asylum seekers

March 28, 2020

Europe should curb immigration detention during pandemic, says Human Rights Watch

States have an obligation to ensure that medical care for those in their custody is at least equivalent to that available to the general population and must not limit equal access to preventive, curative, or palliative care.
March 20, 2020

Suffering reaches 'unimaginable levels' under EU-Turkey refugee deal

The EU-Turkey deal has resulted in approximately 40,000 people seeking asylum being trapped in appalling conditions in the five EU ‘hotspot’ refugee camps on the Greek islands, says Oxfam.
February 9, 2020

UNHCR calls for decisive action to end 'alarming' conditions on Aegean islands

The UN Refugee Agency is urging Greece to intensify efforts to address alarming overcrowding and precarious conditions for asylum seekers and migrants staying on the five Greek Aegean islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, and Leros.
December 17, 2019

Award to Lutheran church in Costa Rica for refugee response

The Lutheran Costa Rican Church has received the 'Living Integration Seal' award 2019, award given by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to organisations for support to refugees.
December 13, 2019

India's Citizenship Amendment Bill condemned as 'fear-mongering and bigotry'

The Bill passed legitimises discrimination on the basis of religion and stands in clear violation of both the constitution of India and international human rights law, Amnesty International India says.
November 12, 2019

US 'misusing' justice system to harass migrant human rights defenders

Amnesty International is calling on the US Department of Justice to drop "spurious criminal charges" against a humanitarian volunteer in Arizona facing a retrial in relation to humanitarian assistance he provided to migrants near the US-Mexico border.
October 29, 2019

UNHCR releases reports on improving prospects of child refugees in UK

Three new reports bring together first-hand accounts of young refugees and asylum-seekers and those who support them across the UK.
October 27, 2019

Syrian refugees 'tricked or forced' into returning to Syria from Turkey

Turkish authorities spent the months leading up to the military offensive in Syria forcibly deporting hundreds of Syrian refugees back to the war-torn country, a new Amnesty International report reveals.
September 23, 2019

Report calls for reform of Home Office decision-making following Windrush scandal

A new report has exposed the historical and systemic failures of asylum decision-making in the UK and makes the case for root-and-branch reform of the asylum and immigration system.
September 18, 2019

Two thirds of business leaders say asylum seekers should have the right to work

Currently people seeking asylum are banned from working while their claims are being processed by the Home Office.