Editorials, guest pieces, analyses, events and updates from the Migrants’ Rights Network, addressing key issues in migration policy, the migration/refugee sector, and the struggles for equality, justice and dignity more broadly.
Guest post by Fidelis Chebe, Project Director at Migrant Action Any form of displacement, ‘voluntary’ or ‘forced’, is costly: mentally, emotionally, financially and psychologically. In some cases, displacement involves the loss of human lives. The Home Office exacerbates the costs of displacement on migrants by operating a service charging regime that seems to deliberately and […]
On Friday, US President Donal Trump’s visit to the UK looks set to galvanise a massive protest demonstration in central London. Together with JCWI and others, MRN will convene the “migrant bloc,” making plain what brings us to the (hopefully sunny) streets: the struggle for migrants’ rights. That is, a plain and simple demand that
by Elspeth Macdonald Last week MRN attended a workshop on No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) hosted by the Open University. The event was a chance to hear about the OU’s recent research on the topic. It was also an opportunity for different organisations and individuals to share ideas around campaigning for change on NRPF.
The Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) today released their eagerly-awaited report on the Windrush Generation and its treatment by the Home Office. Many have already reacted at the report’s unflinching condemnation of Home Office practices. “Major reforms needed,” reads a headline on the Parliament’s own website. It is very positive to see that the scandal
Today, MRN and partners are releasing Know Your Rights – A Guide for Migrants. The guide aims to help migrants understand their rights and how to assert them in 8 key areas of everyday life: banking, driving, education, employment, health, housing, social services, and the detention and deportation of homeless EU nationals. The guide has been
During 2017, the Migrants’ Rights Network coordinated the Outsider Project in four locations across England, in response to the steadily worsening perception of, and increased hostility towards, migrants living in the UK. The Outsider Project supported migrants affected by the negative discourse around immigration, and promoted a positive narrative demonstrating the benefits of living in
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