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CoE: Anti-torture Committee calls on Spain to improve centres of detention for irregular migrants

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Date of publication

03 May 2013

Summary

Council of Europe calls on Spain to improve the prison-like conditions of administrative detention of irregular migrants

Cameron promises new measures to limit immigrants' access to benefits and health services

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Date of publication

02 May 2013

Summary

PM says government to introduce rules within coming weeks to limit access to benefits and the health service

Home Office: Change to family visitor appeals

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Date of publication

26 April 2013

Summary

Home Office removing the full right of appeal for applicants refused leave to enter the UK as a family visitor

European Commission proposes to improve application of workers' rights to free movement

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Date of publication

26 April 2013

Summary

EC proposes measures to ensure the better application of EU law on people's right to work in another Member State

Refugee Council submits evidence to Parliamentary inquiry into asylum

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Date of publication

24 April 2013

Summary

Refugee Council highlights issues regularly faced by its clients for the Home Affairs Select Committee's inquiry into the asylum system

Government considering withdrawing from the European Convention of Human Rights to deport Abu Qatada

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Date of publication

24 April 2013

Summary

Media says Prime Minister discussing option to leave ECHR in face of Qatada's "intolerable" continued presence in the UK

Government pressing ahead with (most of) its proposals to restrict access to judicial review

Blog post

Date of publication

23 April 2013

Written by

Mark Elliott, UK Human Rights Blog

Grayling announces judicial review changes

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Date of publication

23 April 2013

Summary

Justice Secretary announces quadrupling of some legal fees and tighter restrictions on time limits for judicial reviews

New Amnesty International report critical of UK asylum decision-making process

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Date of publication

19 April 2013

Summary

Amnesty International and the Still Human Still Here coalition question why so many initial decisions to refuse asylum are being overturned by Immigration Judges

Survivors of torture respond to Asylum Inquiry

Blog post

Date of publication

18 April 2013

Written by

Freedom from Torture

Human Rights Committee publishes report on Legislative Scrutiny update

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Date of publication

15 April 2013

Summary

Joint Committee on Human Rights is critical of the lack of time for human rights scrutiny of Government legislation and calls for changes to improve the system

Foreign and Commonwealth Office releases 2012 human rights report

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Date of publication

15 April 2013

Summary

FCO's 2012 Report on Human Rights and Democracy released, 26 countries of concern from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe highlighted

Home Office: Statement of intent outlines new requirements for settlement and naturalisation

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Date of publication

09 April 2013

Summary

Home Office publishes a new statement of intent outlining planned changes to requirements for those applying to settle in the UK or become naturalised as British citizens

Asylum Aid: Statelessness and a change to immigration rules

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Date of publication

08 April 2013

Summary

New Asylum Aid briefing published following the introduction of the Statelessness Determination Procedure

Inderpal Rahal Memorial Trust 2013

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Date of publication

08 April 2013

Summary

Details of the trust's award for 2013 for women who are from an immigrant or refugee background and who intend to practice or teach law in the UK