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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 27d

The ECHR and United Kingdom international relations
#ECHR_withdrawal #humanrights #UKimmigration
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The ECHR and United Kingdom international relations

The suggestion that the United Kingdom might withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights for immigration purposes is misconceived. To contend that ECHR withdrawal is a simple act without …

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · 28d

The answer is not for people to remain in France. The UK must accept its share of responsibility for refugees.
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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · 28d

We have consistently warned that restricting family reunion and other humanitarian pathways drives people into dangerous journeys.

We urge the Government to act now to expand safe routes, so that individuals seeking safety are not forced to risk their lives at sea.

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · 28d

These deaths are:

➡️ the consequence of the absence of safe routes to protection in the UK

➡️ the consequence of penalties and fines imposed by the government on train, ferry and airline carriers who could otherwise bring people safely to the UK.

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · 28d

⚡ILPA is profoundly saddened by the deaths of four people, including two children, in the Channel over the past 24 hours.

These deaths are not inevitable. 🧵1/4

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Aug 12

📢 We're recruiting!! We're looking for a part-time Membership Engagement Manager to join our team.

⏰ Apply by Sunday 7 September.

More details 👇👇

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🙏 Please share widely 🙏

ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Aug 12

⚡We are one of over 200 orgs to have signed refugeestogether.bsky.social's open letter to party leaders calling for them to end the divisive politics, racist rhetoric and demonising language of the past.

Only then will they bring unity instead of division and cohesion rather than hate.

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Aug 6

⚡We’re one of the 53 organisations who've joined @ramfel.bsky.social to sign their letter urging Yvette Cooper to take urgent action to allow family reunion for those affected by the Afghan data breach which put their families at risk from the Taliban. Read more 👇👇

RAMFEL 🧡 @ramfel.bsky.social · Aug 6

53 organisations have joined RAMFEL to demand Yvette Cooper extend family reunion rights to those resettled under Afghan schemes. This is a vital step to fix the harm caused by the data breach, which exposed families to renewed risk from the Taliban. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Britain urged to let hero Afghans bring their families to UK after major data leak

Exclusive: Yvette Cooper is warned that the ‘worst possible consequences of the data leak’ could become a ‘dire reality’ if Afghans cannot bring their loved ones to safety

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Jul 30

🔊We have issued a public statement to mark the anniversary of the start of the summer 2024 riots. Read it in full 👇

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ILPA Statement on the Anniversary of the Summer 2024 Riots - ILPA

Following the tragic events in Southport, last summer saw numerous outbreaks of far-right violence, aggression and intimidation across the UK. The riots did not occur in isolation, but were fuelled […...

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · Jul 28

❓Did you know that hundreds of thousands of people are forced to wait over 10 years for the right to permanently settle in the place they already call home?

And it’s about to get worse. 🧵

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · Jun 30

🔽Garden Court's Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social produces briefing on the Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill for ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social

Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · Jun 27

The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill
- My briefing for the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA)
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Briefing for the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association: The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill

Briefing of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association: The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill

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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:

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Jun 26

📣 Are you a UK-based asylum/immigration practitioner interested in gender-based claims for asylum?

Join our joint training with Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) on 'How to Effectively Prepare Gender-based Violence Asylum Claims'

📅 Thurs 3 July. 3-5 pm.

Tickets 👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/wirl/t-pqjyamg

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Communicourt @communicourt.bsky.social · Jun 26

We're published on the @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social ‬today, exploring the importance of - and barriers to - timely identification of communication differences and difficulties in #immigration matters: http://bit.ly/3IhbJc8 #intermediary

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Together With Refugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social · Jun 25

🚨Did you know the government has made it nearly impossible for many refugees to become British citizens?

It's based on how they arrived, not who they are as people. This affects our neighbours, colleagues, friends.

📢Your MP needs to hear from you:

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Jun 25

We are so grateful 🙏 to the 100+ organisations who have supported the Briefing.

ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Jun 25

⚡ In advance of Committee Stage of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill in @houseoflords.parliament.uk, we have issued a Joint Briefing with @refugeestogether.bsky.social on the “Good character requirement for citizenship” Amendment 👇

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Jun 24

⚡ In May, our legal director ‪‪@zoebantleman.bsky.social‬ gave evidence to the JCHR on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

We welcome the Committee's subsequent report which sets out concerns raised & makes recommendations for improvement 👇
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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · Jun 18

@ilpaimmigration.bsky.social looking forward to speaking at our event on the immigration White Paper tonight, alongside my brilliant colleagues!

Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · Jun 16

We are delighted to be hosting a SOLD OUT event this week: 'The Immigration White Paper in Perspective: Economic Migration, Border Control, and Asylum Policy in the Year Ahead' 🔽
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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Jun 16

📣 Tomorrow, 17/06, our team of walkers 🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♀️ is joining with 1000s of others in central London to take on 10K for justice ⚖️ in @londonlegal.bsky.social's annual #LondonLegalWalk ☀️

🙏 Please help us smash our fundraising target 👇👇

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Jun 16

⚡ It's Refugee Week 2025 🧡 We join with friends around the world celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and all those seeking sanctuary 🧡 #RefugeeWeek #CommunityAsASuperpower

ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Jun 3

⏰ Closing tomorrow ⏰ Call for Papers: The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience – The ECHR at 75 and the Venice Commission at 35.

More details 👇 👇

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Call for Papers: The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience – The ECHR at 75 and the Venice Commission at 35

In 2025, we celebrate two anniversaries, the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the 35th anniversary of the Venice Commission. These significantmilestones will b…

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · Jun 2

⚡ The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill has its Second Reading in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk today.

Our legal team has prepared a detailed briefing. Read it in full 👇

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Katja Ziegler @profziegler.bsky.social · Apr 25

Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th anniversary of the Venice Commission) might be for you. www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...

Call for Papers | Centre for European Law and Internationalisation - CELI

Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th ...

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ILPA @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social · May 28

In its Immigration White Paper, the Govt heralded a pilot of ‘new intelligent technologies that facilitate contactless travel through eGates’.

📣 New on the ILPA blog, Elspeth Guild & Catriona Barclay consider the implications of passport-free travel.

Read in full 👇

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Image of AI face with quote: Passports matter, and they matter particularly as their issue is a prerogative of state sovereignty. Marginalising the role of passports in border controls may seem like a good technical fix to keeping passengers moving rapidly through entry ports, but the deeper consequences of such a move may create friction with other states.

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