asylum seekers

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.
September 13, 2019

Rwanda, UNHCR and African Union agree to evacuate refugees out of Libya

The Government of Rwanda will receive and provide protection to refugees and asylum-seekers who are currently being held in detention centres in Libya.
September 8, 2019

Government failings leaving vulnerable asylum seekers homeless and hungry

Vulnerable people refused asylum in the UK, including pregnant women and those with serious mental health conditions, are being left homeless and unable to feed or clothe their families.
September 2, 2019

Allegations of bias against apostates by asylum case translators

Humanists UK is concerned that non-religious people claiming asylum in the UK might encounter prejudice when accessing language services at the Home Office.
August 25, 2019

Australia urged to retain emergency medical care for refugees

An Australian bill to change the current system of medical transfers would risk the health of refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea and Nauru, Human Rights Watch says.
August 19, 2019

Joy as teenage asylum seekers win battle against deportation

Two teenage asylum seekers have been granted limited leave to remain in the UK after a high profile Church of Scotland campaign.
July 30, 2019

El Salvador joins regional effort to address forced displacement in Central America

The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed El Salvador’s decision to join a regional initiative that aims to better address forced displacement in and from Central America, and to help those affected by it.
July 15, 2019

EU 'should offer to evacuate migrants trapped in Libyan detention centres'

European Union foreign ministers should call on the Libyan authorities to close their migrant detention centres, say human rights organisations.
July 6, 2019

Medical charity says US-Mexico decision puts asylum seekers in extreme danger

A medical charity says the policy that forces people seeking asylum in the US to wait out legal proceedings in violent areas of Mexico puts them in extreme danger.