News 2023
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26 July 2023
Statement on the Illegal Migration Act
We have been reflecting, this week, on the Illegal Migration Act that was made law last week. This Act shows a flagrant disregard for the lives and wellbeing of people seeking safety, demonstrating the deterioration of the values and structures created to protect them.
22 July 2023
Civil society statement against the passage of the Illegal Migration Bill, July 2023
As a coalition of 290 organizations representing human rights, migrants' rights, refugee and asylum, anti-trafficking, disability rights, health, housing, racial justice, criminal justice, faith, access to justice, and other sectors, we condemn the passage of the Illegal Migration Act.
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…
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