A High Court judge has ruled the Home Secretary's decision to reduce protections for potential trafficking victims, as part of an "one in one out" asylum returns deal with France, was unlawful. The ruling impacts asylum seekers arriving by small boat.
A High Court judge has ruled the Home Secretary's decision to reduce protections for potential trafficking victims, to facilitate the 'one in one out' asylum returns deal with France, was unlawful. The ruling impacts asylum seekers arriving by small boat.
Women and children, many victims of trafficking, are being held indefinitely in Indian detention centres under poor and abusive conditions. Lacking access to legal documents and healthcare, they face declining health and fear for their future, with no clear timeline for release or deportation.
The Philippines has approved new Inter-Agency Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on April 22 to improve coordination among law enforcement agencies in combating organised crime. The SOPs address gaps exposed during earlier raids, including difficulties in coordinating evidence, freezing assets, identifying trafficking victims and building cases against operators who left few physical traces. Analysts and former officials warn the bigger test will be whether the new playbook can keep pace with criminal networks already moving from large Pogo compounds into more elusive operations.
