Experiencing Asylum Appeals: 34 Ways to Improve Access to Justice at the First Tier Tribunal

Abstract

Asylum seekers going to appeal face significant challenges. Not only are they often unfamiliar with the UK’s legal culture and are operating in a second or third language, but they also frequently carry the mental and physical scars of traumatic experiences and journeys from their countries of origin. The legacies of their experiences of violence can mean that they struggle to disclose important aspects of their cases, that their memory of key events is impaired and that they harbour deep-seated mistrust of legal and state processes. Show more