The Bill becomes an Act: what’s been won, and what’s been lost
By Lisa Matthews, coordinator at Right to Remain. Yesterday (12 May 2016), the Immigration Bill 2015-16 received Royal Assent, which means it now becomes the… Read more »
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Let the light in: ask your MP to back judicial oversight of immigration detention
This week, the government announced the welcome news that they would no longer oppose the new Dubs amendment to the 2015-16 Immigration Bill, which should… Read more »
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Seven actions you can take for refugee and migrant rights
Last night MPs voted against five amendments which represented a little light in an otherwise dark and nasty piece of legislation, the Immigration Bill 2015-16.… Read more »
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Translating a complex, pessimistic subject into a comprehensible platform for making a difference
We recently ran two training sessions hosted by René Cassin – on the UK asylum system, the barriers people face in establishing their legal rights,… Read more »
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After Return: documenting the experiences of young people forcibly removed to Afghanistan
A guest blog post by Emily Bowerman, Programmes Manager at Refugee Support Network. Image: Emily Bowerman (RSN) “Everything has been difficult since I have arrived… Read more »
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Delayed justice: court rules against Home Office who removed 1000s of student without evidence
In February 2014, the television show Panorama broadcast a programme on fraud at a school in east London, regarding English language tests that are a… Read more »
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Glasgow: a city rich in solidarity and action
Just before the Easter weekend, we took part in the Refugee Campaign Day hosted by Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet), and Glasgow Refugee… Read more »
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No one left behind: partial progress on detention campaigning, but not for all
Last night, in the Immigration Bill debate in the House of Lords, peers voted by 187 to 170 in favour of Lord Ramsbotham’s amendment on… Read more »
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Campaigning for change and insecure immigration status
By Lisa Matthews, coordinator at Right to Remain. This week, I ran a workshop with a migrant support group in Liverpool. Many of the group’s… Read more »
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CARDIFF: workshop on mutual aid, self-help and seeking the right to remain
The policies and procedures of the UK’s asylum and immigration system are increasingly complicated, with many people forced to navigate them alone, unable to access… Read more »
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Country Information: unreliable evidence
“totally lacking credibility … an undergraduate would be failed for this sort of thing.” An independent inspector’s report has criticised the use of country information… Read more »
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Asylum in the UK: ‘room for improvement’ is putting it mildly
At Right to Remain, we’re always out and about across the UK, meeting with and running workshops for the groups in our network. This means… Read more »
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Right to Remain works with communities, groups and organisations across the UK, providing information, resources, training and assistance to help people to establish their right to remain, and to challenge injustice in the immigration and asylum system. Right to Remain is a registered charity (charity number 1192934).
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