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December 20, 2022
Rwanda flights asylum policy High Court ruling – Refugee Council Response
Reacting to Monday’s high court ruling on the plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda,…
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December 15, 2022
Scars like this never heal – Afghan evacuee Zahra speaks out on Channel tragedy
This blog post is by Zahra, a journalist, women’s rights activist and mother. She was evacuated…
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December 14, 2022
Channel tragedy – Refugee Council reaction to loss of life in freezing waters
Responding to news of today’s incident in the Channel, Enver Solomon, CEO of the Refugee Council,…
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December 13, 2022
Our response to the Government’s announcement of changes to the asylum system
On 13 December 2022, the Government announced some changes to the asylum system. Here we set…
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November 30, 2022
Sector urges the Government to set up Manston inquiry
Image: Hannah McKay, Reuters Following the shocking treatment of people seeking asylum at the Manston processing…
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November 24, 2022
Government statistics show a staggering backlog of asylum claims, a high grant rate, and a lack of safe routes
The government has published immigration statistics for the year ending September 2022. These provide figures for…
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November 21, 2022
As a human and a refugee, I was heartbroken to hear of the situation in Manston
Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay My name is Zahra and I know from experience how hard…
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November 14, 2022
New figures reveal scale of asylum backlog crisis
Figures show fresh evidence of the staggering number of people in the asylum system living in…
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November 8, 2022
Separated children abandoned in Home Office hotels in South East England
Separated children[1] abandoned in Home Office hotels in South East England It is a…
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October 31, 2022
Manston emergency: Ministers urged to create taskforce to tackle crisis in asylum system
Ministers are today being urged to put in place an urgent task force to tackle the…
