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Asylum seekers in the UK face destitution, hunger and poor health

22nd January 2016 | News

22 January 2016 ECRE member, the British Red Cross, has found that more than 9,000 asylum seekers in the UK are destitute, without adequate access to food, accommodation and healthcare. Based on the experiences of asylum seekers in South Yorkshire, the report finds...

UK Government urged to do more to address refugee crisis

7th January 2016 | News

7 January 2016 A coalition of 27 aid and refugee agencies has called on the UK to improve the government’s response to the refugee crisis, while a report from the House of Commons International Development Committee (IDC) has released its conclusions and...

Detention still a widespread practice in the UK, finds updated AIDA report

3rd December 2015 | News

3 December 2015 The updated AIDA report on the United Kingdom elaborates upon Detention Action’s litigation which saw the suspension of the Detained Fast Track (DFT) procedure for appeals on grounds that the system was structurally unfair and unjust. Since the...

Report highlights concerns about the best interests of children in the UK asylum system

13th November 2015 | News

13 November 2015 The Law Centres Network in the UK has published a report titled ‘Put Yourself in Our Shoes’ that calls on the government to keep children’s best interests at the heart of the asylum system. Due to their vulnerability, unaccompanied children who seek...

UK: Immigration Minister suspends Detained Fast Track process

3rd July 2015 | News

3 July 2015 James Brokenshire, UK’s Minister for Security and Immigration, has announced that he would ‘temporarily suspend’ the operation of the Detained Fast Track system until ‘the right structures are in place to minimise any risk of unfairness’. This follows a...

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