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August 26, 2021
Asylum backlog reaches a record high, including over 3,000 Afghans
Today the government issued its quarterly immigration stats for the year-ending June 2021. These statistics include…
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August 18, 2021
Government announces new resettlement scheme for Afghans
In response to the escalating crisis in Afghanistan, the government have announced a new resettlement…
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August 13, 2021
Refugee Council responds to Channel death tragedy
Yesterday, we became aware of news reports that a person had lost their life after the…
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July 28, 2021
7 REFUGEES FROM 7 DECADES AND 7 COUNTRIES MARK 70 YEARS OF THE UN REFUGEE CONVENTION
Refugees re-create iconic image of the signing of the UN Refugee Convention on its 70th anniversary…
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July 28, 2021
1951 – 2021: 70 years of refugee protection in the UK
Seventy years ago, after the horrors of World War II, the UK signed the Refugee Convention.
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July 27, 2021
Government fails to address the concerns raised by thousands of people in the consultation on the New Plan for Immigration
Last week the government published their response to the consultation on their New Plan for Immigration,…
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July 23, 2021
Nationality & Borders Bill – what we learnt from the second reading
In the last week before the summer recess, the Nationality and Borders Bill had its Second…
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July 22, 2021
Government’s new Strategy to tackle violence against women and girls fails to recognise the needs of women seeking asylum.
This week the government published its new Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) Strategy, following…
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July 19, 2021
Proposals to further criminalise and imprison people seeking asylum to cost more than £400m per year
Thousands of people who come to the UK seeking safety could be imprisoned for up to…
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July 6, 2021
The Nationality and Borders Bill – A devastating day for refugee protection
The recent publication of the Nationality and Borders Bill this week has marked the latest…
