30 April 2014 The new AIDA Report on the United Kingdom, compiled by the ECRE member organisation Asylum Aid, raises concerns about further cuts in legal aid for asylum seekers. These cuts are likely to impair asylum seeker’s ability to appeal negative decisions on...
11 April 2014 In Refugee Action, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 1033 (Admin) (09 April 2014), the High Court of England and Wales declared unlawful the UK government’s decision to freeze the level of cash...
28 March 2014 The first group of Syrian refugees, believed to be some 10 – 20 people, arrived in the UK this week under the government’s Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme. The people are deemed to be most vulnerable and cannot be adequately protected in the region....
21 March 2014 Monitoring places of detention, the annual national report by the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism published last week, raises concerns about the treatment of migrants in the UK during the removal phase, stating that the use of force and restraint is...
14 March 2014 A new report published this week by Amnesty International provides evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Palestinian and Syrian civilians who live in Yarmouk, on the outskirts of Damascus, under siege by governmental forces...
