General information - January 2019
Lady Hale, President of the Supreme Court Condemns Government Austerity
Brits Overwhelmingly Swayed by Myths About Immigration – The Facts They Often Get Wrong
Reinstate Explo Nani-Kofi’s Indefinite Leave to Remain
Court Warns - Again - About Risks of Bad Skeleton Arguments
New First-Tier Tribunal Guidance on Awarding Costs For Unreasonable Behaviour
Human Dignity is in Danger. in 2019 - We Must Stand as One to Survive
Continuing Conflicts That Create Refugees - January 2019
Home Office Announces Repayment for Slavery Victims After it Unlawfully Cut Their Support
Fighting Immigration Law Advice Deserts
Children of Single Parents and Sole Responsibility
Women Rescued from Forced Marriages Will no Longer Have to Repay Government Loans
UK Immigration Health Surcharge Doubles
British Nationality by Descent
What Price Safe Motherhood for Migrant Women in the UK?
Is Your Child Eligible to Become a British Citizen?
Entrenching Hierarchies: The New Immigration White Paper
Children's Rights to British Citizenship Blocked by Good Character Requirement
Campaign Groups Granted Permission for Judicial Review of Immigration Exemption
Anti-Deportation Campaign: Home Office Refuses to Let Great-Grandparents Remain In UK
A New Billionaire Created Every Two Days In 2018, as 59% of the World's Population Saw Their Wealth Decline By 11 Percent
Plan to Simplify UK's 1,100 Pages of Immigration Rules
Dubs Amendment: Home Office Unlawfully Failed to Publish Policy and Breached its Duty of Candour
Home Office ‘Spying on Asylum Seekers by Tracking Debit Card Use’
Call for Evidence: ‘Adults at Risk’ in Immigration Detention
Entrenching Hierarchies: The New Immigration White Paper
Home Office ‘Spying on Asylum Seekers by Tracking Debit Card Use’
Dubs Amendment: Home Office Unlawfully Failed to Publish Policy and Breached its Duty of Candour
Domestic Abuse: ‘We Need a Bill That Doesn’t Leave Migrant Women Behind’
MPs Join Forces in Drive to End Indefinite Immigration Detention
Protest Mass Deportation Charter Flight to Jamaica
Number of Irregular Crossings at Europe’s Borders at Lowest Level in 5 Years
On the First Day Of 2019, Over 395,000 Babies Born Worldwide
Asylum Research Consultancy (ARC) COI Update Vol. 186
EDM 1952 EU Citizens' Rights and the Settled Status Scheme
Asylum Research Consultancy (ARC) COI Update Vol. 185
Migrants Who Return to Country of Birth Significantly Higher Than First Thought
Appeal Allowed Aafter a Long Legal Battle in Forrester v SSHD
Continuing Conflicts That Create Refugees - January 2019
Deteriorated Situations: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, ,Sudan, Nigeria, Togo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Syria, Libya
Conflict Risk Alerts: Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Yemen.
Improved Situations: Sri Lanka, Yemen
In December, deadly clashes punctuated the weeks leading up to general elections in both DR Congo and Bangladesh, and disputes over the results could trigger more bloodshed in January. Nigeria suffered a high rate of insurgent attacks and a rise in violent crime in its northern regions ahead of elections in February-March. In Sudan and Togo, security forces clamped down on anti-government protests, and Burundi further isolated itself from its neighbours. In Nicaragua, the political situation remained tense amid growing government attacks on NGOs and journalists, and in Indonesia, ?a West Papua pro-independence armed group launched a ?deadly ?attack in Papua. In Yemen, a ceasefire agreement offered a glimmer of hope; new UN-led talks in January could lead to wider de-escalation, but if they fail the battle for Hodeida could resume. President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would withdraw its troops from Syria upset a fragile balance of forces in the north east, and in Libya, tensions rose after ISIS attacked the foreign ministry. Sri Lanka’s President Sirisena reappointed the deposed Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, signalling an end to the constitutional and political crisis that had shaken the country.
Source: International Crisis Group, https://is.gd/JVNDCr |