Blog: Advocacy
Blog articles from JRS UK
Getting the vaccine at JRS, it felt like home
27 April 2022
“We wanted to make it easier for refugee friends to access Covid vaccine”
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Plans for removing asylum seekers to Rwanda are cruel
26 April 2022
Sophie outlines how the Rwanda plan will make it impossible to claim safe haven in the UK.
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An asylum system that is bad for health and people
06 April 2022
On World Health Day, Sophie reflects on healthcare barriers for refugees and asylum seekers.
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‘We must change course’
25 November 2021
Sophie reflects on the tragedy of 27 people losing their lives in the English Channel.
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The Nationality and Borders Bill treats hostility as a virtue
25 November 2021
Sophie outlines how the Government's Bill further entrenches hostility in the asylum system.
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The Borders Bill will make life in the asylum system much bleaker
18 November 2021
Sophie explains how detention and detention-like asylum accommodation will be extended.
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The cruelty of slamming the door shut on those seeking sanctuary
11 November 2021
An introduction to the Nationality and Borders Bill
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Accompanying Little Amal
29 October 2021
As the UK welcomes Little Amal, Ruth shares the serendipitous joys of meeting her.
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The crisis in Afghanistan shows why all people seeking sanctuary need humane treatment
09 September 2021
If we are to learn from this emerging situation, we must change our whole approach to asylum
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Update on the Nationality & Borders Bill: there is much that can and must be done.
21 July 2021
Sadly, the Bill has passed the second reading, and will now progress to committee stage.
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