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Supreme Court rules in favour of gay asylum seekers

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07 July 2010: The Supreme Court of the United Kingom has unanimously ruled that two gay men from Iran and Cameroon have the right to asylum in Britain.

Fast-track deportation of foreign nationals declared unlawful

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26 July 2010: The fast-track deportation of foreign nationals refused permission to remain in the UK has been declared unlawful by the High Court. A judge ruled that the Home Office…

Medical Justice: 'State Sponsored Cruelty': Children in immigration detention

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09 Sept 2010: Medical Justice has published its report "State Sponsored Cruelty: Children in immigration detention", presenting the key findings from the UK's first large scale…

Damian Green: The Real Immigration Question

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07 Sept 2010: Full transcript of the speech by Immigration Minister Damian Green at the Royal Commonwealth Society.

CoE Human Rights Commissioner: Dublin Regulation undermines refugee rights

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22 Sept 2010: The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner writes that "the gravely dysfunctional asylum procedures in Greece have brought the Dublin system to a genuine collapse…

UNHCR calls upon states to recognize the needs of people persecuted over sexual orientation or gender identity

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01 Oct 2010: The UNHCR has today called upon states to recognize the needs of people persecuted over sexuality. UNHCR also says that it is revising its policies.

Migration and Immigrants Two Years after the Financial Collapse: Where Do We Stand?

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08 Oct 2010: A new Migration Policy Institute (MPI) report for the BBC World Service reveals that immigrants, particularly men and youth, have been hit disproportionately by the global…

Written Ministerial Statement: Appeals Fee Charging (Immigration and Asylum Appeals)

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22 Oct 2010: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice announced yesterday the launching of a consultation on the mechanisms for introducing fees to the immigration and…

UNHCR chief addresses the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University

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14 Oct 2010: The full text of the recent speech by António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, at the Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford Univeristy, focusing on the challenges…

UN experts criticize treatment of migrants after deportee dies while in custody of a UK private security company

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21 Oct 2010: The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants expresses deep concern over reports of the death of an Angolan national being deported from the United Kingdom on…

OHCHR: UN expert on torture warns detention facilities in Greece in crisis

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20 Oct 2010: The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, has warned that "Greek prisons are overcrowded and law enforcement officials are overwhelmed" under the pressure of a…

To Mark Jennings - A Tribute

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"Mark Jennings, who has died aged 49, will be remembered as a passionate civil and human rights campaigner and researcher, who fought for the freedom of UK residents imprisoned without…

MICHAEL O'DONNELL: A Tribute

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Michael O'Donnell: Born 6th October 1967, Hammersmith, London. Died 17th December 2005, Palolem, Goa. A recognition of his loss, by Lee Jackson, Mitre House Chambers and details of…

UKBA: Government outlines overhaul of student visas

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22 March 2012: Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work entitlements and the closure of the post-study work route are among the changes to the student visa system announced today by…