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Upper Tribunal Rules on Protection Claims by Ukraine Draft-Evaders
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As the war in Eastern Ukraine rages on, there has been a marked increase in the number of Ukrainians migrating to the UK. Many of them are young men seeking asylum, evading the military draft re-introduced in Ukraine...

 on 1 May 2014. The scope of the draft was expanded in January 2015, and now all men between the ages of 20 and 27 are required to serve in the armed forces for at least one year. This latest conflict on...

Upper Tribunal Provides Guidance On Country Guidance
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In what circumstances is it appropriate to depart from existing Country Guidance? And when is a failure to do so an error of law? These are the questions that the Upper Tribunal considered in the case of...

 FA (Libya: art 15(c)) Libya CG [2016] UKUT 413 (IAC). Tribunal Practice Note – Country Guidance The Tribunal Practice Note states that: “12.2 A reported determination of the Tribunal, the AIT or the IAT...

Home Secretary Criticised for “Compassion Quota” in Asylum Policy
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Theresa May is facing criticism for her plans to introduce what many critics are calling a “compassion quota” which offers the bare minimum protection to the vast majority of refugees. The policy,...

 which has been branded as the government’s strategy on asylum has been met with criticism by many. The policy states that only more of the most vulnerable refugees will only be resettled in Britain if that is...

EU Response to Mediterranean Migration Crisis
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The European Commission has published details of ten immediate actions it intends to take in response to the migration crisis situation in the Mediterranean. “We need to show that same collective European...

 sense of urgency we have consistently shown in reacting in times of crisis. The dire situation in the Mediterranean is not a new nor a passing reality,” explained High Representative/Vice-President...

Asylum Support Rates: Home Office Defiant Despite High Court Ruling
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Despite a ruling from the High Court ordering the Government to review the asylum support rates, it has been announced by the Home Office that there will be no increase. In a recent case, Refugee Action, R v The...

 Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 1033 (Admin), the High Court held that a rational judgment could not have been made by the Home Secretary in setting the asylum support rates, because...

Asylum applicants in EU
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Interesting figures released last week by the EU reveal that in 2013 there was an increase in the numbers of people seeking asylum in EU countries, from 335,000 in 2012 to 435,000 in 2013. It is estimated that...

 of those, around 90% were new applicants with the remainder being repeat applicants. In 2013, the highest number of applicants was registered in Germany (127,000 applicants, or 29% of total applicants),...

Criticism of the Dublin Regulation
By Richmond Chambers -

On the 18th November 2013, the Dublin Regulation, which identifies which European State is responsible for deciding on an asylum application, celebrated its 10th anniversary. A comparative study on how...

 this Regulation is applied by States, entitled ‘The Dublin II Regulation: Lives on Hold’, has claimed that the Dublin system continues to fail both refugees and Member States. The report reveals the harsh...

Joint EU resettlement programme
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EU Commissioner Malmström has issued a statement welcoming the European Council adoption of a common position on the Joint EU resettlement programme.

 EU Commissioner Malmström has issued a statement welcoming the European Council adoption of a common position on the Joint EU resettlement programme.

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