Helen Bamber Foundation 🧡
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We are the Helen Bamber Foundation - a human rights charity. We give survivors of trafficking and torture the strength to move on.
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Guardian news Horrible to think of lone children being shipped off to Rwanda by callous UK govt. Children's and refugee charities warned govt of this exact risk in 2022 & 2023, but govt ignored them and carried on with the terrible Rwanda plan.
For example: x.com/HelenBamber/st…
It is shameful that UK's immigration policies are designed to push people, including survivors of trafficking & torture, into poverty and destitution.
This vital report from APPG on Migration APPG on Poverty suggests how to mitigate the direct impact of these policies on poverty. 🔽
If you, like many of us, are feeling frustrated at the government's appalling plans to send people to Rwanda, please do support this work 👇
Asylum Aid has time and again stood up for the human rights of people seeking asylum. Your contribution will help make all the difference.
Now that the shameful #RwandaBill has passed, it's time to do all that we can to stop the flights from taking off.
Email Jet2 asking them to take a stand and urge AirTanker to not profit from the suffering of people seeking asylum.
#NotRwandaNotAnywhere
Along with 250 other organisations, we have written to the Prime Minister expressing our shared anger at the passing of the #RwandaBill .
This legislation is deliberately cruel and we must fight the government's attempts to outsource its responsibility to protect refugees.
We are dismayed at the passing of #RwandaBill , which declares the country to be ‘safe’ despite the opposite finding by the Supreme Court.
The govt's plan to send people seeking asylum 4,000 miles away is cruel & inhumane.
Our statement: helenbamber.org/resources/late…
Huge thanks to Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex & London & Stuart McDonald MP for organising this important & timely discussion.
Too many people are dying or being left at risk in conflict zones like Sudan because of a refugee family reunion process that is not fit for purpose — change is urgently needed.
Many thanks to APPG Officer Andrew Western MP
for leading this important debate on Friday. Refugee children are being wrongly classed as adults when they arrive to the UK, and this has devastating consequences for their safety and wellbeing. 1/4
Read this insightful article written by our team member Monika Glowacka, to understand the legal options available to practitioners wanting to get their clients, who have been issued with notices of intent for Rwanda, out of inadmissibility limbo and into the asylum system.
📣 Our new webinar! Join us as we launch our latest report with Young Roots 🧡 on the mental health impact of age disputes on children seeking asylum. We will discuss what a trauma-informed approach to supporting young people can look like:
Register 🔽
eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting-y…
Volunteer with us! HBF is looking for a volunteer to work with and advocate for clients to ensure they overcome the barriers to getting the healthcare support they need and are entitled to as soon as possible. To apply or find out more, head to our website:helenbamber.org/who-we-are/joi…
