News: Advocacy
News articles from JRS UK
Refugees Weclome: Prayer Service and Walk of Witness
14 October 2021
Join JRS UK for a Prayer Service and Walk of Witness, ahead of the Refugees Welcome Rally
[READ]
JRS UK condemns “extraordinarily dangerous” proposals to send boats back across English Channel which “contravenes the most basic principles of refugee protection”
09 September 2021
Rather than fixing the asylum system the government have decided we should not have one at all
[READ]
JRS Statement: Napier Barracks must close immediately
06 September 2021
We & others call on government to ensure asylum claimants have safe & dignified accommodation
[READ]
The UK government must protect Afghans seeking sanctuary
18 August 2021
JRS UK signs open letter urging government to establish protection solutions for Afghans
[READ]
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"
[READ]
“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"
[READ]
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
[READ]
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"
[READ]
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"
[READ]
