News: Advocacy
News articles from JRS UK
“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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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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New report: A Huge Gulf – Demand and Supply for Immigration legal Advice in London
24 June 2021
Justice Together's new report demonstrates why the JRS Legal Project is more crucial than ever
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A never ending nightmare: Aspen card crisis
10 June 2021
Changes to asylum support provision leave thousands of asylum seekers in crisis for weeks.
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JRSUK welcomes High Court ruling finding use of degrading military barracks as asylum accommodation unlawful, and renews calls for immediate closure of Napier Barracks.
03 June 2021
"It is beyond time to close Napier barracks"
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Refugee friends share experiences of Being Human in the Asylum System
27 May 2021
"These are the kind of things we are going through. It’s difficult for us as refugees."
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Join us and stand #TogetherWithRefugees
10 May 2021
JRS UK is proud to join new coalition that believes how we treat refugees is who we are
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Victims of trafficking will be re-traumatised in detention as government weakens safeguards
29 April 2021
JRS condemns new government legislation as merciless and inhumane
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