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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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Complete withdrawal of asylum support breaches EU law

 14th November 2019 By Alexander Schymyck
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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Escaped Tamil prisoners are at risk in Sri Lanka, Court of Appeal confirms

The Court of Appeal has overruled both immigration tribunals and found that members of the Tamil Tigers who were detained but escaped are at risk of persecution in Sri Lanka. The judgment in RS (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ...

1st November 2019 By

Asylum seeker with autistic child unlawfully housed in studio flat

The Home Office acted unlawfully when accommodating a Nigerian asylum seeker and her young children in a studio flat for about 14 months, the High Court has found. The judgment in R (O) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2734 (Ad ...

29th October 2019 By

Court of Appeal reopens possibility of asylum for Ukrainian draft evaders

Last year, the Upper Tribunal refused to recognise my client PK as a refugee, despite acknowledging the risk of a Ukrainian conscript being associated with organisations committing acts contrary to international humanitarian law. This resulted in th ...

25th October 2019 By

Refugees’ dependants can be sent packing if country of origin circumstances have changed

A grant of refugee status usually involves acceptance that a particular set of circumstances exist which would make it unlawful for a person to be returned to their country of origin. But circumstances change, and this can have a knock-on effect on wh ...

17th October 2019 By

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
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