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The Correct Test for Cessation of Refugee Status
By Wendy Barnes - Legal Associate

In a judgment given in September 2021 in PS (cessation principles) Zimbabwe [2021] UKUT 00283 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal considered the correct approach to cessation of refugee status. This was in reference to the...

 country guidance in CM (EM country guidance; disclosure) Zimbabwe CG [2013] UKUT 59 (IAC).  Facts of PS (cessation principles) Zimbabwe  The appellant, PS, in this case is a Zimbabwean citizen born in...

Settlement as a Refugee or person with Humanitarian Protection
By Elana Kaymer - Legal Associate

In this post we explore the requirements for obtaining settlement once you have completed 5 years in the UK as a refugee or person with humanitarian protection.  Does it matter whether I have Refugee or Humanitarian...

 Protection status? The Home Office generally assesses whether the criteria for Refugee status is met before considering whether Humanitarian Protection applies. Refugees must demonstrate a...

Many Refugees are Failed by the System
By Richmond Chambers -

Failures in the system are causing homelessness and destitution amongst refugees in the UK, according to a new report from the Refugee Council. The report, entitled ‘28 Days Later: the experiences of new refugees...

 in the UK’, examined the experiences of new refugees between being granted refugee status and the end of their Asylum Support. Home Office policy currently states that accommodation and cash support...

Court clarifies meaning of 'act of persecution'
By Richmond Chambers -

The Court of Justice of the European Union has given an Opinion on what constitutes an 'act of persecution' for the purposes of recognition of refugee status for asylum seekers.

 The Court of Justice of the European Union has given an Opinion on what constitutes an 'act of persecution' for the purposes of recognition of refugee status for asylum seekers.

Asylum in the EU27
By Richmond Chambers -

Recent data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has revealed that the number of asylum applicants registered in the EU27 rose to 301 000 in 2011.

 Recent data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has revealed that the number of asylum applicants registered in the EU27 rose to 301 000 in 2011.

More refugees to be resettled in EU
By Richmond Chambers -

European countries will receive more support from the EU to take up refugees under a new joint resettlement programme endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee. The programme aims to...

 step up the EU's role in providing international protection, especially for vulnerable groups such as women at risk and unaccompanied minors, in cooperation with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

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