New project launched supporting Trans+ Asylum Seekers
We Exist Legal: A collaborative new service
We Exist Legal is a new project providing free legal advice and representation to Trans+ people navigating the UK’s asylum and immigration system. The service is a collaboration between grassroots Trans+ mutual aid group We Exist and legal charity Asylum Justice, and is delivered by Hussein Said - an experienced solicitor specialising in LGBTQ+ asylum law and a member of both organisations.
This initiative was created in direct response to the systemic barriers Trans+ people face when seeking asylum - barriers that go ...
Lisa
Lisa is originally from Namibia. She claimed asylum in the UK after fleeing years of sexual abuse, forced marriage, and ongoing threats from her abuser. In her initial asylum claim, the UK Home Office accepted she had been abused and coerced into marriage by her cousin. However, they refused her claim for protection in the UK arguing she could safely relocate to another area within Namibia.
Asylum Justice represented Lisa in her appeal, focusing on whether internal relocation was a safe and reasonable option given her experiences. She is mother to a young daughter, ...
Shafi
Shafi is a young man of just 19 years old from Afghanistan. He approached Asylum Justice for help to be reunited with his parents and two younger brothers, who were stranded in a UNHCR refugee camp in Pakistan. Afghan families living in Pakistan are at constant risk of deportation back to Afghanistan by the authorities, making life precarious and stressful for many. Because Shafi had turned 18 and was considered an adult, the family reunion application had to be made under more complex legal provisions (Adult Dependant Relative and Child Non-Parent Relative) than if he ...
Refugee Week 2025
Well-founded fear: The decline of the 'right' to asylum
In June 2025, we mark two significant milestones: the 74th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention, signed in the wake of the atrocities of World War II, and twenty years since Asylum Justice was established. In that time, we have witnessed enormous shifts in the political and legal landscape, but the moment we find ourselves in now is among the most alarming yet.
Across the world, the number of people displaced by conflict, repressive regimes and climate breakdown has reached unprecedented levels: over 123 ...
Work with AJ! Finance Officer Position
Salary: £ 5,820 pro rata (£29,400 FTE)1 day (7.4 hours) a weekFixed term: 2 years (with possibility of extension dependent on funding)Based: Primarily Home Based
Asylum Justice is a registered charity (1112026), and a company limited by guarantee (5447875), which was set up in 2005 to provide free legal advice, assistance and representation to asylum seekers, refugees, and vulnerable migrants without access to Legal Aid.
An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Officer, responsible for overseeing the financial administration of the Asylum Justice office, maintain...
Work with AJ! Funding Officer Vacancy
Salary: £31,500 per annum
F/T (37 hours per week)
Based: Primarily Home Based
Asylum Justice is a registered charity (1112026), and a company limited by guarantee (5447875), which was set up in 2005 to provide free legal advice, assistance and representation to asylum seekers, refugees, and vulnerable migrants without access to Legal Aid.
An opportunity has arisen for a Funding Officer to identify and utilise new funding opportunities, thereby ensuring our continued viability.
Contract terms: Open-ended Contract. Probationary period of 12 weeks.
Holiday ...
Donate to our Winter Fundraiser to give the gift of hope to asylum seekers, refugees & vulnerable migrants in Wales
In a year that saw the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act, creating an increasingly hostile environment for asylum seekers and refugees, our specialist legal support is needed perhaps now more than ever.Donate to our Asylum Justice Fundraiser using the link below and receive a limited-edition card - designed by former asylum seekers - written to your loved one from our Team, thanking them for helping to defend the rights of people and their families seeking safety in Wales. But move fast - only a limited number of cards are available!Click here to give your ...
Jim & Helena
When people come to the UK in search of sanctuary, they hope to live in a society where they face less exclusion and more stability. However, even those who manage to secure the legal right to stay here often have to spend years in and out of the asylum system before getting a positive outcome that allows them to integrate and heal.
This was the case for one family who first arrived in the U.K. in 2015. They had their initial asylum claim and two subsequent claims rejected, finally succeeding only with their fourth attempt, after Asylum Justice took on their case. ...
Maria
Sometimes a case is referred to us which hasn’t received the attention or care it deserves. Maria’s case was one of these.
Maria had the impression that she wasn’t being listened to – neither during her Home Office interview nor by the solicitor representing her.
“The previous lawyer did not even give me a chance to talk. He just wrote down what he thought and decided for me. I was never given a platform where I could express my feelings. He said to my face early on: ‘This case won’t win.’ He judged me and never took the time to listen to my ...
Abdullah
“I never thought that during my lifetime I would have to leave my home. We were a wealthy family with a farm and many livestock animals, but then the war came to our area, and everything was burnt to the ground. My father was detained as he was accused of giving food and clothing to the rebels. He was tortured and passed away shortly afterwards.”Abdullah came to the UK in 2014 and was granted leave in the same year. He came alone to the UK, leaving his wife in Sudan because the journey was too dangerous. As soon as he was granted leave, he worked hard to learn ...
