A new podcast series from the Migrants' Law Project. The first series opens with the story of young refugees trapped in informal camps in northern France and reveals how lawyers, activists, and others worked to open safe and legal routes to reunite them with their families in the UK. More info: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/shine-a-light/it-can-be-done-stories-of-human-rights-law-in-action/ Cover image kindly provided by Juliet Kilpin, director of Peaceful Borders https://peacefulborders.org
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During the summer of 2015 thousands of refugees found themselves trapped in the jungle, an unofficial camp in Calais, France. Two English lawyers travelled to the jungle and were shocked to discover unaccompanied children living in unsafe, squalid conditions.In the second episode of It Can Be Done: A Syrian businessman discovers the harsh reality o…
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24:08Introducing a new podcast series from the Migrants' Law Project exploring how the law can be used for social change. Episode one opens in 2015. We meet Kotaiba, a 15 year old Syrian refugee who finds himself in Calais looking for a safe way to reach his brother and sister in the UK. Meanwhile, across the channel, two English lawyers Sonal Ghelani a…
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