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UK: Letter to House of Lords denounces 'racist and xenophobic' Immigration BillHighly controversial bill will deprive people of right to seek asylum in the UK
09 May 2023 Press release -
UK: Government must offer to host Sudanese nationals at most riskThe UK should be working with the UNHCR and other nations to properly facilitate life-saving refugee assistance efforts in Sudan
27 Apr 2023 Press release -
Lebanon: Syrian refugees in danger after wave of forced deportations by army24 Apr 2023 Press release
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UK: PM should not pander to extremist ministers by ignoring ECHR decisions in the Immigration BillIgnoring court injunctions whenever the Government feels like it would violate the rule of law and this proposal should be abandoned immediately.
20 Apr 2023 Press release -
UK: Two thirds of football fans say Lineker should be allowed to speak up for refugeesFootball clubs nationwide take part in Amnesty’s Football Welcomes month to celebrate the contribution refugees make to the game
06 Apr 2023 Press release -
UK: Plan to house people seeking asylum on a barge is 'ministerial cruelty'Along with the disastrous Rwanda scheme, all talk of barges, cruise ships and former military barracks should be abandoned.
05 Apr 2023 Press release -
UK: Home Office plans to house asylum seekers in barges is 'dismal'The Government wrecked the asylum system by choosing to stop or delay making decisions on thousands of people’s asylum claims
29 Mar 2023 Press release -
Mexico: Fire in migrant detention centre is 'devastating''These devastating events lay bare a truly inhumane system of immigration enforcement' - Erika Guevara-Rosas
29 Mar 2023 Press release -
Japan: Government attempting to increase detention of asylum-seekers in ‘prison-like’ conditions
Repressive new bill would allow indefinite detention for irregular migrants and people seeking asylum
14 Mar 2023 Press release -
UK/France: New deal to prevent people crossing the Channel is 'heartless and anti-refugee'
Seeking asylum is a vital human right, not something that can be banned or withdrawn for political convenience.
10 Mar 2023 Press release -
Tunisia: wave of attacks on Black African migrants has been fuelled by president's racism10 Mar 2023 Press release
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Bangladesh: Urgent relief needed for those hit by devastating fire in Rohingya refugee campSunday’s huge fire destroyed some 2,000 shelters, leaving an estimated 12,000 people without shelter
07 Mar 2023 Press release -
UK: Government's anti-asylum bill is a 'shocking new low'Attempting to disqualify people’s asylum claims en masse regardless of the strength of their case is a shocking new low for the Government.
07 Mar 2023 Press release -
Italy: Tragic deaths at sea must be wake-up call for European governments to set up safe routes for migrantsThe grief and horror felt by all of us over these tragic deaths must be channelled into action by European governments
27 Feb 2023 Press release -
UK: Asylum questionnaire is 'too little, too late'New Home Office statistics show asylum claims backlog topping 160,000
23 Feb 2023 Press release -
UK: Judgement on Shamima Begum's citizenship is 'disappointing'The Home Secretary shouldn’t be in the business of exiling British citizens by stripping them of their citizenship.
22 Feb 2023 Press release -
Italy: Parliamentary vote to further punish migrant sea rescue efforts condemnedVote comes amid news of major shipwreck off Libyan coast, with at least 73 people still missing
15 Feb 2023 Press release -
Greece: Authorities must 'drop all charges' against refugee rescue volunteers13 Jan 2023 Press release -
Greece: Authorities must drop 'farcical' trial of refugee rescue volunteers05 Jan 2023 Press release
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Indonesia: at least 180 starving Rohingya refugees reach Aceh after weeks at sea27 Dec 2022 Press release
