We’re recruiting for a new Fundraising and Operations Director to join RLS. This is an exciting role for a leader who is passionate about migrant justice and equity to sustain [...]
On 11 March 2025, the European Commission unveiled its so-called “Return Regulation.” In reality, this is a Deportation Regulation that expands detention (including in offshore sites), fuels racial profiling, and [...]
As you may have seen, the UK government has announced that it’s suspending applications for refugee family reunion. Inevitably, this is causing a lot of anguish among the people we [...]
The following article was written by an Afghan refugee. This week marks four years since 15th of August 2021, when the hardline brutal group, the Taliban, seized control of Afghanistan, [...]
Refugee Legal Support, RAMFEL and Asylum Aid, along with 51 other organisations have written to the Home and Defence Secretaries demanding action. We’re urging Yvette Cooper to take urgent action [...]
The UK’s Afghan Resettlement schemes came to a shuddering closure on 1 July 2025. Although pending applications will continue to be considered, this abrupt closure otherwise ends access to one [...]
We’ve signed a joint statement with several other NGOs to urge the Greek Government to withdraw the new draft law on returns. The draft law poses a serious threat to [...]
Yesterday, the Government announced the immediate closure of the Afghan resettlement schemes, also known as the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS). In [...]
Diallo was jailed for four long months – no trial, kept in isolation and subjected to beatings, electro-shocks and threats against his family. He still bears the scars from his [...]
“Mentally, physically, and practically, life is not possible here” In July 2024 we published our report, Voices from the Camps, with Mobile Info Team (MIT). Since then living conditions and [...]
We’re glad to publish the following flyers, which were produced in collaboration with Global Brigades Greece, following an information session with students from Penn State University. The session was delivered [...]
We regularly hold training sessions and workshops for organisations in the sector. Sharing our legal expertise and knowledge is an important part of our work, and it helps to strengthen [...]
Kidisti’s* journey to reunite with her daughter is one of extraordinary determination and strength. In the 10 years she was waiting to be reunited, Kidisti tells us that only survived [...]
RLS lawyer, Zofia Duszynska, has written a detailed practical guide to Asylum Interviews for Free Movement. The article explains how to address many of the problems experienced in relation to [...]
We’re proud to launch our new report, “Still Waiting: the Afghans Abandoned by the UK.” This report has been produced in partnership with members of the Afghan community. It’s published [...]
People seeking sanctuary in the UK face significant challenges during their asylum process. Over half of the people seeking asylum are unable to find legal aid lawyers, and many face [...]
Lucy Alper, RLS Athens Project Coordinator and Legal Caseworker, recently provided information sessions to volunteers and students from different universities. She spoke with students from the University of Florida and [...]
We’re recruiting for Supervising Lawyer to join our London team. You’ll be working on the Afghan Pro Bono Initiative, where you’ll provide expert casework and legal support to people who [...]
An important part of our role is using our legal expertise to support others in the sector. In recent weeks, we’ve worked with a number of organisations to provide training [...]
RLS’s Athens Legal Coordinator, Lucy Alper, recently delivered training to staff of Meraki community centre in Athens. She covered the asylum procedure and people’s rights as well as history and [...]
When I met Fariba to discuss her story, I promised her that we’d make it clear that she used to have a good life in Iran. “People don’t believe me [...]
15/12/2023, London “I feel alive every time I see my family back together in front of my eyes and that I am with my daughter after a long time.” Amina* [...]
Read the full report here. 16/11/2023, Athens Claiming asylum is a basic right, yet in Greece people have long been subjected to destitution and left undocumented as they struggle to [...]
Peter’s story’s remarkable. He faced oppression, violence and torture, three continents and near drowning. He was kind enough to share his story with us so that we can tell the [...]
Greece remains the first place in Europe that many people fleeing persecution land. Demand for our support here is huge. However, with so much else happening, Greece has slipped out [...]
We’re proud to launch our new report “Two years of empty promises: the UK leaves Afghans stranded and at risk”. The report has been developed by the Afghan Pro Bono [...]
Qaed and his family have very kindly agreed that we can share their story here. Their journey demonstrates the enormous strength that’s required through the long journey to find safety [...]
A new guide produced by the Afghan Pro Bono Initiative provides much-needed step-by-step information on the UK’s Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). The new guide: به زبان فارسی اینجا [...]
