Greater Manchester and Liverpool successfully engage MPs after the Sanctuary in Parliament event.
Estelle Worthington, Regional Activism Co-ordinator, North West, Regional Asylum Activism Project has been supporting City of Sanctuary groups in the…
Estelle Worthington, Regional Activism Co-ordinator, North West, Regional Asylum Activism Project has been supporting City of Sanctuary groups in the…
Earlier this year, Refugee Action took the Home Office to court over their decision to freeze the rate of financial support given to asylum seekers while they wait for a decision on their claim (Section 95 support). After the High Court ruled in our favour, the Home Office reviewed its…
City of Sanctuary Trustee, Helen Moore, and also Community Engagement Officer for York Minster gave a presentation on City of…
This ground-breaking national conference, drawing together a wide range of organisations across the country, in solidarity with asylum seekers and…
The All Party Parliamentary Group on International Freedom of Religion or Belief And Asylum Advocacy Group is calling for evidence on ‘Claiming asylum in the UK if you are persecuted for your faith or belief’.
The Sanctuary Summit is an exciting event which is supported by national and local organisations, including Refugee Action, Refugee Council,…
Growing Points is a new national charity supporting people from excluded communities to do great things: to help them reach…
Still Stateless, Still Suffering – Why Europe must act now to protect stateless persons
City of Sanctuary Dublin launched on Saturday the 13th September in glorious sunshine in the Phoenix Park. The launch was…
The Sanctuary in Parliament event on September 2nd far exceeded our greatest hopes and was a ground breaking and history…
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.
Horton Grange Primary School in Bradford, which has recently been awarded as a School of Sanctuary, was featured in the…
The first ever Parliamentary inquiry into detention was launched on 7th July 2014. The inquiry is jointly led by the…
The Home Office has completed its review of asylum support rates following the High Court judgment of 9 April 2014…
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…
Do you remember the Refugee Council campaign for the Government to offer safety to Syrian refugees?