Category: Asylum, refugee or humanitarian protection

The definition of “domestic abuse” has officially expanded to include non-physical and emotional abuse in the UK legal system. The new Domestic Abuse Bill aims to cover some of the loopholes found in older domestic abuse bills which allowed abusers to get away with emotional and economic abuse.

Asylum is sought when you have to leave your home country or place of birth due to circumstances that put you or your family at risk. This could include war, famine or death threats due to racial, religious or political reasons, among others.