Our comment on the latest statistics from the Home Office
Commenting on the quarterly statistics released by the Home Office today relating to the year ending December 2023, Enver Solomon, CEO of the Refugee Council, said: “The fact that over 60,000 people...
View Article“We need an asylum system that sees refugee children as children”: Joint...
One of the thirteen reports written by the independent borders inspectorate, and finally released by the Home Office on Thursday 29 February 2024, includes the appalling revelation that unaccompanied...
View Article“It is painful”: A Palestinian in the UK on the anguish of Ramadan this year
Ramy* (name changed to protect his identity) is a Palestinian human rights advocate who is currently seeking asylum in the UK. He volunteers for the Refugee Council, providing guidance and support to...
View ArticleLived Experience Leadership and Collaboration in Refugee and Migrant Charities
The Refugee Council’s Head of Refugee Involvement Yusuf Ciftci invites participation in a conference to explore lived experience leadership, collaboration and employment support in refugee voluntary...
View ArticleNext London Mayor urged to address dysfunctional “move-on” system as refugee...
A new report from the Refugee Council lays bare the systemic failures in the process refugees face as they seek a place to live following a decision to grant them refugee protection, describing it as...
View Article“I spent the whole night walking around.”
Omer talks about claiming asylum, becoming homeless on the streets of London, and why he’s speaking out for others in this situation. I came on a flight. I didn’t know anything about the UK, I just...
View Article“Refugees from Sudan have been treated unfairly.”
Phayza is a community advocate from Sudan. On the one-year anniversary of the war, she explains how refugees from Sudan are struggling in the UK, and why they need a fairer approach. “The war in Sudan...
View ArticleTransforming Involvement: How we involve refugees in our work
The Refugee Council’s Head of Refugee Involvement, Yusuf Ciftci, reflects on the foundational elements of our refugee involvement strategy and the pioneer project approach. Since I joined the Refugee...
View Article“It’s not my real age!” Hundreds of refugee children put at risk
Three of the young people we work with have been to Parliament to highlight the risks for hundreds of refugee children who are given the wrong age by the Home Office. O, M and A are from Sudan and...
View ArticleGovernment’s Illegal Migration Act and Rwanda Plan to cause “system meltdown”...
115,575 people seeking asylum will be stranded in “permanent limbo” by the end of 2024 This would cost taxpayers up to £6.2 billion a year for accommodation costs alone Refugee Council warns of...
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