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EU referendum and repeal of Human Rights Act coming as Conservatives win majority

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Date of publication

08 May 2015

Summary

Conservative majority means in-out EU referendum by 2017 and a break of the formal link between British courts and European Court of Human Rights

New training manual on credibility assessment in asylum procedures

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Date of publication

06 May 2015

Summary

Hungarian Helsinki Committee publishes second volume offering a creative, multidisciplinary learning method on credibility assessment

Dramatic increase in migrants crossing the Mediterranean

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Date of publication

05 May 2015

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Nearly 6,800 migrants rescued over the weekend as warm weather and calm seas lead to big increase in attempted Mediterranean crossings

Why thousands of asylum-seekers are fleeing Eritrea and risking their lives in the Mediterranean

Blog post

Date of publication

05 May 2015

Written by

Gaim Kibreab, The Conversation

Frontex annual risk report records "unprecedented" number of illegal border crossings

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Date of publication

01 May 2015

Summary

European Union's Frontex detects 280,000 illegal border crossings in 2014 as fighting in Syria drives the worst refugee crisis since WWII

Labour Party promises new Immigration Bill within 100 days

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Date of publication

28 April 2015

Summary

Ed Miliband says new Bill would feature in first Queen's Speech, says Labour will only make "credible" promises on immigration it can keep

Court of Session examines interplay between Article 8 and the Immigration Rules

Blog post

Date of publication

28 April 2015

Written by

Fraser Simpson, UK Human Rights Blog

UN Human Rights Commissioner calls on UK to curb tabloid hate speech against migrants and refugees

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Date of publication

24 April 2015

Summary

UN rights chief issues statement against "inflammatory and unacceptable" language after Katie Hopkins column in The Sun calls migrants "cockroaches"

The Independent: Landmark Upper Tribunal decision orders Home Office to arrange the return of deported family

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Date of publication

22 April 2015

Summary

Mr Justice Cranston rules mother and five-year-old son deported to Nigeria in January must be located and returned to UK

European Commission issues ten point action plan on migration in response to the crisis in the Mediterranean

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Date of publication

21 April 2015

Summary

EC agrees immediate action plan as Europe faces up to the dire situation in the Mediterranean Sea

EC says new European Migration Strategy being prepared as death toll of migrants in the Mediterranean rises

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Date of publication

20 April 2015

Summary

European Commission says new strategy to be adopted in May in response to over 1,000 migrant deaths in the Mediterranean in recent days

Upper Tribunal to hear important judicial review on whether it is safe to return people to Afghanistan

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Date of publication

16 April 2015

Summary

Duncan Lewis legal challenge will argue escalation of violence means no return to Afghanistan can be considered safe

Important Changes To Appeal Procedures in Extradition Law

Blog post

Date of publication

15 April 2015

Written by

Gherson

Conservative manifesto repeats pledge on cutting net migration, says 'deport first, appeal later' will extend to all undocumented migrants

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Date of publication

14 April 2015

Summary

Conservatives pledge to extend the 'deport first, appeal later' rule to all non-asylum immigration appeals and judicial reviews by illegal immigrants

Labour manifesto says border controls need strengthening, low-skilled migration needs to come down

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Date of publication

13 April 2015

Summary

Labour Party manifesto sets out the party's pledges on immigration ahead of election, including ending indefinite immigration detention