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Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK

Inquiry by the Human Rights (Joint Committee), 3 November 2022 to 29 May 2024. Its page on the Parliament website.

Evidence sessions

  • : Professor Dame Sara Thornton, University of Nottingham
  • 26 October 2022: Refugee Council; Anti-slavery International; Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
  • 16 November 2022: HM Inspectorate of Prisons
  • 16 November 2022: Medical Justice; Bail for Immigration Detainees; David Jones, Garden Court Chambers
  • 23 November 2022: Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC); Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB); ECPAT UK (Every Child Protected Against Trafficking)
  • 11 January 2023: Kent County Council; North Devon Council; Glasgow City Council; Newcastle City Council
  • 11 January 2023: Polly Glynn, DPG Law; Refugee Action
  • 25 January 2023: UNHCR; Elizabeth Ruddick, UNHCR
  • 25 January 2023: Mark Symes, Garden Court Chambers; Migration Observatory
  • 15 March 2023: Kate Elsayed-Ali, Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU); Robyn Phillips, Human Trafficking Foundation; The Salvation Army
  • 8 November 2023: Doughty Street Chambers; The Refugee Council
  • 13 December 2023: Alex Chalk, UK Government
  • 21 February 2024: Paul Rusesabagina; Lewis Mudge, Human Rights Watch
  • 22 May 2024: Home Office; Home Office; Home Office