‘Westernisation can provide a basis for a claim for leave to remain in the UK where individuals face a real risk of persecution if they would not be able to adhere to the norms of conservative societies, a tribunal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th January 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Child refugees are being forced to share rooms and even beds with adults they do not know as increasing numbers are incorrectly placed in accommodation meant for over-18s by the government, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 16th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Hadia (22), Mubin (16), and Hasti (7) along with their mother Khazal were among the 27 people who died in the Channel in November 2021, trying to reach the UK. Other children and young people like them have attempted the dangerous crossing or have made it across the Channel, though we don’t know how many. While not the majority, children do make up a significant proportion of the asylum-seeking population. Between 2010 and 2020, 86,533 children claimed asylum in the UK, while children made up almost a quarter (23%) of UK asylum applicants and dependents during that time. Most (62,321) claimed asylum with their families, making up 17% of asylum seekers overall. The remaining 6% claimed asylum on their own as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.’
EIN Blog, 7th January 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The Home Office has told a Syrian asylum seeker he can return to the country he fled during the war because it is safe to do so, in what is thought to be the first case of its kind.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has launched a new scheme to help 20,000 Afghans fleeing their country to resettle in the UK.’
BBC News, 6th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Protesters have condemned Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill as a “tool to divide” during a demonstration in Westminster.’
The Independent, 6th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Office has U-turned on plans to deport a leading scientist carrying out groundbreaking research into affordable forms of solar energy and allowed him and his family to remain in the UK.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘At least 27 people have drowned in the English Channel attempting to cross in a small boat. There were three children, seven women, one of whom was pregnant, and 17 men. Although a joint search and rescue operation was seemingly launched in the narrow maritime area between the UK and France (which is only 20 miles wide), the highly equipped authorities of both coastal states were not able to intervene in time to save the victims. The British government has responded to these deaths by calling on France to take back anyone who attempts the crossing. Speaking in parliament following the tragedy, Home Secretary Priti Patel placed heavy emphasis on the French government’s responsibility for the tragedy, which she said was “not a surprise”.
Regardless of how these people got there, the UK has clear legal responsibilities to anyone who finds themselves in trouble in the Channel. However much French authorities bolster their own efforts, the UK is obliged by multiple international conventions to maintain robust search and rescue operations in the area.’
EIN Blog, 26th November 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘More than nine in 10 people who have faced protest charges in Hong Kong are too young to access a UK visa scheme dedicated to helping Hongkongers flee to Britain, according to advocates and MPs calling for new laws to assist them.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Priti Patel is facing three legal challenges over her controversial plans to push back refugees on small boats in the Channel who are trying to reach the UK.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office is covering up its own research into why refugees and asylum seekers travel to the UK because ministers “know their arguments don’t stand up,” charities claim.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘NHS trusts are wrongly hounding vulnerable migrant women for payment of bills of thousands of pounds for maternity care, according to a report.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UN’s refugee chief in London has said the introduction of the new nationality and borders bill could criminalise Afghan people who manage to escape the Taliban.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Since the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, the EU’s Common European Asylum System (CEAS) no longer applies to the UK. The government has now introduced its Nationality and Borders Bill to reform the UK’s asylum system.’
EIN Blog, 12th August 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The Law Society has warned the new Nationality and Borders Bill risks jeopardising Britain’s “global reputation for justice”.’
5SAH, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
‘The new Nationality and Borders Bill, introduced by Home Secretary Priti Patel, is facing criticism for its potential to breach human rights and the UK’s commitments under the Refugee Convention.’
Each Other, 20th July 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Immigration is currently dominated by the effects of the ever-growing number of individuals being displaced from their home countries across the world. For countries such as the UK, we have a responsibility to aid these people and offer support for the simple reason that we have the capacity and resources to do so. Despite this, governments have turned the act of seeking refuge into the political zeitgeist of our time; forcing ministers to decide whether to assist the vulnerable or to close the gates to those who desperately need entry.’
EIN Blog, 19th July 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention is concerned with “refugees unlawfully in the country of refuge”.’
House of Commons Library, 15th July 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Thousands of women and child refugees will be abandoned if the government’s New Plan for Immigration goes ahead, according to research.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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