Families have been torn apart in the landlocked Nagorno-Karabakh enclave after Azerbaijan blocked the Lachin corridor, the region's only link to the outside world

As a new report labels asylum accommodation ‘de-facto detention’, a mother details her family’s struggle

Congress is once again threatening the livelihoods and safety of sex workers with its latest attempt to reform Section 230.

The relentless focus on 100% attendance and lack of support is leaving parents of Send children feeling at breaking point

Husna Jalal said she was 'proud' of her father's bravery in the face of danger

“My biggest concern is keeping my daughter warm in the winter.”

The relentless focus on 100% attendance and lack of support is leaving parents of Send children feeling at breaking point

A 'prostitute caution' requires no evidence, merely suspicion - but stays on your record for a 100 years and blocks you from finding other work. 

A 'choppy' sea, arguments between smugglers, failed boat engines, and police detection all thwarted him in his attempt to travel to the UK from Calais

'Many female offenders suffer complex issues and have experienced very traumatic lives'

More than 40% of asylum seekers may be unable to access legal aid, despite the vast majority needing such support

Campaigners and experts warn that the Home Secretary's rhetoric serves to undermine the human rights and safety of people in need

Recent reports of kidnap highlight the Home Office's failure to protect vulnerable young people who have made the dangerous journey to the UK for sanctuary, reports Lauren Crosby Medlicott  

The Government has said that, due to the rise in small boat crossings, it has to urgently use hotels to give unaccompanied asylum-seeking children a roof over their heads – but there are safeguarding...

As Home Secretary Suella Braverman says her 'dream' is to see refugees flown to Rwanda, Lauren Crosby Medlicott looks at Keir Starmer's alternative

As Suella Braverman threatens to slam the door on victims of homophobia, a Freedom of Information request shows the Home Office has been holding at least 129 asylum seekers identifying as LGBTQI+ as...

It's a key part of reducing violence against women.

Lauren Crosby Medlicott speaks to women going through pregnancy, infertility and menopause about how their companies failed them, and how we can make it better

In April 2018, the Trump administration signed FOSTA—a combination of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act—into law, ostensibly a response to the Section 230...

Campaigners and experts warn that the Home Secretary's rhetoric serves to undermine the human rights and safety of people in need

This legislation is going to make some traffickers very happy

'Keeping sex workers criminalised will stop victims of trafficking from coming forward as they fear being criminalised themselves'

Asylum requests withdrawn without the applicants’ knowledge. Requests declined, but still eligible for protracted appeal. Appeals rejected but without offering people anywhere else to go. And...

It’s hard to imagine any other setting in which the fate of more than 150 missing children is dismissed with a shrug by the state - but a system of forced MRI and X-ray tests to uncover mythical...

The lives of people raising the children of family members are made even harder by a lack of support in the workplace – with many forced to quit their careers and go on benefits. Lauren Crosby...

As the inquest into the death of Aisha Cleary, born in her 18-year-old mother’s cell in 2019, comes to a close, Lauren Crosby Medlicott speaks to other women who have given birth while locked up

'Keeping sex workers criminalised will stop victims of trafficking from coming forward as they fear being criminalised themselves'

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Lauren Crosby Medlicott reports on Rishi Sunak's new law banning people entering the UK 'illegally' from claiming asylum or re-entering in the future

Experts slam the government’s £1.5m plan to create more jail places in England as prisoners’ self-harm rates soar

The Home Office has placed thousands of refugee children, some as young as ten, alone in hotels. The high court says the practice is illegal - so why is it still happening?

Lauren Crosby Medlicott speaks to modern slavery experts to understand the impact of Priti Patel's Home Office on victims

“Clumps of my hair started coming out. I looked in the mirror just thinking it wasn’t me.”

More than 40% of asylum seekers may be unable to access legal aid, despite the vast majority needing such support

“My biggest concern is keeping my daughter warm in the winter.”

Afghan children are facing the threat of starvation, while some are even being sold for food

State and local justice systems need to implement sustainable approaches to keep women out of prison and jail and in the community.

'I felt like I wasn't being a good mum'

How do we navigate the complex emotions of being in a privileged position?

Only 1% of maternity services are rated outstanding in England.

The total of prison leavers who were rough sleeping surged from April 2022 to March 2023 by over 51 per cent

A coalition of academics and charities working with migrants in the care sector have called on the Home Office to urgently address issues of migrant exploitation in the care sector.

"Extended detention is completely at odds with the care and support which any pregnant woman needs."

A week on from Mo Farah's trafficking documentary, a victim of modern slavery reveals his ordeal

Recent reports of kidnap highlight the Home Office's failure to protect vulnerable young people who have made the dangerous journey to the UK for sanctuary, reports Lauren Crosby Medlicott  

'Each year, 12,000 women are imprisoned in the UK, many serving short sentences for non-violent offences'.

Experts slam the government’s £1.5m plan to create more jail places in England as prisoners’ self-harm rates soar

Women are unable to study and work, with one saying her mental state is 'getting worse every day'

Zainab Ayodimeji started making data visualizations and posting them on LinkedIn. Her favorite one on Travis Scott caught a Spotify recruiter's eye.

In January 2020, the BBC released an interview with a young Vietnamese boy, Ba, who provided a detailed account of his horrifying experience of being kidnapped from his life as a homeless child and...

The population in some refugee camps could double, with women and girls facing the most risk of sexual abuse and violence, aid workers fear as they call for immediate international assistance in...

Experts blame Suella Braverman's borders act as stats show record number of potential victims being turned away

The bill has one last reading in the House of Lords before it is etched into UK law.

A fuel crisis is the sharpest manifestation of the South Asian country's economic woes, and every layer of society has been hit

In a desperate bid to avoid seeing a child they love end up in care, relatives are becoming makeshift parents - but at what price?