By Rachel Humphris, University of Birmingham To start the New Year, The International Development Committee’s first report for 2016 [i] urges the UK Government to accept an additional 3,000 refugee children from within Europe. The Committee, which has cross-party support, calls … Continue reading Happy New Year? Urgent calls to resettle separated children
By Rachel Humphris, University of Birmingham Whatever their reason for being in the UK, if a child or young person is not a British or European Economic Area (EEA) citizen, they need permission to stay in the country. They are … Continue reading Unaccompanied children and adulthood: categories and more categories
Gullivan Zada speaks about the situation of refugee children in the UK, the risks of destitution, and what people can do to help them. The talk was given at the event Music without Borders: An event in solidarity with refugees, 11 October 2015, … Continue reading Refugees and solidarity in Leicester
Francesca Meloni reflects on ideas and shared experiences of home and belonging, during a 2-day project training As part of a theatre workshop, we were asked to create two different still images representing our home: a first image representing home … Continue reading Memories of home
Joanna Wilding, University of Brighton As the refugee crisis continues to dominate headlines around the world, local authorities in Britain are in dispute with the government over the funding they receive for the care of unaccompanied children seeking asylum. They … Continue reading Revealed: asylum seeker children face welfare lottery on arrival in Britain
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