in the Channel
Yesterday, at least 27 people drowned in the Channel. We do not know exactly how many died yesterday or in recent months because the bodies are sometimes lost. A family of five were reported as drowned in October 2020 but the body of one of the childr ...
25th November 2021Nine problems with the asylum system that Priti Patel can’t blame on anyone else
Priti Patel has Been Very Clear that the problems in the asylum system are other people’s fault (including me and my “activist lawyer” colleagues) and that her Package Of New Measures will sort them out. But what do the government’s own expert ...
19th November 2021Appendix Settlement Protection: indefinite leave to remain for refugees
Appendix Settlement Protection to the Immigration Rules came into force on 6 October 2021. As the name might suggest, it consolidates the rules on settlement for people who have been in the UK on a protection route (i.e. refugee status or humanitarian ...
11th November 2021