Sanctuary Summit
The Sanctuary Summit is an exciting event which is supported by national and local organisations, including Refugee Action, Refugee Council,…
News
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New national charity “Growing Points” supports City of Sanctuary
Growing Points is a new national charity supporting people from excluded communities to do great things: to help them reach…
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New Report – Still Stateless, Still Suffering
Still Stateless, Still Suffering – Why Europe must act now to protect stateless persons
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Launch of Dublin City of Sanctuary
City of Sanctuary Dublin launched on Saturday the 13th September in glorious sunshine in the Phoenix Park. The launch was…
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Sanctuary in Parliament – Celebrating the Freedom to Speak
The Sanctuary in Parliament event on September 2nd far exceeded our greatest hopes and was a ground breaking and history…
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Research matchmaker: Connecting researchers and organisations that work with refugees and migrants
Asylum Network has launched a new website called The Research Matchmaker, that gives organisations that work with migrants the chance to let researchers know what research projects they would find most useful.
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Newly awarded School of Sanctuary features in ‘Asian Express’
Horton Grange Primary School in Bradford, which has recently been awarded as a School of Sanctuary, was featured in the…
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New Guides issued for groups and individuals who want to contribute to the Detention Inquiry
The first ever Parliamentary inquiry into detention was launched on 7th July 2014. The inquiry is jointly led by the…
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Home Office will not increase asylum support payments
The Home Office has completed its review of asylum support rates following the High Court judgment of 9 April 2014…
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New Report on the Azure card system from the British Red Cross
The Policy, Research and Advocacy Department of the British Red Cross has just published a key report THE AZURE PAYMENT CARD, THE HUMANITARIAN COST OF A CASHLESS SYSTEM which explores its effectiveness, and concludes that the system does not allow refused asylum seekers to meet their basic needs and live…
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Supporting the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees
Do you remember the Refugee Council campaign for the Government to offer safety to Syrian refugees?
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A Tale of Two Cities – new Cities of Sanctuary recognised – Cardiff and Newcastle
“City of Sanctuary is the most exciting and dynamic initiative in the Refugee world”
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Asylum Help publishes its new service model and list of contacts
It has been nearly three months since Migrant Help started providing the Asylum Help Services. They have produced a summary of the final Asylum Help service model for each region and a contact list of their Regional Operations Managers and Community Liaison and Volunteer Coordinators which is attached below.
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City of Sanctuary Annual Report 2013
The 2013 City of Sanctuary annual report is now available. You can download it here
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New Report from Refugee Council – "28 Days Later: Experiences of new refugees in the UK"
We welcome this report from the Refugee Council which followed 8 new refugees for a year and recommends a change in policy for new refugees to prevent homelessness and destitution – a problem we recognise.
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Tackling labour exploitation among refugees and asylum seekers in the UK
A partnership between various organisations including the Refugee Council, Refugee Action, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Leeds University and the Anti-slavery campaign are organising free workshops in Manchester, Leeds and London.