Blog: Bibby Stockholm
by an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation.
October 2023
“We are pioneers and innovators”.
by Edith Yembra, Treasurer to MRN’s Board, for Black History Month.
Palestine Statement
The Migrants’ Rights Network condemns ongoing settler-colonialism, genocide, violence and ethnic cleansing. We firmly believe that no one should be subjected to violence nor forced to choose between displacement and death. We must condemn forced displacement in all its forms across the world. While we call for safe routes, we also firmly believe that no
“Celebrating our Blackness in its entirety”.
by Ernest Ulaya, MRN Ambassador, for Black History Month.
Right to Work Checks + Immigration Raids
Immigration raids incite fear in migrant and migratised communities, while right to work guidance is causing confusion amongst employers. Through both our Hostile Office and Challenge the Checks campaigns, we are looking at how different aspects of legislation such as employment, digital and immigration law clash to create misery for migrant workers. The Government signalled
MAP: Second Workshop
On the second day of the workshops, which took place on October 21, 2023, our participants had the privilege of learning from two remarkable speakers, Marzia Babakarkhail and Lara Parizotto, who shared their experiences and wisdom, guiding our fellows towards impactful leadership and personal aspiration. Marzia Babakarkhail, a former Supreme Court Judge from Afghanistan and
Statement on MP Jill Mortimer’s comments
We are appalled at Jill Mortimer MP’s recent comments at PMQs, in which she demonised asylum seekers as “illegal”, claimed her office was being “besieged” by young men, and then called for asylum seekers to be “expelled”. This language is a direct result of the normalisation of dehumanising racist and anti-migrant narratives across our society.
Written evidence into the Inhumane Migration Act published by Parliament
The Joint Committee on Human Rights published evidence submitted by Migrants’ Rights Network, Migrants at Work and asylum seekers in Home Office accommodation into the impact of the Inhumane Migration Bill (now Act). Our evidence covered safe routes, removal to a third country and the impact of the legislation on modern slavery victims. MRN has
Written evidence into human trafficking published by Parliament
Evidence submitted by the Migrants’ Rights Network and Migrants at Work into human trafficking has been published by the Home Affairs Select Committee. Current approaches to tackling human trafficking focus on the symptom rather than the cause. Our evidence focused on the root causes of trafficking and how the UK visa sponsorship system enables the