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
Tag: mothers and 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.
Summary: The crisis in legal aid and its impact on some of the most vulnerable members of our society is not being monitored by government agencies responsible for providing effective access to justice. The results of the crisis, some of which we have described above, cause long term and serious damage to women and their … Continue reading Response to Ministry of Justice Review of Civil Legal Aid
I am the mother of a 16-month-old daughter. I was moved to a hotel near Gatwick in June 2023. When I first arrived I was given a room with a toilet and basin. The food is provided by the hotel. This was terrible because the food was cold, bland, tasteless and not enough to feed … Continue reading Victory: hotel forced to provide edible food for mother and baby.
All African Women’s Group Action Alert . . . Action Alert . . . Action Alert . . . Action Alert . . . Action Alert . . . Ms Kolaj is a 31 year old woman from Albania. She fled to the UK to escape vicious domestic violence from a man who tried to … Continue reading Stop forced deportation in “Family Returns Process”
Thanks to all who came to support Brigitte Nongo-Wa-Kitwa’s case to be reunited with her children. The vigil outside court garnered interest and support from passersby and people entering the court building. Over 15 women then went inside to listen to court proceedings, and although there weren’t enough seats the judge gave … Continue reading UPDATE: Brigitte Family Reunion
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