- Statement: Response to Afghanistan crisis and government resettlement programme
- The Guardian: Refugees recreate historic picture to celebrate 70 years of protection
- Media Release: Seven refugees from seven decades and seven countries mark 70 years of the Refugee Convention
- News story: Seven refugees from seven decades and seven countries mark 70 years of the Refugee Convention
- Mariam’s story: Having fled Eritrea, Mariam fears for others who would be denied sanctuary
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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”?
15th June 2021
Refugee family reunion: a user’s guide
20th March 2019
Why sticking to the Refugee Convention still matters
1st April 2021
How to claim asylum in the UK
29th August 2018
Asylum myths
There are lots of myths out there about asylum and refugees. Here are some of our posts dealing with common misconceptions.
Myth buster: “memories of trauma are engraved on the brain”
21st June 2016
Myth buster: “a truthful account remains consistent”
23rd February 2016
Why do the “migrants” in Calais want to come to the UK?
31st July 2015
Does the policy of deterring asylum seekers actually work?
18th March 2021
The problem with “credibility” as a concept in asylum cases
10th March 2021
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Latest Country Guidance Cases
- Game-changer for Sri Lankan Tamil activists seeking asylum in the UK
- How important are FGM Protection Orders in asylum claims?
- New Kabul country guidance: individualised assessment of relocation required
- The gospel according to Iran: new country guidance case on Christian converts
- New country guidance on Iraq
Home Office country guidance
- Covers the Syrian civil war
- Covers the security and humanitarian situation and the treatment of women, ethnic minorities and supporters of former President Gaddafi
- 18 separate documents covering a wide range of issues
- Ten separate documents covering a wide range of issues
- Covers national service, religious groups and the report of a Home Office fact-finding mission
- 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.
- Nine separate documents covering a wide range of issues
- 13 separate documents covering a wide range of issues
- Covers the security and humanitarian situation, gender-based violence, prison conditions, clans and Al-Shabaab
Our latest articles on trafficking
- Court of Appeal lays down hyper-strict approach to EU asylum claims
- Briefing: the Nationality and Borders Bill, Part 4 (modern slavery)
- Home Office accidentally discriminates against trafficking victims with kids
Top organisations working with refugees
- 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
Only French cooperation can stop the Channel boats
The supposed “turn-around” policy for migrant boats is similar to previous reports of wave machines or floating fences. It sounds tough but will never be implemented. Policies aimed at the interception or interdiction of asylum seekers at sea are ...
13th September 2021Even as Afghans are resettled, refugee protection is under attack
In 1956, after Soviet tanks had rolled into Budapest, the United Kingdom resettled around 11,000 Hungarian refugees in a matter of months. In 1972, after Idi Amin gave them 90 days to leave, the United Kingdom resettled nearly 30,000 Ugandan Asian ref ...
6th September 2021Asylum backlog passes 70,000
The backlog of asylum cases has passed 70,000 despite a fall in the annual number of applications. Almost 71,000 asylum seekers, including dependants, were awaiting an initial decision on their claim for refugee status as of 30 June 2021, according to ...
26th August 2021New Home Office policy on medical evidence in asylum claims
The Home Office has published a new policy on Medical evidence in asylum claims. For years there had been policy on medico-legal reports from the Helen Bamber Foundation and Freedom from Torture. There was also a much scrappier policy on medical evide ...
19th August 2021Offshore processing doesn’t stop the boats, Australian experts warn
Sending asylum seekers to have their claims processed “offshore” as a deterrent to boat arrivals doesn’t work, according to Australian experts examining their own country’s experience. A policy briefing by the Kaldor Centre at ...
17th August 2021So much for the safety of Kabul
Like many refugee lawyers I have watched in horror as the Taliban, taking their cue from the US troop withdrawal, have swept through Afghanistan. At time of writing, it has been confirmed that the Taliban have taken most of the country, including the ...
16th August 2021