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Deportation Flight: 17 October

An update on the deportation flight to Ghana and Nigeria: A USC Aero flight took off on 17 October, from Stansted, around an hour after its scheduled departure of 10pm. We are not sure how many were on the flight, but we believe the flight was full, given that there were five coaches and some […]

HOL Report on Modern Slavery Act

The House of Lords’ 2024 Modern Slavery Act report mentions the evidence submitted by Migrants’ Rights Network and Migrants At Work. Read the report here.

An overview of the 2024 party conferences

Conference season is now over, and despite a leadership election dominating the Conservatives, immigration has remained a central topic across the political spectrum. There has been a troubling consensus on anti-migrant policies and language from Labour and the Conservatives, both having moved increasingly to the right on migrants’ rights in recent years. Below are our

Congo, colonialism and migration

by Migrants’ Rights Network and Friends of the Congo The theme of this year’s Black History Month is Reclaiming Narratives. At the Migrants’ Rights Network, we have consistently worked to debunk harmful narratives relating to migration, but also to challenge the narratives that try to sanitise or whitewash the root causes of displacement. We must

Decolonising Migration: Nisaba x MRN

In this blog we are collaborating with Nisaba on the theme of decolonising migration. What is decolonisation? Decolonisation is the process of undoing colonisation. It involves deeply reflecting about ourselves and about the world we live in, and implementing systemic change that disrupts hierarchies and power structures of harm and dehumanisation: such as racism and

United In Whiteness

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said the following in June 2020, following the murder of George Floyd:  “I do not know what it is to be Black. I do not know what it is to be Black, or a member of any other ethnic, religious or sexual minority in the places

Black History Month 2024: Reclaiming narratives and liberating history

With the theme of Black History Month this year being Reclaiming Narratives, we think it is a good chance to call in the migration sector. We think it is an important time to explore how the sector can embed anti-racism in their work, and steer clear of reductive narratives about Black communities, including Black migrants

Want to take part in our video series?

This Black History Month, London For Sudan and Migrants’ Rights Network are amplifying the Sudanese voices and stories that often are ignored, through a video series that we will share to social media. We are looking for 10 members of the Sudanese community in the UK who would like to take part in this video

Restrictions on international students are a disability justice issue

While the Government has decided to accept the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) recommendation to retain the Graduate Visa Scheme (GVS), it has also announced a number of restrictions on international students. This includes ensuring that face-to-face teaching is the primary mode of teaching, restricting remote learning. Before the pandemic, the visa rules for international students

We Are Here To Stay: Organising Day (Glasgow)

Time: Saturday, October 19, 2024 • 10:00AM- 5:00PM Location: Civic House, 26 Civic St , Glasgow, G4 9RH GB Host Contact Info: [email protected] We are Here To Stay: an organising day for disrupting migration systems and narratives Calling people to join the Migrants’ Rights Network and Ubuntu Women Shelter to organise and build local resistance to the

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