#refugeerights — Public Fediverse posts
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‘The paper proposes that new legislation must “disapply” the relevant provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998 and Modern Slavery Act 2015’ - remarkable we’ve got to a stage that this kind of extremism is treated as a serious proposal
Children fleeing danger in small boats should be deported, says Tory thinktank Policy Exchange https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/11/children-fleeing-danger-in-small-boats-should-be-deported-says-tory-thinktank
#ChildRefugees #Children #HumanRights #ModernSlavery #RefugeeRights #AsylumSeekers #Deportation
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With further reports of children going missing from hotels run by the Home Office, a damning look at the complacency over the trafficking of Albanian and other foreign national children, and traffickers’ use of the Rwanda deportation policy as a recruiting tool. “Traffickers tell them they’ll be sent to Rwanda if they stay in the hotel.”
#AsylumSeekers #ChildRefugees #RefugeeRights #Trafficking #ChildTrafficking
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Asylum seekers and the charity Asylum Aid have been granted permission to appeal the High Court's finding that Rwanda asylum deal is lawful.
The Court of Appeal will also consider whether the plan amounts to an unlawful penalty under the Refugee Convention, if asylum seekers are given fair opportunity to resist deportation and whether commitments on their treatment made by the Rwandan government can be relied upon https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rwanda-law-charity-appeal-permission-high-court-b2263022.html
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The president of the Society of Radiographers has called for NHS staff to boycott Braverman’s plans to x-ray child refugees to assess their ages. The tests carry risks and should be used only when there is a medical need https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boycott-braverman-child-refugee-xrays-b2257279.html
#ChildRefugees #refugees #RefugeeRights #MigrantsRights #HomeOffice