Support Mary Adenugba Camapign

Manchester and Warrington Quaker Social Justice Group ask you to support Mary Adenugba Camapign to remain in the UK in Manchester amongst her friends.
Sign Mary’s petition via this link  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/keep-mary-safe/
You are invited to attend a vigil on the steps of  the Friends Meeting House 6 Mount St Manchester M2 5NS  on 20th April at 11.30 – 12.30 in support of Mary and to bring awareness of the human rights abuses trafficking causes including kidnap and slavery.  Continue reading “Support Mary Adenugba Camapign”

A Question of Credibility

The number of decisions overturned on appeal is testament to on-going problems with the asylum decision-making process, Amnesty International and the Still Human Still Here coalition said today as they published a new report.

The report A question of credibility: Why so many initial asylum decisions are overturned on appeal in the UK (PDF) examines why so many initial decisions to refuse asylum are being overturned by Immigration Judges.

Home Office statistics show 25% of initial decisions to refuse asylum are being overturned on appeal.

For this report, researchers examined a sample of 50 randomly selected cases and found that in the vast majority – over 80% – a flawed credibility assessment resulted in the wrong decision being arrived at in the first instance. Researchers analysed refusal letters and appeal determinations in cases concerning asylum applicants from four countries with particularly high appeal overturn rates; Syria, Sri Lanka, Iran and Zimbabwe. Continue reading “A Question of Credibility”

QARN Annual Report 2012

Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network is a network of Quakers across UK who share a concern about the injustices that are practiced in our name, and a determination to bring about change for those who have been forced to seek asylum and to reach out with support for those who share our concern. QARN members hold discussions and share information through the email group, and those who can meet together about four times a year in a different part of the country each time. Continue reading “QARN Annual Report 2012”

Sheffield Council passes motion on destitution

On 3 April 2013, Sheffield City Council unanimously passed a motion on asylum seekers which was submitted by the secretary of the Labour Group and supported by the Lib Dems and Greens.The motion states that the Council shares the concerns raised by groups working with refused asylum seekers about the levels of destitution in Sheffield and outlines action to be taken by the Leader of the Council (full text attached as a file).

In addition, a Motion on destitution is also being proposed in Oxford and this will be discussed at the next City Council meeting on 22 April 2013. Continue reading “Sheffield Council passes motion on destitution”