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May 3, 2019
WATCH: Helen Johnson explains what happens when child asylum seekers are wrongly classified as adults
BBC Newsnight has uncovered repeated instances of the Home Office incorrectly identifying children as adults.
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April 12, 2019
Promoting the rights of women seeking asylum and refugees at the UN
An amended version of this article was first published at www.equalityhumanrights.com CEDAW is the UN Convention…
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March 5, 2019
Q&A: Joe Jakes on the Youth Development Project
With no family to support them, unaccompanied refugee children are particularly vulnerable and isolated, but Refugee…
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February 21, 2019
One of the lucky ones – Ahmed’s story
For many years the Refugee Council has campaigned for refugees living in the UK to be…
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January 28, 2019
Claiming asylum in Japan
Our Head of Advocacy, Andy Hewett, visits to find out more and share learning…
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January 3, 2019
Channel crossings – time to set the record straight
As people crossing the Channel dominates the news agenda for yet another day, we try and…
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December 28, 2018
21 years of commitment
As Helen Johnson, Head of the Refugee Council’s Children’s Services is honoured with an OBE for…
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November 13, 2018
No one benefits when refugees are barred from work
Thangam Debbonaire is the Labour MP for Bristol West and Chair of the APPG on Refugees.
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October 5, 2018
Room to rent? Do something amazing and rent to a refugee
We all know that home is fundamental to living well and feeling safe. But for refugees…
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August 17, 2018
13 might be an unlucky number for some, but it’s not for me
As Dr Lisa Doyle, Executive Director of Advocacy at the Refugee Council, celebrates 13 years of…