Training seminar: the Substantive Interview — a Practical Guide for Vulnerable Individuals

See the PowerPoint slides for this fantastic joint seminar with All African Women's Group and Lawstop, held 4 June 2024. at Crossroads Women’s Centre.  We provided useful tips and practical advice for people seeking asylum, their representatives and supporters ahead of their substantive asylum interview, with a particular focus on the situation of survivors of … Continue reading Training seminar: the Substantive Interview — a Practical Guide for Vulnerable Individuals

A mother who was trafficked from Nigeria has won family reunion with her three children.

Her children were very young – one was still breastfeeding when she was forcibly separated from them. They suffered terrible beatings and the threat of rape.  We helped her press her lawyer to act more quickly and WAR provided expert evidence of the impact on both mother and children. When the Home Office finally granted … Continue reading A mother who was trafficked from Nigeria has won family reunion with her three children.

Women reveal bullying and intimidation to force them into “voluntary ” return. “It’s just deportation with another name.”

We're publicising women's experiences of so-called "voluntary returns".   The infamous Home Office "Go Home" van makes clear that voluntary return is part and parcel of its Hostile Environment policy.   How can making life so unbearable that someone has no alternative but comply be called "voluntary"?  As someone recently said to us, "If it's voluntary why … Continue reading Women reveal bullying and intimidation to force them into “voluntary ” return. “It’s just deportation with another name.”