News Release:Â 05 September 2015. Please share:
The unfolding crisis of refugees fleeing across Europe, has prompted Quakers in Britain to urge the UK Government and other European Governments to create secure paths to safety.
Quakers’ representative body meeting in London on Saturday (05 September) made this statement:
“That which is morally wrong cannot be politically right” (A Quaker statement in 1822). Continue reading “BYM: Quakers urgently call for safe paths for refugees”
2 September 2015 Refugee Council: Please act now
The world is in the grip of the greatest refugee crisis in recent memory.
Shamefully, our leaders’ response has been to build the walls of fortress Europe ever higher, leaving desperate people dying disgracefully on our doorstep in the Mediterranean Sea.
We must resettle more people; bringing them directly and safely to European countries. We must also allow people to reunite with their loved ones; by making it easier for refugees to join their relatives already living in safety in Britain.
Ask your MP to call on the Prime Minister to act now.
Please follow the simple instructions that follow to email your MP. It will only take a couple of minutes but could help save lives.
Click here:Â http://act.refugeecouncil.org.uk/lobby/medcrisis Continue reading “Call on the Prime Minister to protect refugees in the Mediterranean”
OHCHR: RECOMMENDED PRINCIPLES and GUIDELINES on HUMAN RIGHTS at INTERNATIONAL BORDERS.
Preface: OHCHR’s Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders contains three recommended principles, all of which are derived from international human rights law and establish the obligation of States to protect, respect and fulfil human rights of all migrants at international borders;
A. The primacy of human rights: Human rights should be at the centre of all border governance measures.
B. Non-discrimination: Migrants should be protected against any form of discrimination at borders.
C. Assistance and protection from harm: States should consider the individual circumstances of all migrants at borders, and ensure effective protection and access to justice. Continue reading “RECOMMENDED PRINCIPLES and GUIDELINES on HUMAN RIGHTS at INTERNATIONAL BORDERS”
Facebook:Â https://www.facebook.com/groups/CalaisMigrantSolidarityActionFromUK/If you know me please read this, feel free to share it if it resonates with you.
I think that the running theme that seems to come out of a visit to calais sprawling new jungle migrant camp is that its a place that verges on being inexplicable in words alone.
I consider myself to be a really strong person emotionally and yet my very short visit there to drop off the provisions that many of you kindly paid for has shaken my understanding of myself to its very core.
I consider myself to be compassionate, I am not compassionate enough.
I consider myself to be informed, I am not informed enough.
I believe that I see everyone as equal, I realise it is not enough to just “believe” this.
I think I question everything I read in the media, I now know that I don’t even come close.
I always thought that my values rested firmly in equality. I know now that my version of equality is completely wrapped up in my own little bubble of experience. Continue reading “Powerful witnessing from Calais”
Despite panic about the “swarms” of migrants supposedly trying to reach British shores from Calais, only four per cent of Europe’s asylum seekers are applying to stay in the UK.
Statistics from the European Commission show that 185,000 people applied for asylum for the first time across the EU in the first three months of this year, but only a tiny fraction were in Britain.
Unguided Philosophy:Â Monday, 3 August 2015 –Â
Statistics and facts matter. So do people.
 By George Bowden
The reasons for the crisis are many, global and complex, with experts believing that a series of factors over the last twelve months have caused a global increase in migrants “unprecedented since the World War II era”, leading to a “perfect storm” on Britain’s doorstep.
Prime Minister David Cameron promised that the Government “will do everything we can” to improve the situation, including spending ÂŁ7 million on fencing at the Eurotunnel terminal.
These 15 questions will test your knowledge of the crisis, its causes and likely consequences…Â http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/30/calais-migrant-crisis-explained-questions-quiz_n_7904772.html
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These 15 questions will test your knowledge of the crisis, its causes and likely consequences…
Amnesty International briefing: Syrian Refugees Activists around the UK have been campaigning tirelessly on the Syrian refugee resettlement issue. We’ve been raising this issue through protest actions, the #OpenToSyria online photo action, lobbying local councils to find places for Syrian families, and writing to MPs and Government ministers.
Here are a few facts and figures which may be useful if you’re talking about Syrian refugees. Continue reading “Campaigns to welcome Syrian Refugees: Amnesty, People of Malvern and Croydon”
An appeal for a migrant, asylum seeker and refugee reception policy
It is estimated that over 20,000 people have lost their lives along Europe’s borders over the past 20 years, with almost 2,000 of them perishing in the Mediterranean since the start of 2015. The Member States of the European Union (EU) will address the issue of these repeated tragedies at the 25-6 June European Council meeting. Continue reading “Migreurop: Bridges, not weapons!”
Deadline for submission of articles: 7th September 2015Although the number of asylum applications in Europe remains at a very modest level compared with many other regions in the world, the number is on the rise and in 2015 an unprecedented number of refugees and other migrants have been dying in their attempts to reach European ports and find safety. The plight of migrants and refugees on the Mediterranean Sea has made frequent headline news, triggering impassioned debate among Europe’s citizens as well as its politicians. Continue reading “FMR: Asylum in Europe”
