Hundreds of trafficking victims denied right to remain in Britain
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Britain has denied hundreds of former slaves the right to stay in the country and access support or care services, despite authorities confirming that they were trafficking victims, data published on Tuesday showed. Government data revealed under the Freedom of Information Act found that between 2015-17, Britain’s Home Office did not allow […]
Education is key to ending UK’s ‘silent epidemic’ of domestic abuse
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain needs to provide children who witness domestic violence with more support to break the cycle of abuse, campaigners said on Wednesday, as the government plans to introduce a law boosting protection for victims. A proposed bill, announced in March, includes tough measures such as forcing abusers to wear electronic monitoring devices […]