Sangeetha is thrilled to be listed as a finalist in the Women in Law Awards 2020. Standing alongside accomplished women in the legal profession, Sangeetha has been recognised as a ‘Rising Star’, Barrister of the Year.
Sangeetha was invited onto LBC radio today to speak with host Nick Ferrari. She urged that an objective and dispassionate perspective is taken when considering what is happening in the Channel. Sangeetha dispelled myths surrounding asylum seekers and highlighted that their journeys of refuge and hardship do not end at the UK border. One example…
Sangeetha was invited onto Sky News on 8th August 2020 to discuss the rise in small boat Channel crossings in recent days. Interviewed by Vanessa Baffoe, Sangeetha explained the problem first, before discussing the proposed ‘call to Naval arms’ by UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel. The tragedy of asylum seekers taking this perilous journey across…
Sangeetha was invited onto LBC News on 7th August 2020 to discuss the sharp rise in migrant crossings across the Channel and the Home Secretary’s management of the situation. In the hours before the radio interview, press reports suggested that the Home Secretary wanted to involve the Royal Navy to help manage the in-flow of…
Sangeetha held a webinar with colleague Bronwen Jones to take a deep-dive into some of the UK’s ‘hostile environment policies.’ This webinar explores the genesis of the policy and how the self-proclaimed ‘hostile environment’ has evolved over time to entrench hostility towards migrants. Sangeetha drills down into how the hostile environment has been quietly procedurally or…
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…