squeakinglyjen.bsky.social
Feminist lawyer, Classicist, barrister at No5 Chambers. She/her or They/them pronouns
👤 Joined on 07 October 2023
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@squeakinglyjen.bsky.socialThe UK has a “hostile immigration environment” acutely felt by people who seek asylum. For queer folk, this means dealing with patronising interviews, bureaucratic disbelief, and narrow stereotypes about what it means to be gay. I’ve written more about this here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Show PostIt’s official: the UK is rejoining Erasmus! 👏🇪🇺
Show PostAsylum charities and lawyers routinely receive death threats. Today's report by the BBC regarding is unbelievably dangerous and the response of Labour MPs (calling for further visa breaks) is unconscionable. This kind of irresponsible anecdotal performative outrage is going to get someone killed.
Show PostThe ECHR doesn't oblige the UK to have a ramshackle & underfunded asylum system that is possible to exploit, the UK does that all by itself. It does oblige its states to provide protection to LGBT people facing very real threats of persecution, which gets missed here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Show PostIf you or someone you love operates a law library, my Pornography: A Legal Research Guide is now available from Hein! home.heinonline.org/catalog/?id=...
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