Catherine Meredith
@MeredithCAMM
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Barrister, human rights, anti-trafficking, refugees, equality: all views are my own
Joined March 2013
A very disturbing outcome. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission concluded: "... there is a credible suspicion that Ms Begum was recruited, transferred and then harboured for the purpose of sexual exploitation." See my submission at:
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Shamima Begum loses citizenship removal appeal bid
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On the risks of refoulement and complicity in torture inhuman and degrading treatment - our joint statement in relation to obligations of airlines and airline regulators. Previous communcations to the UK authorities linked below. #UK
#UK: Airlines should not facilitate unlawful removals of asylum-seekers to Rwanda 🇷🇼, UN experts say. Such actions might make these companies complicit in violating internationally protected #HumanRights and court orders. https://t.co/EZfERVb1kz
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Our statement reported in @guardiannews Airlines flying asylum seekers to Rwanda risk breaching human rights laws, UN experts warn – UK politics live https://t.co/ZZcJBSBd48
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Bill could become law this week as end of parliamentary ping-pong in sight
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@ Statement on obligations of airlines and airline carriers, and links to previous communications to UK authorities - with @DrAliceJEdwards and UN Special Rapporteur on human rights of migrants, Gehad Madi https://t.co/HGiOnyWuMq
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United Nations experts said airlines could be held responsible if human rights and international orders are violated
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UK: Airlines and aviation authorities should not facilitate unlawful removals to Rwanda, UN experts say | OHCHR
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GENEVA (22 April 2024) – UN experts* today expressed concern about the role of airlines and aviation authorities in facilitating unlawful removals to Rwanda under the Agreement between the Government...
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See below a statement issued today by a number of UN Special Procedures mandate holders. https://t.co/j8OC1uzG01
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GENEVA (28 July 2023) – UN experts* today voiced their concern at disinformation by a media outlet concerning a Human Rights Council event about women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan in June. They...
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90seconds on why the government's latest nonsensical idea affecting #refugees isn't going to work and what should be happening instead. Thanks for having me @SaimaMohsin
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Home Office grants 3 years leave to Afghan national, M, who challenged refusal under the Ukraine Family Scheme on discrimination grounds. M was represented by @michelleknorr instructed by Adam Jones at The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. 🔽 https://t.co/RR6wlF84jz
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M, an Afghan national who had lived in Ukraine for over 7 years when the war started in February 2022, applied in March 2022 under the Ukraine Family Scheme to join his British brothe
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High Court finds Home Secretary and Kent County Council acted unlawfully in their treatment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in a systematic and routine way. (1/7) Read 🔽 https://t.co/R63RkZromy
doughtystreet.co.uk
In a careful judgment handed down today, Mr Justice Chamberlain held that Kent County Council was and is still acting unlawfully in refusing to accommodate and look after all unaccomp
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🚨BREAKING: Suella Braverman has broken the law by withholding basic support from children & pregnant people seeking safety, judge rules. 🗣️Everyone deserves to live happy and healthy lives. ✊This cruelty must stop. https://t.co/pTEUHprdPC
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Home secretary’s withholding of payments for healthy food for children and pregnant women found to be unlawful
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Having a lot of 1-1 conversations with refugee welcome groups and frontline charities about the legal aid crisis. It's honestly just so depressing to hear literally the *hundreds* of individuals languishing in asylum support hotels who can't get any advice at all... @MoJGovUK
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It’s just incomprehensible that UK news shows are not pointing out to Government ministers that a Joint Committee on Human Rights has just published a damning verdict on the illegal migration bill finding it BREACHES A NUMBER OF THE UK’S INTERNATIONAL LEGAL OBLIGATIONS!
Rishi Sunak told MP’s his illegal Migration Bill was LEGAL A Joint Committee on Human Rights has now published a damning verdict finding it BREACHES A NUMBER OF THE UK’S INTERNATIONAL LEGAL OBLIGATIONS! Why is UK media not all over this?
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The new migration bill passed by the UK Parliament violates the country’s international human rights and refugee law obligations. High Commissioner for Human Rights @volker_turk and I share grave concerns in this respect. Here is our joint statement👇🏻 https://t.co/ZI8WTgI84Z
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GENEVA – The Illegal Migration Bill, which has now been passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom, is at variance with the country’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law and...
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I'm deeply disappointed by the passage of #IllegalMigrationBill. Instead of empowering, the law is likely to marginalise the victims of contemporary forms of #slavery even further, calling into question the UK 's commitment and leadership in tackling these practices globally.
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UN Refugee Agency + UN Human Rights Office condemn Illegal Migration Bill passed today: it “extinguishes access to asylum in the UK “ & “bars” the presentation of refugee protection/human rights claims, “no matter how compelling their circumstances”
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GENEVA (18 July 2023 ) – The Illegal Migration Bill, which has now been passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom, is at variance with the country’s obligations under international human rights and...
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Serious concerns have been raised by @UN_SPExperts including mandate of SR trafficking in persons, highlighting lack of compatibility of UK #IllegalMigrationBill w/ international law. Full text of joint Communication is published at: https://t.co/eXPsas3td7
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(2 of 2) @TBBforTalent flagged the need for more employers to help relocate skilled refugees for work, & to safety. @clark_oliviag shared @dlapiper's positive experience of recruiting through the Displaced Legal Talent Initiative. Two important initiatives in need of support.
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(1 of 2) Yesterday I joined the launch of the UK Displaced Journalists Initiative, led by @doughtystreet & @TBBforTalent. It aims to support displaced journalists at grave risk in need of relocation & internat protection, as detailed by panellists @MeredithCAMM & @caoilfhionnanna
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.@TBBfortalent @clark_olivag @dlapiper @caoilfhionnanna @meredithCAMM urging employers to engage in the #DisplacedJournalistInitative & lift talented Afghan journalists & others to safety #journalistsafety #mediafreedom #Afghanistan. More to follow.
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