New Briefing: Asylum Accommodation and Quasi-Detention
The current ‘crisis’ in the asylum accommodation system is a result of the failure of the Home Office to make timely decisions, recent reforms in the Nationality and Borders...
Guest Blog: The #AntiRefugeeLaws throw people back to war and persecution
Kidist Teklemariam, the Director of Unleashing Refugee Potential C.I.C, has shared a guest blog outlining why we must fight the UK Government’s cruel #Anti-RefugeeLaws. “I was recently asked, ‘What...
What would the #AntiRefugeeLaws have meant for you?
In April 2022, the Nationality and Borders Bill – known as the #AntiRefugeeBill – completed its passage through Parliament, becoming the Nationality and Borders Act. These cruel #AntiRefugeeLaws fundamentally...
Yorkshire welcomes refugees and takes a stand against the Anti-Refugee Bill
Halifax protests against the Bill. Photo credit: Veecca Smith-Uka, Right to Remain Following months of campaigning against the “Anti-Refugee Bill”, which has seen protests in Settle, Skipton, Ripon,...
West Midlands Pledge opposing the #AntiRefugeeBill
To mark six months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, over 65 organisations across the West Midlands have signed a pledge calling on all local leaders to oppose the...
Stand up for Afghan Refugees: Scrap the #AntiRefugeeBill
Today, Tuesday 15 February, marks six months since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, destroying lives and forcing people to flee for their safety. The British public watched the...
Fighting the #Anti-RefugeeBill in our communities
The Nationality and Borders Bill currently progressing through Parliament is a profound and historic threat to the right to seek safety in the UK. In the face of the...
Greater Manchester Joint Statement on the #AntiRefugeeBill
Today, 56 organisations and groups across Greater Manchester have come together to oppose the Government’s cruel and divisive #AntiRefugeeBill. The full statement reads: In Greater Manchester we look after...
New Report: Lessons Learned? How Government Contracts Failed People Seeking Asylum, Again.
Asylum Matters, in partnership with 18 organisations, has launched a new report, ‘Lessons Learned? How Government Contracts Failed People Seeking Asylum, Again.’ The report looks at the catastrophic impact...
Draft Motion for Local Councils to Oppose the Anti-Refugee Bill
As part of campaigning efforts to oppose the cruel and divisive anti-refugee bill, we’re calling on local councils to voice their concerns about the proposals in the bill. Local...