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News articles from JRS UK
British government must protect Afghans forced to flee their home by providing safe routes to claiming asylum in the UK
16 August 2021
"In an emergency, refugees have little freedom on how they travel to safety or where they go"
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Tragic death in English Channel: “is an indictment of our failure to provide safe means of sanctuary to those fleeing for their lives.”
12 August 2021
"We pray for all who loved him and who will grieve for him."
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Donated bags restore dignity to men held at Napier barracks
11 August 2021
"This means no-one will be walking out of Napier with a black bin bag of belongings"
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70 years of The Refugee Convention
28 July 2021
The JRS community on why the 1951 Refugee Convention is still saving lives
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Emilie House for destitute refugee women becomes a home
21 July 2021
JRS accommodation provides refugee women safety and comfort from a life on the street
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“Where is our shared sense of humanity?” JRS condemns government’s new Borders Bill
09 July 2021
"The government knows these plans are unworkable, immoral & will build more walls to sanctuary"
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New proposals are “cruel and fundamentally dishonest: Is this really the Britain we aspire to be?”
05 July 2021
JRS UK condemns government proposals that criminalise people arriving in the UK to seek asylum
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JRS UK renews calls for person-centred asylum system as new report finds thousands seeking asylum face cruel wait of years for asylum decision
02 July 2021
“Delays in decision making like this wastes lives"
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This month may we be courageous architects of dialogue & friendship
01 July 2021
We join Pope Francis's Worldwide Prayer Network to pray for refugee friends
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JRS UK condemns proposals for offshore detention of asylum seekers as “gratuitously cruel” and impractical.
28 June 2021
"It represents a determination to build walls against vulnerable people seeking sanctuary"
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