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26 June 2023
Positive Action in Housing Raises Concerns Over Home Office’s Plans to House Asylum Seekers on Cruise Ship in Leith
Positive Action in Housing has criticised the Home Office's plan to house asylum seekers on a cruise ship in Leith, expressing concern for the well-being of vulnerable people and calling for more appropriate and humane solutions for housing asylum seekers.
23 June 2023
Humanity Without Borders: Saving Lives at Sea
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea mandates ship captains to rescue anyone in danger at sea, even in international waters. But attempting to rescue refugees in boats could land you in jail for 20 years. It's time to value human lives over borders and billionaires.
20 June 2023
World Refugee Day
Today, 20th June, is World Refugee Day. It is a day both to celebrate those who have sought safety from war and persecution and honour those who have faced hostile immigration controls whilst looking for protection.
18 June 2023
UN agencies call for urgent action after Mediterranean refugee boat tragedy
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have called for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea following the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean, the worst in several years.
16 June 2023
Death of Chinese man at Dungavel could have been prevented had not been detainee
A fatal accident inquiry has found that the death of Xi Biao Huang in 2017 at Dungavel Detention Centre ‘might realistically’ have been prevented if appropriate and adequate medical attention was given.
16 May 2023
Illegal Migration Bill ‘morally unacceptable and politically impractical’
On Wednesday, the Illegal Migration Bill was in the House of Lords. We heard criticism of the Bill as “morally unacceptable and politically impractical” whilst another peer stated it would be an “outright ban on asylum”, reflecting comments from the UNHCR.
21 April 2023
Home Office proposes barracks and barges as accommodation
Despite the evidence of the catastrophic impacts of poor accomodation on mental and physical health, the Home Office is currently working to expand the quasi-detention estate.
3 April 2023
UK Spends One-Third of International Aid Budget on Domestic Asylum Costs
A new report by the international aid spending watchdog has revealed that the Home Office spent one-third of the UK’s international aid budget on domestic asylum costs, leading to severe cuts to genuine international aid programmes. The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) found that the permission…
2 April 2023
Home Secretary Accused of Parroting Far Right Tropes About British Pakistanis
The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has reached a new low with her far-right tropes about British Pakistanis.
20 March 2023
Template Letter Against the Illegal Migration Bill
At Positive Action in Housing, we are profoundly concerned about the implications of the Illegal Migration Bill. Outlawing people from accessing asylum in the UK where they have not arrived through state-endorsed routes, this Bill would act as a ban on asylum, punishing people when it should be protecting them.
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