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Supreme Court greatly widens the scope of the Refugee Convention | Migration Watch UK
An analysis by our Honorary Legal Adviser, published today, shows how the recent ruling by the Supreme Court has extended the test for asylum claimed by a homosexual from “a well founded fear of persecution” to whether or not he has “a right to live freely and openly as a gay
MW193 : Homosexuals, Asylum and the Supreme Court | Migration Watch UK
On 7 July 2010 the Supreme Court delivered judgments in a case with momentous implications for asylum law. The case reference is HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1] UKSC 31. The importance of the case is reflected by the fact that both the Equality and Human Rights
Migrationwatch media comment on today’s Supreme Court decision on gay applications | Migration Watch UK
The following can be attributed to Sir Andrew Green, Migrationwatch chairman, if you wish. ‘This could lead to a potentially massive expansion of asylum claims as it could apply to literally millions of people around the world. An applicant has now only to show that he (or she) is homosexual
Migrationwatch media comment on immigration cap announcement | Migration Watch UK
Migrationwatch welcomes the government’s statement today on its intention to limit immigration in line with its election promise. Special interest groups must understand the wider issues at stake and recognise the need to deal with immigration because of the large part it is playing in propelling our population to an
Deportation and Human Rights
I have to apologise in advance for the inordinate length of this briefing paper. Its purpose is to draw attention to :- Following to the end of paragraph 7 is the text of our original Legal Paper MW 187, issued in April 2010. 1 The decision handed down by the
Migrationwatch Comment on OBR Report on Immigration | Migration Watch UK
Some press reports have implied that the Office for Budget Responsibility has come up with a revised estimate of net immigration. It has not. It has chosen to adopt an estimate over the next five years that is close to the low migration scenario of the ONS. This produces a conservative estimate of
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