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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…
Introducing our newest Director, Abdulmonaim
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Abdulmonaim to our Board of Directors! With his first-hand experience of the challenges young refugees face when arriving in the UK, Abdulmonaim will play a crucial role in guiding and informing RYS’ programs and activities from a governance…
We’re now funded by the Heathrow Community Trust
We're delighted to announce that our No Children in Hotels Project has been awarded a grant by the Heathrow Community Trust's Projects for Young People grant programme! The grant will support and strengthen the project for the next eighteen-months, enabling us to reach more age-disputed children…
From War Zones to Windowless Rooms: A Fresh Call for Change
We remain deeply troubled by the conditions in which asylum seekers, including age-disputed children, are forced to live when arriving in the UK. In some hotels they are placed in crowded windowless rooms for over a year. Many are left with only a single set of clothing; dehumanising treatment that…
Impact Reports & Resources
RYS Annual Report 2024
Refugee Youth Service
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