The biggest and most saddening news of the past week has been the passing of the Nationality and Borders Bill into law. It cannot be understated how much harm these laws will inflict on refugees and their communities, as well as slowly eroding the UK’s moral, ethical, and legal obligations to protect those who seek […]
Knowing your rights is important for everyone who comes to the UK, especially those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine- Here is a guide to the key issues that affect migrants & refugees & how to get support for them. Please get in touch if you’d like us to hold workshops in your communities too We
We have launched a new section of the Know Your Rights (KYR) Guide, on Mental Health, following unanimous request from migrants and refugees during its latest focus group. We collaborated with the charity Mind for their expertise in the subject and their extensive network. The KYR guide aims to help migrants understand and assert their
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 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
The tragedy of the 27 people that died navigating the treacherous channel crossing was etched in our minds as we reflected on writing this piece. The UK Government’s response to such a needless loss of life made clear that they are neither genuine nor committed to ensuring people are able to seek safety and sanctuary
On March 20th 2020 we and over fifty other organisations wrote to the local authorities asking for urgent steps be taken to protect and support vulnerable migrants, particularly those with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) and those experiencing or at risk of homelessness, during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In our follow-up letter on 14
