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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 12h

Double your contribute, double the hope.

Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 12h

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Our community space is powered by the donations of our supporters like you.

It's here where women begin to heal, build sisterhood, and thrive.💜

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Her Right to Refuge: Support Women Seeking Safety – Big Give

Many refugee women in the UK face disbelief, trauma, and poverty due to a harsh asylum system. We provide a …

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Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 12h

📣 For one week only, your donation will be DOUBLED!

Our community space is powered by the donations of our supporters like you.

It's here where women begin to heal, build sisterhood, and thrive.💜

Until next Weds 15 Oct, you can double your impact to support refugee women: tr.ee/Qf7SVq #WGMF 1/2

Her Right to Refuge: Support Women Seeking Safety – Big Give

Many refugee women in the UK face disbelief, trauma, and poverty due to a harsh asylum system. We provide a …

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Associate Professor Catherine Briddick on her new book, which analyses the treatment of women in migration law. The book identifies patterns of disadvantage, scrutinises justifications for differential treatment, and argues for migration status reform: bit.ly/women-migrat...

New book by Catherine Briddick analyses treatment of women in migration law

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 5d

I'd love to write a blog about it! Thank you!

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 6d

My book, out now! On migration law's treatment of women, gender-based violence, and the legal challenges that migrant women have brought to the rules that determine their status. I have links if you want to review a copy or read a free chapter....

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you for reading it when it was collection of draft chapters!

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Alison Harvey @aliromah.bsky.social · 6d

Delighted to see the publication by @oxfordacademic.bsky.social of Professor Catherine Briddick's Violence against Women and Regimes of Exception
Undoing Discrimination in Migration Law global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Bonavero Institute of Human Rights @bonavero.bsky.social · 23d

We welcome @theobserveruk.bsky.social's piece on myths around the ECHR and UK immigration. Our research shows:
– Misreporting of court cases is common
– Successful human rights appeals are rare
– Evidence, not exaggeration, must guide policy

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

#HumanRights #Immigration

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Di Volpe @dianavolpe.bsky.social · 20d

I shared some of my thoughts on the relationship between the EU, search and rescue NGOs, and the so-called Libyan coast guard in a conversation with Frey here:

Frey Lindsay @freylindsay.bsky.social · 20d

Everybody knows the Libyan Coast Guard is involved in the mass abuse/torture/murder of people in Libya. Over the years this hasn't been enough for the EU to break off its partnership. The LCG is now targeting NGOs - apparently that used to be a Commission red line, but we'll see if it still is.

Beyond Slavery @beyondslavery.bsky.social · 20d

The Libyan Coast Guard fired hundreds of bullets at a rescue ship. The European Commission had suggested direct fire would be a ‘red line’. Now the line has been crossed, they show no signs of ending the partnership with Libya. ✍️ @freylindsay.bsky.social

www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 21d

'Guidance' on transferring out of temporary protection that appears to emphasize labour and family routes rather than those relating to international protection.

www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Protection of displaced Ukrainians: Council adopts recommendation about transition out of temporary protection

The Council adopts a recommendation on the transition away from temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine.

www.consilium.europa.eu

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Miranda Green @greenmirandahere.bsky.social · 27d

Hands up who's old enough to remember the drama of all the other Mandelson forced resignations? *wearily puts on kettle and forebears from muttering I told you so*

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Sep 8

Trump: "Things that take place in the home they call crime....If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this is a crime."

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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · Sep 5

From yesterday: Refugee family reunion route closed in statement of changes: HC 1298 | Sonia Lenegan

Refugee family reunion route closed in statement of changes: HC 1298 - Free Movement

As trailed earlier in the week, the refugee family reunion route will be “suspended” as of 3pm today as set out in the statement of changes just published.

freemovement.org.uk

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · Sep 5

Professor Guy S Goodwin-Gill on the need to discuss genocide:
opiniojuris.org/2025/09/02/w...

We Need to Talk About Genocide

[Guy S Goodwin-Gill is Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford and Honorary Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney] Few if any of us will ever meet Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel…

opiniojuris.org

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Bonavero Institute of Human Rights @bonavero.bsky.social · Sep 4

The report finds that most news and commentary mentioning the ECHR in 2025 focused on immigration control, and that much of the debate has been based on misconceptions about the ECHR, misreporting of immigration tribunal cases, and mischaracterisations of the UK’s system of immigration appeals ⚖️

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Bonavero Institute of Human Rights @bonavero.bsky.social · Sep 4

A new report from the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford examines how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is represented in the UK media 📄

Read more 👇 www.law.ox.ac.uk/echr

@ox.ac.uk @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social

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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢Calling prospective authors!

Are you engaged in scholarly research in the field of refugee law? Apply for our online Author Workshop & get feedback on your work from the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Refugee Law.

⏰Deadline to apply: 12 Sept

www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/files/events...

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · Jul 20

We need to end violence against all women.
From @4refugeewomen.bsky.social.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Influential women urge Labour to include asylum seekers in plan to tackle violence

Exclusive: Letter warns of ‘two-tier’ system if asylum seekers are excluded from promise to halve violence against women and girls

www.theguardian.com

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · Jul 15

‘The inability of Western powers to condemn Israel’s conduct – much less bring it to an end – has made a mockery of the rules-based order that they claim to uphold.’

Adam Shatz on the world since 7 October, online now from the next issue: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Adam Shatz · The World since 7 October

The war with Iran is far more than an attempt to prevent nuclear weapons from getting in the hands of mullahs (if it...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · Jul 15

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Jul 10

In the event the UK and France agree a 'migrant returns' deal there's a potential EU law issue - several Member States have complained to the Commission about France going it alone - www.ft.com/content/423c...
Some thoughts on this possible argument, if there is a deal

Italy and Spain slam France over proposed migration pact with UK

Rome and Madrid fear they will have to take back asylum seekers who cross the Channel

www.ft.com

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Dr Maja Grundler @majagrundler.bsky.social · Jul 9

I am looking for UK immigration law practitioners to fill in a short survey about their engagement with legal academic work. There is also an option to take part in an interview at the end. Please do consider taking part and share with your networks:

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/northumbri...

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Dr Maja Grundler @majagrundler.bsky.social · Jul 9

Would you mind sharing this? (Thank you!)
@ilpaimmigration.bsky.social
@colinyeo.bsky.social (thanks for sharing on LinkedIn!:)
@squeakinglyjen.bsky.social
@danielsohege.bsky.social
@alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social
@stevepeers.bsky.social
@rli-sas.bsky.social

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Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi @liliantsourdi.bsky.social · Jul 7

We also warmly thank the previous E-i-C, @profjmcadam.bsky.social, @profgsgilbert.bsky.social & Guy S. Goodwin-Gill for marvellously steering the journal & all EB members, past & current for rich contributions! @myrmek.bsky.social @catbriddick.bsky.social @ndftan.bsky.social @yuliaioffe.bsky.social

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Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi @liliantsourdi.bsky.social · Jul 7

In our free inaugural editorial as E-i-C w/Sarah Singer @rli-sas.bsky.social we trace 40 years of scholarship @ the #International_Journal_of_Refugee_Law (OUP) & reflect on new directions: academic.oup.com/ijrl/article...
@profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social

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