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UNA-UK statement in response to the passing of the Rwanda Bill

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 12th May 2024 by wykenseagrave12th May 2024

United Nations Association UK published the following statement on 24 April 2024. The 1951 UN Refugee Convention set out refugee rights and the obligations of states to protect them which were then extended in the 1967 Protocol. The UK is … Continue reading →

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UK-Rwanda treaty and Safety of Rwanda Bill incompatible with international refugee law

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 3rd February 2024 by wykenseagrave3rd February 2024

On 15 January, The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published updated analysis on the legality of the UK’s agreement with Rwanda for the transferring of asylum seekers. UNHCR’s updated analysis importantly finds that the new UK-Rwanda treaty signed … Continue reading →

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Illegal Migration Bill breaches International Law

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 31st July 2023 by wykenseagrave8th August 2023

The Illegal Migration Bill, which has been passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom, is at variance with the country’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law and will have profound consequences for people in need of international protection, … Continue reading →

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UNHCR and others condemn UK’s Nationality and Borders Act

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 24th July 2022 by wykenseagrave24th July 2022

The much disputed Nationality and Borders Act, which passed into UK law in April, has been condemned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as being “fundamentally at odds with the Government’s avowed commitment to upholding the United … Continue reading →

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Refugee Council

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 1st March 2021 by wykenseagrave1st March 2021

The Refugee Council is a charity founded in 1951 in response to the UN Convention for Refugees, which was created after World War II to ensure refugees were able to find safety in other countries. Since then, the Council has … Continue reading →

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The People of Calais

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 5th October 2020 by wykenseagrave5th October 2020

Care4Calais have launched #PeopleofCalais, a video series which gives a voice to people sleeping rough in Calais. Refugees tell their stories, in their own words, focusing not on their experiences as refugees in camps or on boats, but on their … Continue reading →

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Coventry Asylum & Refugee Action Group (CARAG)

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 4th October 2018 by wykenseagrave4th October 2018

WHO WE ARE We are a community group made up of asylum seekers and refugees based in Coventry.  The members of the group come from Africa, Asia, Middle east and as far as South America. The group is run by … Continue reading →

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Warwick Students Helping Refugees and Asylum Seekers

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 4th October 2018 by wykenseagrave4th October 2018

The Gateway is a student-let community project under the Enactus Warwick society, working with refugees and asylum seekers to improve their livelihoods. This is accomplished through an employability programme. The aim of this is to empower beneficiaries and help them integrate into … Continue reading →

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Yemen – The world’s biggest but forgotten humanitarian crisis

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 28th July 2018 by wykenseagrave28th July 2018

The UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, writes: More than three years since the escalation of the armed conflict, civilians continue to suffer horribly in Yemen. More than 22 million people — or three quarters of the … Continue reading →

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What Rights Do Refugees Have?

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 20th August 2017 by wykenseagrave20th August 2017

Who is a Refugee? A refugee is a person who “owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, … Continue reading →

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