Carolina has a Degree in Law, a Diploma in Conflicts Management and a Diploma in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law obtained in Colombia. She has over 6 years of experience and since arriving in London in 2019 has been working with migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in different areas. She volunteered at the…
We are launching legal action against the Home Office over the EU Settlement Scheme. We believe the Home Secretary is acting unlawfully in failing to meet her duties under the Equality Act towards people with protected characteristics who are eligible for the scheme. Our case is a challenge to the failure of the Home Office…
The past few months have shown how the UK immigration system makes people vulnerable. Migrants face being cut out of healthcare, barred from the social safety net, left in absolute poverty, and the right to safety at work undermined. We believe Britain can do better than this. In this webinar we will hear from three artists…
Janahan is a law student at Birkbeck, University of London. He was motivated to study law after experiencing the UK’s immigration system first hand, as a Tamil refugee. He was named runner up for the Future Legal Mind award 2020, for his essay on discrimination against Foreign National Offenders embedded in the UK immigration system.…
Minnie Rahman is the Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager at JCWI. She is a writer and campaigner specialising in migrant’s rights, climate change and social justice. After working in both the European and UK Parliament for 5 years as an expert in government policy, she moved on to lead JCWIs parliamentary advocacy and public facing campaigns.
In August + September I’m completing a marathon and an olympic-distance triathlon near to my house in North East London to raise money for JCWI. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is a wonderful, independent charity, standing with migrants against harsh immigration rules to fight for justice. They do vital work supporting…
We were absolutely delighted to win Legal Aid Team of the Year at the 2020 Legal Aid Lawyers of the Year (LALY) awards. YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIuqzBlh-z0 Our Legal Director Nicola Burgess accepted the award on behalf of the team: “I am so proud of each and every member of my team. They work so hard,…
A training contract at JCWI has given me the best possible start to my legal career while allowing me to contribute to a wider fight I feel passionately about. A combination of accessible and supportive supervision and trust in my ability has given me a level of experience and confidence I couldn’t have imagined…