‘Last week, the Home Office lost a case over its controversial definition of “torture,” which the High Court ruled was unlawful.’
RightsInfo, 16th October 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Britain and other European countries have been accused of breaching international law, as it emerged that the number of asylum seekers forced to return to Afghanistan has tripled at a time when civilian casualties in the country are at a record high.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘What happens when a parent, who has abducted a child to this country and would be ordered to return the child immediately under the 1980 Hague Convention, claims asylum for themself and the child? Which takes precedence? The English High Court has just dealt with this issue.’
Family Law, 25th September 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has ordered the Home Office to bring an asylum seeker who was deported to Afghanistan back to the UK, saying the Government may have acted in contempt of court.’
The Independent, 14th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A high court judge has made an 11th-hour intervention to prevent an immigration detainee who claims he has been abused by G4S from being forcibly removed from the UK.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A high court judge has said she is “deeply concerned” about the behaviour of Amber Rudd for failing to release a survivor of torture from detention despite repeated court orders requiring her to do so.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office has granted refugee status to a prominent Nigerian LGBT activist, ending a 13-year battle over her right to remain in the UK.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Kenyan asylum seeker wins high court case after being placed in segregation for 28 hours in immigration removal centre.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners have launched a High Court challenge against the Government over the number of unaccompanied child refugees accepted into the UK under the Dubs scheme.’
The Independent, 20th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Substantial damages of £10,500 have been awarded to a claimant who was unlawfully detained for a period of 70 days. The Home Office had failed to serve the Claimant with notice of a decision on his application to vary his leave to remain in the UK before detaining him, rendering his detention unlawful. The case is R (on the application of) Godwin Chaparadza v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 1209 (Admin).’
Free Movement, 7th June 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘Hundreds of slavery victims in the UK are being “abandoned” by the authorities as soon as they are identified, placing them at risk of falling straight back into the hands of traffickers, experts have warned.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Shortly after Christmas in 2009, a young woman from Somalia flew into Stansted and claimed asylum. She had just turned 18. As later accepted by the Home Office, she had experienced severe depredations in her home country. This included her rape at the age of six in the presence of her disabled mother, and the murder of both of her parents. She fled Somalia in 2008, initially to Yemen, where she spent the next year. She was eventually able to fly to Europe with the help of an agent, who provided a British passport to facilitate her entry into the UK.’
Free Movement, 26th April 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘A new fast-track system to speed up immigration and asylum appeals for those in detention has been drawn up.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th April 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Accelerating appeals for detained asylum seekers risks putting speed before justice, the Law Society has warned, after justice secretary Liz Truss unveiled a new system she says will save taxpayers an estimated £2.7m.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th April 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Thousands of appeals lodged by asylum seekers and foreign criminals attempting to remain in Britain will be fast tracked under proposals being brought forward by Liz Truss, the Justice Secretary.’
The Independent, 18th April 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government could be found to have illegally detained many child asylum seekers after a landmark ruling in the court of appeal said immigration officers could not simply disbelieve the stated age of refugees.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims.’
BBC News, 9th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A local authority did not have good reason for departing from statutory guidance requiring it to provide accommodation and support to an unaccompanied young person pending a lawful age assessment, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A talented student is hoping to finish her course at a British university after coming within hours of being removed from the UK by immigration officials.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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