EU
Refugees in France living in dire conditions
The systematic and repeated nature of the forced evictions carried out by French police have been said to constitute cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of one of the most vulnerable populations in France.
Fund set up to help vulnerable applicants settle in the UK
The Home Office has announced that 57 organisations have been earmarked to receive funding to help vulnerable applicants of its settled status scheme.
Passports take preemptive step
New UK passports no longer include the words “European Union” as part of a two-stage redesign process that will culminate in the old blue British passports being reissued.
Calais children suffering incredible hardship caused by delays
Children have been detained in Calais for periods exceeding that which is permitted under EU law while they wait for the Home Office to reunite them with their families in the UK often with tragic results.
Tension between migrants and governments at an all time high
There have been an increasing number of tense stand-offs between migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea and EU governments in recent months.
Warning of post-Brexit legal limbo for EU citizens in UK
The JCHR is working to maintain protections surrounding the human rights of EU citizens so they are not potentially stripped away after Brexit by statutory instruments approved by ministers at a later date.
