Withdrawal of refugee status: August 2010 watershed
Posted by Mark Symes on 11 August at the HJT immigration training blog Until 30 August 2005, persons recognised as refugees in the UK were… Read more »
Read moreReport by Chief Inspector of Immigration Criticises Dawn Raids and Treatment of Families
The report “Family Removals: A Thematic Inspection, January – April 2010” by the Chief Inspector of Immigration, John Vine, challenges the way the UKBA treats… Read more »
Read moreGreat News: Medical Justice wins court case against the government- last minute deportations ruled illegal
Deportation fast-track system for asylum seekers ruled illegal Guardian, Owen Bowcott, 26 July 2010 A fast-track process for deporting failed asylum-seekers, which gives them little… Read more »
Read moreSupreme Court rules in favour of LGBT asylum rights
The Supreme Court has ruled that two gay men from Iran and Cameroon have the right to asylum in the UK. Lord Hope, who read… Read more »
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Medical Justice – Judicial Review stops deportation without warning
Medical Justice – Judicial Review: Judge halts deportation without warning of suicidal people and unaccompanied minors A High Court judge ordered the UKBA to stop… Read more »
Read morePost Election Blues
Theresa May, Tory MP for Maidenhead, has been appointed as the new Home Secretary. It should come as no surprise that May is assessed on… Read more »
Read moreUganda: The silent practice of deportations
Pambazuka News – pan-African voices for freedom and justice Currently, most deportees come from the UK, and the UK considers deportations to Uganda safe and… Read more »
Read moreVolcano saves lives: deportation flights cancelled
Last week the deportation charter flight to Nigeria was cancelled. Today, Bita Ghaedi was saved from removal to Iran, and tomorrow’s charter flight to Cameroon… Read more »
Read moreHigh Court rules Iraqis’ detention unlawful
Two Iraqis have won a judicial review against the Home Office in a test case which may benefit many others who could not and cannot… Read more »
Read moreYarl's Wood human rights challenge
Mark Townsend, The Observer, Sunday 11 April 2010 Could this woman’s fight change the way Britain treats asylum seekers? Most of the desperate mothers who… Read more »
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"Outsourcing Abuse" inquiry: Medical Justice press release
Medical Justice Press release on the inquiry into the report “Outsourcing Abuse”, which was published in 2008 by Birnberg Peirce & Partners, Medical Justice and… Read more »
Read moreCountry of Origin Information – a critical assessment
A new report from the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS), investigates the impact of the independent monitoring of the former on raising the standards and quality… Read more »
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