General information January 2018
Anti-Deportation Campaigns -
Cameroonian Woman Who Fears Forced Marriage Wins Permission to Appeal Asylum Ruling
Paulette Wilson: It Would Be Nice To Get An Apology’ After Being Detained At Yarl’s Wood IRC
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Early Day Motion 879: Current Situation in Afrin, Syria
Early Day Motion 878: US Sanctions on Nicaragua
Calculating Continuous Residence
Local Authority Nationality Checking Service
Doctors Blocked by Home Office From Taking Up Vital NHS Jobs
It’s Time We Saw Economic Sanctions For What They Really Are – War Crimes
MPs Tell Government to Change Attitude Towards Immigration Policy
Home Office Pays Out £15,500 to Asylum Seeker Over Data Breach
Destitute UK Asylum Seekers Get Paltry 80p Rise in Subsistence Payments
MPs Criticise Error-Hit 'Hostile Environment' For Illegal Immigrants
Home Office: Banks Must Check Immigration Status of Account Holders
Historical Injustice for Persons Born Out of Wedlock and Their Right to British Citizenship Lingers On
Reclaiming the Right to Life: Hunger Strikes and Protests in Denmark’s Deportation Centres
Belgian Government at Risk of Collapse Over Sudan Migrants Scandal
More than 300 Human Rights Activists Murdered in 2017
Crumbling DR Congo – The Making of a Humanitarian Emergency
UK Business Complains About Fall in EU Immigration
The Iran-U.S. Trigger List
US Drone Strikes in Somalia Double Under Trump
IRIN: E-Book on Climate Change and Food Security
A Diphtheria Dilemma?
Legal Articles - UK - Commons/Lords - ECtHR/European Union
EU Bans 'Homosexuality Tests' on Asylum Seekers
Deportation of Foreign Criminals: Out of Country Appeals Still Lawful
Significant Change to the Case Law on Deprivation of British Citizenship
Judgment in Case C442/16 Florea Gusa v Minister for Social Protection
CPIN: Afghanistan: Afghans Perceived as "Westernised"
CPIN: Libya: Security and Humanitarian Situation
Continuing Conflicts That Create Refugees - January 2018
Deteriorated Situations: Cameroon, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Honduras, Israel/Palestine, Syria, Iran, Yemen, Egypt, Libya
Improved Situations: None / Resolution Opportunities: None
Outlook for January: Conflict Risk Alerts: South Sudan, Nigeria, Yemen, Libya
Global Overview December 2017: Huthi rebels in Yemen killed their erstwhile ally, former President Saleh, and cracked down on his party, while both the Huthis and the Saudi-led coalition looked set to increase hostilities in January. In Syria, the regime and its allies ramped up their campaign to take territory from jihadist and other rebel groups in the north west, and the de facto leader in Libya’s east disavowed the 2015 political deal, which could lead to more fighting in coming weeks. In Egypt, the military intensified operations in North Sinai against jihadists, who in turn launched more attacks. President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital triggered deadly clashes between Palestinian protestors and Israeli security forces, and in Iran over a dozen were reported killed as tens of thousands protested against the regime. In Africa, Cameroon and Ethiopia experienced heightened instability, new fighting in South Sudan could escalate in January, and a ban on unrestricted grazing in Nigeria’s Taraba state could lead to more violence between herders and farmers. In Central America, the political crisis in Honduras saw deadly clashes between opposition supporters and police.
Source: International Crisis Group: http://bit.ly/2aglSjD
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 |