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UN rights committee says UK in breach of human rights obligations to asylum seekers and migrant workers

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29 June 2016

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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights raises concerns over insufficient level of support to asylum seekers

NGOs call for a more humane and honest immigration discussion after Brexit

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28 June 2016

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Refugee Council and others say UK must share responsibilities in hosting refugees and guaranteeing their humane treatment

EU expects the UK to trigger Article 50 as soon as possible after vote for Brexit

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24 June 2016

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UK set to unpick some 80,000 pages of laws binding the UK to the EU

Court rules Home Office policy on detaining asylum seekers who look older than 18 is unlawful

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21 June 2016

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Test case finds age of an individual is a matter of "objective fact" and cannot be based on physical appearance or demeanour

Parliamentary committee says high fees risk denying vulnerable people justice in immigration and asylum cases

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20 June 2016

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Justice Committee says it was unwise for the Government to have brought proposed full cost recovery fees for immigration tribunal

UNHCR launches petition to urge support and solidarity for world's refugees

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17 June 2016

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Need for understanding, compassion and political will to find answers for the refugee plight has become a defining challenge of our times

European Court of Justice rules UK can withhold benefits to EU migrants without right to reside

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14 June 2016

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Court finds the withholding of benefits can be justified by a need to protect public finances

High Court rules on the lawfulness of the Detained Asylum Casework

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Date of publication

12 June 2016

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Justice Cranston rules Detained Asylum Casework breaches Equality Act 2010, but is not inherently unfair

European Court of Justice rules against imprisonment for migrants illegally crossing Schengen area borders

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08 June 2016

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ECJ says Return Directive prevents non-EU national being imprisoned solely for crossing an internal border of the Schengen area

Parliamentary group says Christian converts face Bible 'trivia' questions to decide asylum

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Date of publication

06 June 2016

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom or Religion or Belief says converts are being denied asylum for failing to know Bible trivia

Home Affairs Committee concerned over continued Home Office failure to deport foreign offenders

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Date of publication

03 June 2016

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Latest report on the work of the Immigration Directorates highlights problems deporting EU criminals

Thebigword wins Ministry of Justice contracts for court interpretation and translation

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Date of publication

02 June 2016

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Leeds-based company Thebigword to replace Capita TI in providing face-to-face court interpretation, and written translation and transcription services

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights calls for greater migrant integration efforts

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31 May 2016

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Commissioner says Europe's current approach of focusing on migration control risks stalling or even undermining integration efforts

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration examines Home Office's processes for administrative reviews

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Date of publication

26 May 2016

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Chief Inspector finds "significant room for improvement" in internal administrative review process

Slight increase in net migration in 2015 as emigration declines more than immigration

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Date of publication

26 May 2016

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Net migration to UK was 333,000 in 2015, 20,000 more than 2014 as emigration declines by 22,000