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Council of Europe human rights commissioner finds significant regression in UK’s protection of rights of refugees and asylum seekers
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New report details increasingly antagonistic attitude by UK government towards human rights
Government announces extra funding to increase capacity of Immigration and Asylum Tribunal and help clear backlog of cases
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Up to 9,000 more immigration and asylum cases to be heard before end of March 2023
HMI Prisons criticises safety and safeguarding failures at Derwentside immigration removal centre for women
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Inspection report finds much work needs to be done at new IRC in in County Durham
Pay to prove that you are a child: the government consults on fees for age assessment appeals to the Immigration and Asylum Chambers
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Jonathan Collinson (University of Huddersfield), UK Administrative Justice Institute
UNHCR expresses concern as Home Secretary welcomes hard-line report calling for indefinite detention of all asylum seekers entering UK without permission
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Suella Braverman writes foreword to new Centre for Policy Studies report; UNHCR says report has factual and legal errors
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees issues guidance note on countries’ legal obligations in relation to rescue at sea, non-refoulement, and access to asylum
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Note summarises key legal principles and obligations under international refugee, human rights, and maritime law
Concerns over conditions for arriving asylum seekers in Kent prompt visit by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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CPT makes 'rapid reaction visit' to Manston, Western Jet Foil and the Kent Intake Unit in Dover
Current ‘unreasonable delays’ in the Home Office decision making process
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Shaheen Mamun, Black Antelope Law, and Sheraaz Hingora
Solicitors Regulation Authority publishes important new guidance for firms in immigration and asylum sector after review finds awareness of current guidance is lacking
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Thematic review of standards in sector finds room for improvement, including with firms' record keeping
ONS says unique circumstances behind record estimated net migration of +504,000; Home Office statistics show asylum claims top 72,000 but decision-making low and backlog grows
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Ukraine, Hong Kong and rebound after Covid cause immigration increase, academics say it is not a new normal
Freedom from Torture publishes report on why torture survivors seek protection in the UK to rebut Government’s narrative on asylum seekers
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Report says assertions in New Plan for Immigration are unfounded, dangerous and must be challenged
Labour Party leader outlines approach to immigration in significant speech to the CBI, confirms commitment to points-based system and need for more training of UK-based workers
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Starmer says British economy should be weaned off "immigration dependency" but gives no net migration target
The UK asylum backlog and increased use of immigration detention are negatively impacting children’s welfare
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Ilona Pinter, LSE British Politics and Policy
The small boats storm and the unlawful seizure of mobile phones
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Marina Wheeler KC, UK Human Rights Blog