it was great to get the “clinicians” perspective of interpersonal and information gathering interactions with young unaccompanied asylum seeking children from Dr Zoe Given-Wilson #EAPL2024 in an excellent symposium on vulnerability
Participating today in an interdisciplinary workshop on physical/mental health medical evidence in refugee status determination & challenges @QMSchoolofLaw How the different actors in the system work together & how the evidence is identified & documented
Join us‼️(B)OrderS event 📆24 June 💥Medical evidence in asylum claims https://t.co/1jJspHiq58 📚 Stelar speakers from Centre for the Study of Emotion & Law @CSEL_UK, Helen Bamber Foundation @HelenBamber & Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw. Register👉 https://t.co/lixwuxh5ua
This is heartbreaking-small group of Sri Lankan Tamils transferred to Rwanda from British Indian Ocean Territory suffered harassment/ abuse and receiving medical care after suicide attempts. #stateless prisoners https://t.co/zq16TJl9Gp
Thank you Prof Sarah Singer @RLI_News on your inaugural lecture this evening. Let’s hope the incoming government puts a stop to policy that is criminalising asylum seeking #RLIconf2024
A reunion with the wonderful Jane Herlihy@CSEL guru & legal scholar Prof Hilary Evans-Cameron at the refugee Law initiative annual conference @SASNews today @AminaMemon1
AI generated images of refugees’ plight: what can go wrong and how do they impact refugee protection? Can AI communicate trauma/suffering with authenticity, compassion? #RLIconf2024@MariaGJumbert
🚨 In a first of its kind research study in the UK, our clinical psychologists have looked at the extent of the harm that the age assessment process can cause to the mental health of hundreds of young people seeking asylum.🧵1/4
This is so important to note and remember for all those who often feel #humanrights are a lost battle: a welcoming UK does exist, and a welcoming Europe exists too. ❤️
This:
"availability of #migration options is partly related to the lottery of birth and in particular the national passport of the potential migrant. For instance, some nationality groups appear to be much less likely to have access to visas and visa-free arrangements"
#WMR2024
🔴 This Directive is an important step in the fight against gender-based violence. But it still fails to protect undocumented women from immigration enforcement should they report that violence. This must change.
Source: https://t.co/Diwwk2ASZR
Access to Postgraduate Study Scholarships @BirkbeckUoL for students with disabilities, from minoritised communities, who are carers, care leavers, single parents or have refugee status | https://t.co/803GSDUzSW
We are seeking an enthusiastic volunteer to provide administrative assistance for our Training Development Project. To find out more about this opportunity, head to our website: https://t.co/oKGrRWpIWA
How does the emotional content of a testimony impact the accuracy of an interpreters’ translation? Does it increase cognitive load and induce secondary traumatic stress? https://t.co/Xg6jlBCTQy