General information - June 2021
High Court Strikes Down Pandemic Protections for Refused Asylum Seekers
Upper Tribunal Rebuked for Failing to Understand Its Job (Again)
Belgium’s Climate Failures Violate Human Rights
Malawian Child Farmer Claims Against British American Tobacco and Imperial to Proceed
‘Gulf’ Between Demand for Immigration Advice and the Ability to Meet It
Should People Displaced by Climate Change be Considered Refugees?
Sri Lanka Country Guidance Restated
UNHCR: World Leaders Must Act to Reverse Trend of Soaring Displacement
Challenging Reporting Conditions
UNHCR: World Leaders Must Act to Reverse Trend of Soaring Displacement
Home Office Abandons Plans to Deport Osime Brown to Jamaica
Asylum Seekers Entitled to Backdated Child Tax Credits
EU Settlement Scheme Rules for Zambrano Carers Unlawful
Will Grandma be Allowed to Stay? Retained Rights of Residence for In-Laws
What is the Difference Between Refugee Status and Humanitarian Protection?
13-Year-Old Afghan Orphan Gets to Stay in khe UK
Fifty Charities Urge Home Office to Act on ‘Crisis’ in Asylum Support Payments
Home Office Accidentally Discriminates Against Trafficking Victims With Kids
Game-Changer for Sri Lankan Tamil Activists Seeking Asylum in the UK
New Data Matching Powers a Threat to Migrant Communities
Baby and Mother Win Right to Access Healthy Start Food Scheme
Government Plans to Restrict Judicial Review Will Weaken Rule of Law
Home Office Ordered To Move Torture Victim Out Of ‘Prison-Like’ Hotel
Bureaucratic Slow Violence Against Refugees - Aspen Card Scandal
Migrants Win Improved Access to Personal Data Held by the Home Office
Illegal Working Checks Must Adapt to the Work-From-Home Age
Podcast: How Not to Support Victims of Human Trafficking
Continuing Conflicts That Create Refugees - June 2021Deteriorated Situations: Mali, Burundi, South Sudan, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Armenia,Azerbaijan, Colombia, Nicaragua, Peru, Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Algeria
In Israel-Palestine, an eleven-day war between Israel and Gaza’s armed factions killed hundreds and sparked an unprecedented wave of unrest across Israel’s mixed cities. - Amid rising social discontent, Mali’s military junta staged another coup, which Bamako’s main international partners immediately condemned. - In the most significant conflict escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan since the Autumn 2020 war, deadly border clashes broke out. - Ahead of the 12 June legislative elections, Algeria’s authorities stepped up repression against the Hirak protest movement, quashing demonstrations and arresting scores. - Jakarta signalled a major crackdown on Papuan separatists by sending more military troops to Indonesia’s easternmost region following a series of armed attacks.
Conflict Risk Alerts for June: Colombia: Cali city is at a high risk of spiralling violence in coming weeks as anti-government protesters face an increasingly heavy security build-up and armed civilians. Haiti : A controversial constitutional referendum in Haiti on 27 June could worsen the political crisis and fuel violent unrest.
Source: Crisis Wach, https://www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch
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