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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 refugee definition in international and UK law?
19th June 2023
How to claim asylum in the UK
29th August 2018
What is the difference between refugee status and humanitarian protection?
26th September 2023
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
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
Preparing cases
‘Proving’ sexual orientation in asylum claims
30th October 2013
Boys to men: how to prepare asylum appeals for young Afghans
21st June 2018
Asylum policy
Does the policy of deterring asylum seekers actually work?
18th March 2021
Why do the “migrants” in Calais want to come to the UK?
31st July 2015
Why sticking to the Refugee Convention still matters
1st April 2021
Refugee family reunion
- What happens when relationships breakdown on the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) route?
- Damages claim for asylum delay dismissed by Court of Appeal
- Court of Appeal tells Home Office to reconsider “plainly wrong” decision on Turkish business person application
- What we’re reading this week
- Briefing: four looming problems in the UK asylum system and how to address them
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Cessation
- What happens when relationships breakdown on the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) route?
- Damages claim for asylum delay dismissed by Court of Appeal
- Court of Appeal tells Home Office to reconsider “plainly wrong” decision on Turkish business person application
Exclusion
- What happens when relationships breakdown on the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) route?
- Damages claim for asylum delay dismissed by Court of Appeal
- Court of Appeal tells Home Office to reconsider “plainly wrong” decision on Turkish business person application
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Our latest articles on trafficking
- Increasing numbers of sponsored migrant workers are being exploited in the UK
- Latest trafficking figures show benefit of change in Home Office policy
- Court of Appeal sends medical treatment case back to the First-tier Tribunal
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
Briefing: four looming problems in the UK asylum system and how to address them
The asylum system seems finally to have turned a corner: the asylum backlog is starting to fall. The backlog is the single most important problem with the asylum system. Unlike arrivals, it is something the government can control. It creates huge fina ...
28th November 2023House of Commons approves use of scientific tests on children, Lords to decide on Monday
The two statutory instruments that will pave the way for the use of x-rays and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of children’s bones and teeth for the purpose of immigration control are on track to be approved by Parliament. This is despite ...
24th November 2023Reflections on the Supreme Court’s Rwanda judgment
This post reflects on Wednesday’s momentous Supreme Court decision in the Rwanda litigation. You can read Colin’s initial take on the judgment here. The Supreme Court’s decision To recap, the Supreme Court decided that there are substantial grou ...
20th November 2023Briefing: Article 1D of the Refugee Convention and Palestinian refugees
Immigration lawyers tend to have a good grasp of the definition of a refugee. We can confidently recite the “well-founded fear” definition at Article 1(A)(2) of the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees (the “Refugee Conv ...
16th November 2023Supreme Court finds Rwanda is not a safe country to which refugees can be removed
The Supreme Court has today held that Rwanda is not a safe country and that it would be unlawful for refugees to be removed there. The government’s appeal against the Court of Appeal’s judgment has been dismissed. Lord Reed, giving the co ...
15th November 2023India and Georgia to be added to the list of ‘safe’ countries
Draft regulations have been laid which will add India and Georgia to the list of ‘safe’ countries at section 80AA of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment to List of S ...
9th November 2023