ishaffer

Lawyer, working on refugee & migrant rights. Legal Director @RLSAthens. Usual disclaimer. Email: [email protected]

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

The signature of Guido Faukes, before and after being tortured.

[Deighton Pierce Glynn @dpg_law]

Kay Melhuish's self-inflicted death at Eastwood Park prison in 2022 has been found by an inquest jury to have been contributed to by neglect. There were 2 more self-inflicted deaths there within 6 months. Kay's family call for change to prevent more deaths of women in prison.

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

@WilsonsLondon @dan2fc @jed_pennington Amazing work guys. Huge kudos owed to the team, as always. Presume you mean Tim? Tim Davies!’

[Refugee Legal Support (RLS)🧡 @RLSAthens]

📣 LAST CHANCE TO APPLY 📣

We're recruiting for a Supervising Lawyer to join our London team.

You'd work on our groundbreaking Afghan Pro Bono Initiative - one of the only ways that people from Afghanistan can find legal support and an indispensable voice for change.

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

Proud of our work at @RLSAthens calling new Govt to urgently fix dysfunctional resettlement routes for Afghans. Despite years of promises the scheme’s failures “puts lives at risk & cause immense despair, fear & desperation”. Kudos to @sarabi_shamim for her tireless work on this.

[Refugee Legal Support (RLS)🧡 @RLSAthens]

Our letter, led by RLS and ILPA and signed by 150 organisations, has been covered by the Independent

The letter has now been signed by Sir Nick Kay, former UK ambassador to Afghanistan @NicholasK111

https://t.co/2T286wmpXe

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

I went to Parrs Wood and Leeds Uni, so by rights should have least been offered a cabinet post. Although I was a bit poorly and had a few missed calls last week so that might explain it.

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

Amidst all the dazzling idiocy, noise and distraction of the unworkable Rwanda farce, this is vital:

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

Five people have died. This could & should have been prevented. Instead, our govt tries to distract; to morally & financially bankrupt us with cruel, batshit #RwandaBill nonsense. A shameful and disgusting day for all who care about our shared humanity.

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

We're on the lookout for a Supervising Lawyer at
@RLSAthens to work within our Afghan Pro Bono Initiative team in London.

This is an exciting role in a groundbreaking project. Join us!

https://t.co/LEB3oTP33R

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

Join us!

We are recruiting for a legal role within our U.K. team:

https://t.co/Xc5TTFU93E

[Refugee Legal Support (RLS)🧡 @RLSAthens]

We're recruiting! Could you be our new Fundraising Officer?

https://t.co/jxaB6HnhvX

[Gaza Families Reunited @GazaFamReunited]

🧵 We have coordinated a letter to the Home Secretary @JamesCleverly signed by 60+ organisations & law firms calling for the introduction of a Gaza Family Scheme. Letter in thread below. https://t.co/VL27JTU24O

Sign the petition to join these calls 👇1/
https://t.co/5tkSGez7Dg

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

What is France doing in return for UK cash to ‘stop the boats’?

Unseen footage obtained by @LHreports shows new aggressive campaign where French police carry out violent interceptions at sea – flooding & ramming into vessels & using pepper spray

Thread 🧵

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

Today I get to pay $300 to take a 3-hour English test in order to be eligible to stay in the country where I am employed to teach English language courses at an English language institution, a prerequisite for which was the PhD I earned at an English language university.

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

Why you might wonder has the UK Govt not set-up a scheme for the family members of refugees in Gaza? (i.e., a bespoke family reunion scheme)

The answer appears to be the Govt hasn't even bother to think about it: [?] https://t.co/Hf9cK2iqzS

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

Brilliant event - an incredibly moving and essential conversation. Immense gratitude is owed to all of the speakers. The strength and courage to be able to talk about it all, and to do so without flinching seems impossible to fathom.

[Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow @commapress]

Breaking the silence in cultural spaces, Comma’s Basma Ghalayini talks this morning at @RichMixLondon: Reading Gaza: Nora Parr & Guests https://t.co/8GgSCXoQkU

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

"This new research shows how people arriving on small boats are being imprisoned for their ‘illegal arrival’. Among those prosecuted are people seeking asylum, victims of trafficking & torture, & children with ongoing age disputes." Coverage in @guardian🔽
https://t.co/b5XV9QXAkg

[Refugee Legal Support (RLS)🧡 @RLSAthens]

RLS has joined over 100 civil society organisations to send a letter to #European governments insisting that they stop the inhumanity that people on the move face as they make their way to the continent.
Organised by @UAI_Initiative

A thread summarising our demands 👇 🧵

[ishaffer @IsaacShaffer]

How people seeking asylum arriving after 20 July 2023 have been granted leave, in the UK?...

Its a grand total of: FIVE. 5!

See: https://t.co/QVxPD8a6xu

So what are Home Office caseworkers actually doing over there?