Politics before protection: the story of Eritrean asylum seekers in the UK
The front page news in the Guardian last week, that “Home Office Eritrea guidance softened to reduce asylum seeker numbers” will not surprise those who… Read more »
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Home Office unlawfully imposed curfews: does this affect someone you know?
There was a very important judgment from the Court of Appeal last week.
The judgment was in the case of Mr Gedi, who was represented by Tom Hickman of Blackstone Chambers instructed by Ravi Naik of ITN solicitors.
The Court of Appeal found that the UK government has no power to impose a curfew either under powers for electronic monitoring or under general powers for conditions under the Immigration Act 1971.
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Returns to DRC: understanding the Home Office guidance and recent case law
In July, the Home Office issued new Country Information and Guidance for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Country info – LGBTI people in Jamaica
To be granted refugee status in the UK you need to prove that you have a well-founded fear that, if you were returned to your country of origin, you would be persecuted for one of the reasons covered by the Refugee Convention, and that the government/authorities in your country could not protect you from this persecution.
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Country guidance decision: Pakistani Christians
Just before Christmas, the Upper Tribunal issued the Country Guidance decision on asylum claims by Pakistani Christians.
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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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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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