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A Farewell from our Chair
From Calais to Whitechapel, finding the Penguins in the Chaos... Today marks the end of a six-year journey I’ve made with Refugee Youth Service (RYS), as I step down as Chair of the board, and I’ve been sitting with all the emotions that brings. It began in Christmas 2018, when I travelled to…
Refugee Youth Service Welcomes New Co-CEO
We are thrilled to announce a significant step in the growth and sustainability of Refugee Youth Service: the recruitment of a new Co-CEO to join our leadership team. This role will strengthen our ability to support displaced children and young people while ensuring we remain agile in addressing…
Mohammad’s Journey and Call for Change
My name is Mohammad. I am 18 years old, and I come from Sudan. I have been living in the UK for less than two years, but my journey here was long and very difficult. Today, I want to tell you my story. It is not just my story, but the story of many people like me who have been forced to leave their…
Mokti’s Journey: Courage in the Face of Manipulation
Mokti’s story is one of courage in the face of a highly manipulative system. At just 17, he found himself caught in a battle with UK authorities over something as fundamental as his identity. Age-disputed by the local authority and placed in adult accommodation, Mokti was forced to navigate a legal…
Impact Reports & Resources
Good Decision Making in Age Assessments
Young Roots
The Mental Health of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the UK
Mental Health Foundation
RYS Internship Report: Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors Unlawfully Placed in Adult Accommodations: Challenging the Age Assessment Procedures in the UK
Refugee Youth Service
Forced Adulthood: The Home Office’s incorrect determination of age and how this leaves child refugees at risk.
Humans for Rights Network, Helen Bamber Foundation, Refugee Council
RYS Annual Report 2023
Refugee Youth Service
RYS Annual Summary Report 2023
Refugee Youth Service
No Children in Hotels Impact Report
Refugee Youth Service
Rwanda plan and Illegal Migration Act will increase dangerous journeys and drive refugees underground
Refugee Council
Spotlight On: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Missing from Education
Children’s Commissioner
Disbelieved and denied, Children seeking asylum wrongly treated as adults by the Home Office (April 2023)
Helen Bamber Foundation, Humans for Rights Network, Asylum Aid
“We lost our lives when we arrived here”: Children in the UK’s asylum system (June 2023)
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
RYS Annual Report 2022
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2021
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2021
Velos Youth
The failure of French authorities to respect, protect and guarantee the rights of at-risk unaccompanied children (UAC)
Refugee Rights Europe
Facing Multiple Crises
Refugee Rights Europe
Northern France Timeline
Refugee Rights Europe
No End In Sight
Refugee Rights Europe
Left Out in the Cold
Refugee Rights Europe
Les Manquements Des Autorites Francaises
Refugee Rights Europe
Annual Report 2020: France
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2020
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2019
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2018
Refugee Youth Service
Six Months On
Refugee Rights Europe
Annual Report 2016: Somebody’s Child
Refugee Youth Service