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Legal Update: Fees will damage health of migrants

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  • Tuesday, September 17, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Government proposals to charge for healthcare will have a damaging impact on the lives of migrant children, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Treatment of trafficking victims

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  • Tuesday, August 6, 2013
  • | CYP Now
A recent case makes important rulings about the treatment of child trafficking victims in criminal cases, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager, at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: The age of criminal responsibility

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  • Tuesday, June 25, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The age of criminal responsibility of 10 years old in England and Wales has drawn criticism from MPs and the UN, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Asylum age disputes cause harm

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  • Tuesday, May 28, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Lengthy legal disputes over the age of asylum-seeking children have a damaging effect on their lives, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Legal Update: Immigration cases face aid cuts

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  • Tuesday, April 16, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Legal aid changes could place an extra burden on councils dealing with children's immigration issues, say Anita Hurrell and Kamena Dorling from the Migrant Children's Project at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Legal Update: Reforms threaten access to justice

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  • Tuesday, February 5, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Proposed reforms of judicial review risk creating barriers to children seeking access to justice, argues Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer for the Migrant Children's Project at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Legal Update: Asylum seekers face benefit gap

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  • Tuesday, January 8, 2013
  • | CYP Now
With an estimated 10,000 asylum-seeking children living far below the poverty line, Chris Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines concerns over support offered to families

Legal Update: Social workers as legal advisers

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  • Tuesday, October 30, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Proposals for social workers to provide legal assistance to children with immigration applications raise serious concerns, says Kamena Dorling, Coram Children's Legal Centre's policy and programmes manager

Human rights of migrant children

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  • Monday, October 1, 2012
  • | CYP Now
The human rights and treatment of unaccompanied migrant children and young people is now the focus of an inquiry, reports Kamena Dorling, Coram Children's Legal Centre's policy and programmes manager

Legal Update - Refugees face education barriers

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  • Monday, September 3, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programme manager for Coram Children's Legal Centre's Migrant Children's Project, discusses the obstacles refugee and migrant children face in accessing education

Children's rights and extradition

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  • Monday, July 9, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Syd Bolton, solicitor and co-director of Coram Children's Legal Centre's Refugee Children's Rights Project, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court's recent extradition appeals judgments

Advice needs of migrant children

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  • Tuesday, May 15, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager, and Anita Hurrell, legal research and policy officer at CCLC, discuss the findings of their new report into access to advice for migrant children