Age assessment and asylum: Laura Gibbons & Gulwali Passarlay in discussion
| Dates: | 23 November 2020 |
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| Times: | 16:00 - 17:30 |
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| What is it: | Talk |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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One of the greatest difficulties for asylum seeking children can be proving they are under 18 and therefore legally a child. Under this status, they have (or should have) access to additional protection and state support. In the current hostile environment that fosters a widespread ‘culture of disbelief’ towards migrants, age claims are increasingly disputed by the Home Office.
Join us for a conversation with Gulwali Passarlay, who will tell us about his experience of seeking asylum in the UK as a child, alongside Laura Gibbons who will reflect on her work with age-disputed asylum-seeking children at the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit.
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