Statement from Fizza Qureshi, CEO of MRN: ” Over the past few months, European countries have been embracing Ukrainian refugees, who are being welcomed and warmly received. Mainland European governments have significantly relaxed entry requirements to enable Ukrainians to cross borders as speedily as possible, which is unarguably the correct way to respond to this […]
The Government is currently consulting on ‘reforming’ the Human Rights Act. The Human Rights Act came into force in 2000 and sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone in the UK is entitled to (like the right to freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial etc). It means that public bodies
Ukraine Message from our Chief Executive, Fizza Qureshi: “Like many of you, our thoughts today are dominated by the Russia-Ukraine war. Some of you may be desperately worrying about loved ones caught up in the conflict; others are working hard to support people already in this country or who may be arriving soon. None of
The Nationality and Borders Bill continues to make its way through Parliament. We’ve been focusing on Clause 9: the Government’s attempt to widen their deprivation of citizenship powers so that they are no longer obliged to notify someone before making a deprivation order (you can read more about the issue, and our work to oppose
Ahead of the debate in the House of Lords on Thursday 27 January, we have produced a briefing for peers on the amendments that have been tabled to Clause 9 of the Nationality and Borders Bill. What is Clause 9? Clause 9 is the part of the Bill which, if passed, would give the Secretary
Today the Nationality and Borders Bill has its second reading in the House of Lords. As many of you will know, the Bill contains a whole host of deeply troubling Government proposals for changes to the asylum and immigration system in the UK, including allowing the ‘push back’ of boats crossing the English Channel, using
