City of Sanctuary National Conference and AGM 2018 – A Snapshot and full notes
By Tiffy Allen
By Tiffy Allen
Refugee Action has just launched a report, Waiting in the dark: how the asylum system dehumanises, disempowers and damages, as part…
The Government has recently published an Integrated Communities Strategy green paper which sets out the vision for “building strong integrated communities where people – whatever their background – live, work, learn and socialise together, based on shared rights, responsibilities and opportunities.” While the emphasis of the strategy was on the need for…
Our 2018 Conference and AGM will be held on 15th May 2018 at Newcastle Civic Centre.
The Refugee Council, British Red Cross, Amnesty International and others are campaigning to change the UK’s restrictive rules on refugee family reunion. Currently, family reunion for adult refugees is limited to their partner and children under the age of 18. For child refugees, there is no right to bring any family members to the…
The themes of this year’s Guardian and Observer charity appeal are youth homelessness and destitution among asylum seekers. These are overlapping causes which are…
NICRAS Report – Living in Limbo: The Life of Refused Asylum Seekers in Northern Ireland
Asylum Matters is calling on all City of Sanctuary groups to join up with other local groups working to support refugees and people seeking asylum to contact their MPs in the post-election period.
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees reported last month after an investigation into the experience of new refugees in…
A Great British Welcome is the UN Refugee Agency's series of stories profiling people across the UK who are supporting refugees.
Home Office Review of Cash Allowance Paid to Asylum-Seekers for 2016
The Home Office has ended their policy of automatic settlement after five years for those granted refugee status. Their new policy will mean that those granted five years leave to remain will have their status reviewed at the end of those five years and it will be determined if it is…
City of Sanctuary support for Sanctuary Cities across the USA and Welcoming America
Asylum Aid have made a short film to support their campaign to end the Protection Gap for women seeking asylum.
This newsletter highlights some of the practical activities by Wales Nation of Sanctuary supporters and its partners to make Wales a welcoming place for sanctuary seekers.