Criminalisation of homosexuality = persecution?
A ruling from the European Court of Justice in November 2013 has divided lawyers and campaigners: was it a positive judgement for the rights of LGBTI asylum seekers, or not?
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LGBTI rights under attack
A guest blog post from NCADC volunteer, Evelina Gambino The recent months have seen a worrying spread of anti-homosexuality bills approved on a global scale.… Read more »
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Ex-offenders deported to DRC are at risk
A recent article from Free Movement highlights an important legal development for those convicted of a crime and facing deportation (deportation for the ‘public good’ after a criminal conviction, not just administrative removal) to DR Congo.
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Summary: Iraq Country Guidance case HF
This is a summary of a 2013 Court of Appeal case about forced removals to Iraq, looking at whether Iraqis removed from the UK could relocate internally to areas of Iraq under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) as opposed to the Government in Baghdad (GOI).
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2013 in review
2013 in review: news stories from the world of asylum, immigration, human rights and NCADC. This was another year of the UK’s hostile environment, and… Read more »
Read moreDemo in Kabul against deportations to Afghanistan
A report from Saturday’s demo against deportations to Afghanistan, outside the Afghan Parliament in Kabul. From our friends at the Kabul blog, ‘Stop Deportations to… Read more »
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Immigration detention: a structure of abuse
Three stories in the press over the weekend demonstrate the abusive nature of immigration detention, for all involved. In The New Statesman, BID trustee Katharine… Read more »
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"We are all under attack": solidarity, the immigration bill and a Hostile Environment
At a meeting organised by Legal Action for Women in London on Saturday, representatives from groups all across the UK came together to share how… Read more »
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Summary: Somalia – safe for returns?
The country guidance – the AMM case – on Somalia states that the situation in Mogadishu means that Article 15c applies for most Somalis there. An exception to this is the small number of people “connected with powerful actors or belonging to a category of middle class or professional persons, who can live to a reasonable standard in circumstances where the Article 15c risk, which exists for the great majority of the population, does not apply”.
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Stop the Immigration Bill: a "regime of harassment for migrants"
On 22 October, the new Immigration Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons. At this stage of a new bill, MPs are… Read more »
Read moreYoung Afghans: audience response to Mazloom play in Leicester
Post from After 18. In summer 2013 After18 hosted a theatre production of Mazloom on the Leicester leg of a national tour. Mazloom is… Read more »
Read moreInjustices and abuse of migrants in the UK's asylum and immigration system
Lisa Matthews (campaigns coordinator, NCADC) explains to Amina Taylor, Press TV journalist, the many abuses and injustices of enforcement in the UK’s asylum and… Read more »
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