Sangeetha was honoured to feature in Felicity Selkirk‘s first episode of “Conversations from Confinement.” Felicity is hosting a series of conversations with her clients to explore how COVID-19 is impacting different sectors and how businesses are adapting globally to meet social-distancing requirements. Listen to our conversation here where we explore the impact of confinement on…
Sangeetha was thrilled to participate in TEDxLondon‘s ‘Conversations Beyond Borders‘. The #ConversationsBeyondBorders is a virtual space of experts created to keep the TedX community together during this period of social distancing. This space allows the TEDx community to come together, explore ideas worth spreading and help everyone feel a little less alone. Sangeetha joined Maryam Pasha, Director…
Sangeetha assisted members of the Immigration Bar in the drafting and dissemination of a concerned letter to the Chair of the UK Bar Council. The letter highlights grave concerns that the jurisdiction of Immigration Law has been continuing to list non-urgent oral hearings in the Tribunals against all government guidance on social distancing to prevent…
Sangeetha is thrilled to be appointed Director of Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid‘s Board. Fenix is a growing legal NGO based in Lesvos, Greece, where much of Sangeetha’s time and energy is now focused. There are over 20,000 asylum seekers in Lesvos. They live in a camp designed to temporarily shelter 2400 asylum seekers. The situation…
Sangeetha has been commissioned by the London Times to write about the legal implications of Europe’s recent border violence. Her article “The EU have chosen strong borders over legal duties – The Migrant Crisis in Greece is the inevitable result of years of seeing the right to asylum as a weapon rather than an obligation”…
As someone who dedicates a significant part of her practice to pro bono work, Sangeetha drafted the submission on behalf of Goldsmith Chamber’s immigration team for the Pro Bono category of the Lexis Nexis Legal Awards 2020. We are proud to have been shortlisted for the award and celebrate Lexis Nexis for acknowledging what an unusually…
Sangeetha is proud to be an Associate of the Border Criminologies Faculty at the University of Oxford. Border Criminologies sits within the Criminology Department of the University’s Faculty of Law. The department brings together academics, practitioners and those who have experienced border control from around the world, showcasing original research from a range of perspectives.…