Today on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, I am thinking of the LGBTIQ+ refugees I've met – too many – for whom abuse and indignity has become a daily reality. Sadly, the pain often begins in their own homes, with their own families – destroying the one…
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UNHCR publishes updated guidance on working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ+) persons in forced displacement
18 May 2021: Practical advice for UNHCR staff and others who work with LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers and refugeesRight to Remain updates its online Toolkit guide to the asylum and immigration system
17 May 2021: New and improved version of the user-friendly, step-by-step guide, updated to reflect current rules, laws and policiesQueen’s Speech announces new legislation that would bring major changes to the asylum system and to judicial reviews
11 May 2021: New Plan for Immigration legislation forthcoming and scrapping of Cart judicial review applications consideredUNHCR consultation response finds many aspects of the New Plan for Immigration do not respect fundamental principles of refugee law
11 May 2021: UK asylum proposals would create a discriminatory two-tiered approach to asylum, UNHCR saysGuest blog
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi's message on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Extortionist visa application fees caused “colossal interference” with Windrush victim’s right to family life
Mahabir & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1177 (Admin) (06 May 2021)
Mrs Lynda Mahabir came to the UK as a baby aged two months in 1969. She lived in the UK until 1977 but was forcibly removed by her father to Trinidad in 1977. The Home Office's…
Fast Track Immigration Route for Prestigious Prize Winners Is Discriminatory
The Home Office has recently announced a new decision to 'fast track' the visa processes for winners of a select choice of coveted arts awards who are wishing to enter the UK.
The new plans have been announced in part to attract the "best and brightest" talent from around the…
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Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021
SI 2021 No. 488. The Regulations confer a power on the Secretary of State to designate persons who are, or have been, involved in serious corruption. Designated persons may be excluded from the United Kingdom and may be made subject to financial sanctions, including having their funds or…
Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021
SI 2021 No. 150. These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 to introduce a new system of managed quarantine and mandatory testing. Coming into force 4.00 a.m. on 15th February 2021.
Immigration (Citizens’ Rights etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020 No. 1372. This Order gives effect to aspects of the EU Withdrawal Agreement, the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement and the Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement. Coming into force from 22nd December 2020.
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