Cameron is relenting to backbenchers on immigration policy
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Children's Society warns refugee and migrant children face being made destitute by legal aid reforms
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Charity says residency tests will mean abandoned migrant and trafficked children will be left destitute
European Commission to take UK to court over discriminatory benefits policy for EU nationals
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EC says UK's so-called "right to reside" benefits test is a breach of EU law
Ninety leading barristers warn further limits on legal aid will "seriously undermine" the rule of law in Britain
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In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, QCs say legal aid cuts will leave many of society's most vulnerable people without access to legal advice and representation
EU border management: "More attention must be given to the human rights of migrants" - UN expert
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Press release by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on the management of the external borders of the EU and its impact on the human rights of migrants
Chikwamba delivers again
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Sarah Pinder, Free Movement
Office of National Statistics finds net migration has significantly lowered
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Latest ONS data shows net flow of 153,000 migrants, the lowest figures in a decade, according to the Migration Observatory
Happy Birthday? Disputing age of children in the immigration system
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New Coram Children's Legal Centre report examines the practical and emotional impact of age disputes on young people in the immigration system
Former High Court judge warns legal aid reforms will be "absolutely devastating" for Britain's legal system
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Sir Anthony Hooper tells the Express that legal aid cuts will be "costly and potentially disastrous" and will lead to miscarriages of justice
Apocalypse soon? The UK without the European Convention on Human Rights
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Jim Duffy, UK Human Rights Blog
Detention of torture survivors ruled unlawful
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Leigh Day press release following today's judgment in EO & Ors, R v SSHD which ruled that the detention of torture survivors in immigration centres was unlawful
Home Office releases evaluation report of the Early Legal Advice Project for asylum cases
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Home Office release report on the discontinued ELAP project, as Asylum Aid calls for continuing reforms of the asylum system
Home Office announces new visa services for Indian and Chinese business travellers
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Same day visa service launched in India and VIP mobile visa service introduced for Chinese travellers
Garden Court North Chambers: proposed legal aid changes "would cause serious damage to the justice system"
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Garden Court North Chambers publishes new briefing on proposed changes to legal aid for civil cases
Immigration and asylum policy: Government plans and progress made
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House of Commons Library information note providing an overview of the Government's immigration and asylum policy priorities and its progress in implementing them