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Joint Committee on Human Rights: Nationality and Borders Bill is littered with measures that are incompatible with human rights law and UK’s international obligations
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Important new report by Parliamentary committee examines Part 3 of Bill on immigration offences and enforcement
Report says victims of sexual and gender-based violence are systematically let down by UK immigration and asylum policies and practices
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New research report by SEREDA academic project led by the University of Birmingham's Professor Jenny Phillimore
Legal opinion by Garden Court barristers finds Nationality and Borders Bill disproportionately disadvantages women seeking asylum
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Stephanie Harrison, Ubah Dirie, Emma Fitzsimons and Hannah Lynes prepare legal opinion for Women for Refugee Women
Channel deaths: the UK has clear legal responsibilities towards people crossing in small boats
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Mariagiulia Giuffré, Edge Hill University, via The Conversation
Latest ONS migration statistics show dramatic 88% fall in net migration to the UK in year ending December 2020
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Office for National Statistics estimates net migration down to just +34,000 due to Covid and Brexit
Asylum Matters details how failures during contract transition for ASPEN cards left asylum seekers living in poverty and uncertainty
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Brief report finds thousands had severe problems when ASPEN contract changed in May
New Scientist: Fast track immigration route for prestigious award winners fails to attract a single application from the best and brightest
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FOI request reveals nobody has applied in six months since route was launched
Inefficient workflow processes and over-reliance on cumbersome Excel files contribute to Home Office’s failure to keep on top of asylum claims
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Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases inspection report of asylum casework
Refugee Council: Majority of asylum seekers crossing the Channel are likely to be recognised as being in genuine need of protection
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Over 91% of those arriving are from Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Yemen or Ethiopia
Nationality and Borders Bill threatens the rights of stateless children
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Aaron Gates-Lincoln
New House of Commons Library report on changes for temporary business travel between UK and EU following Brexit
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Overview of UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement ahead of Parliamentary debate on visas for musicians
United Nations Special Rapporteurs express concerns over impact of Nationality and Borders Bill on the human rights of victims of trafficking
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Letter to UK government highlights "serious flaws" in the Bill with regard to trafficking and modern slavery
National AIDS Trust briefing paper considers implications of Supreme Court case of AM (Zimbabwe) for migrants with HIV at risk of removal
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Garden Court's Zehrah Hasan authors useful new look at AM (Zimbabwe) and Article 3
Joint Committee on Human Rights says Nationality and Borders Bill fails to protect rights of stateless children
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Parliamentary committee assesses human rights implications of Part 1 (Nationality) of bill