Barrister criticises borders bill saying it will undermine progress against modern slavery
Without a doubt it is going to make things worse, says Caroline Haughey QC.
Without a doubt it is going to make things worse, says Caroline Haughey QC.
‘According to Patel, our asylum system is broken and the way to fix it is to criminalise asylum seekers’.
‘The Home Office’s new plan for immigration, threatens a more hostile environment for asylum seekers.’
Benefit cuts endangered human trafficking victims recovery.
The Home Office might have become slightly more wary about what it says in public, but it certainly hasn’t got any better
Nearly three-quarters of EU countries saw an increase in modern slavery risk last year, with the UK moving from low to medium risk.
The fight against human trafficking must begin before the border, writes IPPR research assistant Brhmie Balaram.
New work from the IPPR tells us the real state of human trafficking in the UK.
The government’s commitment to trafficked people has again been questioned after it emerged funding has been denied to a pioneering charity, reports Claire French.
After months of opposing the European Union’s Directive on Human Trafficking, the UK government recently backtracked and decided to sign up, with both Labour and the Liberal Democrats praising the u-turn and equally claiming credit for the rethink; Claire French reports.