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The Environmental Impact on Appearance: Challenging Age Determination for Unaccompanied Children
In a world where first impressions often dictate our perceptions, it's crucial to recognise the complexities of appearance and its relationship with age, especially when it comes to unaccompanied children seeking refuge in the UK. Recently, a group of age-disputed young people embarked on a trip…
Navigating the Unreliable Path of Age Assessments: A Call for Compassion in the Asylum Process for Unaccompanied Children
At Refugee Youth Service, we recently had the privilege of taking a group of age-disputed children to the Natural History Museum in London. Among the many wonders we encountered, one stood out – a 1135-year-old tree. As we marvelled at its age, it sparked reflections on the unreliable and unethical…
RYS is seeking a new board member to guide its strategy for becoming led by lived experience
RYS is seeking a passionate individual to join as a Director and play a crucial role in the organisation’s transformation. As a Director, they will actively contribute to shaping RYS’s strategic direction, policies, and initiatives. RYS’s strategic vision is to become an organisation led-by-lived…
Internship Report: Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors Unlawfully Placed in Adult Accommodations: Challenging the Age Assessment Procedures in the UK
During the summer of 2023 Francesca Panico joined RYS's No Children in Hotels Project to undertake a two-month internship. The internship took place as part of the fieldwork requirement for a Masters Degree program, which also required the production of an academic paper concerning the issue…
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