Lone asylum seeking children are more likely to have experienced high levels of war trauma, combat and torture than those who arrive in a country with adult carers, according to a new study looking at the mental health of asylum seeking children in the UK.

An increasing number of asylum seekers decide to stay in Sweden despite their cases being rejected.

EU sees lack of consistency in its asylum policy, with refugees assured of acceptance in some countries and absolutely not in other, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.

An appreciative Ayaan Hirsi Ali has declined Denmark’s offer of asylum.