General information - December 2019

Immigration Statistics Quarter 3 Augus/September/October 2019


Anti-Deportation Campaigns  - December 2019

Seven Year Rule - Rules Again – Children Save Parents from Deportation


Anti-Deportation News  - December 2019

What is so Special About Being a British Citizen, Legally?

2019 Concludes a 'Deadly Decade' for Children in Conflict

Refugees All Over the World Pressured to Go Back Home in 2019

Human Rights Watch - 10 Good News Stories for Children in 2019

When Voluntary Return is Not Voluntary At All

Burden of Proof on Internal Relocation Still on Appellant Says Upper Tribunal

FN Babies Should Not Have Been Charged For Life-Saving Treatment

Refusal of Student Loan Due to Immigration Status Was Discriminatory

Johnson Condemned for Dropping Pledge to Replace Family Reunion Law

Home Office ‘Ignoring Offers to Give Homes to Child Refugees’

High Court Rules Home Office's £1,000 Fee For Children to Register as British Citizens Unlawful

Long-Term Foster Care of Child and Adoption of Another Against Mother's Wishes Violation of Article 8

Government Accepts Babies Should Not Have Been Charged For Life-Saving Treatment

Nine Children Killed or Maimed in Afghanistan Every Day

Europe: Asylum Applications Reached a New Peak In October

Woman’s Vital Cancer Treatment Delayed Over £150k NHS Charge

Interpretation Problems in Immigration Proceedings: How Grave Can They Be?

Santa Won’t be Able to Deliver Presents to the UK After Brexit?

High Court Hears Challenge to Systemic Delays in Child Asylum Claims

Recommendation to Make Guardianship for Migrant Children More Effective

Home Office Pay £100k to Mentally Ill Man Unlawfully Detained For 838 Days

Dignity and Duplicity on London Bridge

91% Increase in MP Tip-Offs to Immigration Enforcement In Two Years


Legal Articles - UK - Commons/Lords  - ECtHR/European Union - November 2019

Supreme Court: SSHD v Shah - Appeal allowed

Establishing the Legal Threshold Under Section 31 Children Act 1989

Seven Year Rule - Rules Again

If Your Marriage Breaks Down While You Are in the UK With a Spouse Visa?

What are ‘Insurmountable Obstacles’ To Family Life?

Keeping The Home Office Up To Date With Your Current Circumstances?

Leave To Remain Application Date: How to Calculate it and Why it is Important

Briefing: New Home Office Policy on Statelessness

Asylum Research Consultancy Country of Information Update Vol. 207



Continuing Conflicts That Create Refugees - December 2019

Deteriorated Situations: Burkina Faso, MaliDemocratic, Republic of Congo, Somalia, Somaliland, Korean Peninsula, Sri Lanka, Georgia, Tajikistan, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Algeria

Conflict Risk Alerts: Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq

Global Overview: In November, security forces in both Iraq and Iran brutally suppressed mass protests, with over 100 killed in both places; Iraq's political instability could lead to more violence in coming weeks. In Syria, fighting escalated between Russian-backed government forces and rebels in the north west, and the standoff between Algeria's authorities and protesters intensified as demonstrators turned up their calls to cancel December's presidential polls. Violence against civilians surged in DR Congo's east and Guinea-Bissau's run-off elections in a few weeks' time could spark unrest. In Burkina Faso and Mali, jihadists inflicted heavy losses on security forces and civilians, while in Tajikistan suspected ISIS militants reportedly attacked a border post in the south. In Asia, the victory of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka's presidential polls sparked fears of ethnic polarisation and repression. Political confrontation heightened in Somaliland, Somalia's Galmudug state, Georgia and Nicaragua; and Bolivia's crisis worsened, with security forces cracking down on protesters. Tensions rose on the Korean peninsula after an apparent resumption of North Korean missile launches. On a positive note, Bosnia named a prime minister after a thirteen-months hiatus. Chad's government and a community defence group in the north signed a peace deal, and Yemen's government entered a power-sharing agreement with separatists to end hostilities in the south.

https://www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch


Essential Tools for Asylum Seekers/Un-DocumentedMigrants/Immigrants/Anti-Deportation Campaigners 2019

US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements. https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/

See also US: International Religious Freedom ReportsTrafficking-in-Person ReportsU.S. Treaty ReportsUniversal Period Review; and the Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports.

State of the World’s Human Rights - Amnesty International Report 2017/18

UNHCR Protection Manual- as of January 2018

HRW World Report 2018: Demagogues Threaten Human Right



34 Deaths Across the UK Detention Estate - Suicide/Murder/Undetermined