General information - February 2018
Anti-Deportation Campaigns - February 2018
Anti-Deportation
News - February 2018
Immigration: Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS)
Women In Yarl's Wood IRC On Hunger Strike Over 'Inhumane' Conditions
How Much Notice areFailed Asylum Seekers Given to Leave The UK
Home Office Contractors ‘Cuffed Detained Migrants’ Inside Coach On Fire
UK Under Pressure Over Afghan Asylum Seekers Amid Civilian Deaths
Massive Data Gaps Leave Refugee, Migrant and Displaced Children In Danger
Early Day Motion 916: Capita and the Privatisation Of Public Services
Health Charge for Temporary Migrants Will Increase to £400 a Year
Future of Bail Addresses For Immigration Detainees In Doubt
Early Day Motion 905: International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers
More Than £500m Spent on UK Immigration Detention Over Four Years
Growing Number of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Falling Into Poverty in Britain
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) – Finally In Force
Asylum Seekers Win Case Over Smoking In Immigration Detention Centres
Man With Mental Health Issues Who Sewed His Lips Together Being 'Unlawfully' Held In Detention
Legal Articles - UK - Commons/Lords - ECtHR/European Union - February 2018
Interim Operational Guidance: Discretionary leave for Victims of Modern Slavery
Undocumented Migrants: Children: Written Question - HL5373
Rights of EU Citizens Resident in the UK – Parliamentary Statement
SM (Algeria) (Appellant) v Entry Clearance Officer
Mohammed Hussein, and Muhammad Rahman – Handed Down Judgment
Potential Loophole in UK Immigration Law Due to ‘Good Friday Agreement’
SSHD ‘Trafficking’: Relevant Policy Guidance Unlawful
Permanent Residency for EEA and Swiss Nationals and Their Family Members
Registration as a British Citizen For People Born Abroad to British Mothers Between 1949 and 1983
New UK Data Protection Rules and Their Effect on Immigrants
Victims of Domestic Violence - Updated Guidance From Home Office
Evidential Flexibility in the Court of Appeal
Domestic Jurisprudence – Credibility, Burden Of Proof, Obligation To Assess
Asylum Research Consultancy (ARC) COI Update Vol. 165
Asylum Research Consultancy (ARC) COI Update Vol. 164
CPIN Bangladesh: Women Fearing Gender Based Violence
CPIN Bangladesh: Opposition to the Government
CPIN Albania: Women Fearing Domestic Abuse
CPIN Iran: Fear of Punishment for Crimes Committed In Other Countries ('Double Jeopardy' or Re-Prosecution)
CPIN Turkey: Gülenist Movement
CPIN Eritrea: Religious Groups
CPIN Iran: Background Information, Including Actors Of Protection and Internal Relocation
CPIN Kenya: Background Information, Including Actors of Protection And Internal Relocation
Continuing Conflicts That Create Refugees - February 2018
Deteriorated Situations: Somaliland, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Colombia, Venezuela, Syria, Yemen
Conflict Risk Alerts for February: Somaliland, Afghanistan, Syria
Resolution Opportunities for February: None
January saw violence rise in Afghanistan, likely to continue in February as conflict parties compete to gain the upper hand ahead of spring offensives. Clashes look set to escalate in north-west Syria, with the regime ramping up its push against rebels and Turkey launching an assault on Kurdish-held Afrin. In Yemen, southern separatists fought government forces, their erstwhile allies, to take control of Aden city in the south. In West Africa, both Mali and Niger experienced a rise in jihadist violence, in Nigeria deadly attacks between herders and farmers spiralled, and Equatorial Guinea said it had thwarted an attempted coup. In the Horn of Africa, Somaliland troops clashed with neighbouring Puntland’s forces and both sides looked to be preparing for more hostilities. In Colombia, peace talks between the government and the National Liberation Army were suspended following a spate of guerrilla attacks. The Venezuelan government’s announcement of early elections sparked a crisis of confidence in talks with the opposition. Meanwhile, peace talks between North and South Korea provide an opportunity for de-escalation, however the threat of war on the peninsula is higher now than at any time in recent history.
Source: International Crisis Group: https://www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch
Important Tools for Anti-Deportation Campaigners
UNHCR Protection Manual- as of January 2018
Application of the 1951 Convention to Stateless Persons
Essential Resource for all Anti-Deportation Campaigns - US Country Reports
Family Reunion in the United Kingdom (UK) - UNHCR Briefing Paper
*Detention Services Orders For Home Office Officials*
HRW World Report 2017: Demagogues Threaten Human Rights |