In a landmark decision, the UN Human Rights Committee has found it unlawful to return refugees to their countries of origin where their lives would be at risk due to the climate. This comes as the global climate crisis continues to forcibly displace...
Last week, ImmiNews reported on a House of Commons vote which saw an abominable 348 MPs vote against enshrining Family Reunification legislation in the Brexit Withdrawal Bill. Since then, a new report by Amnesty International UK, Refugee Council and...
As we sluggishly make our way through the limbo period between Christmas and New Year, the team here at ImmiNews have decided to compile a list of just a handful of the excellent books published in 2019 – written by migrants, about immigration...
Early Boxing Day morning, local authorities intercepted numerous boats containing migrants who were making their way towards the UK for sanctuary. 49 Iranian, Iraqi and Afghan citizens were rescued including one child. The small vessels were...
Campaign groups are reaching out to the UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, in efforts to appeal for the rights of young refugees stating the current practice is “restrictive and unfair.” The Refugee Council is an organisation that supports refugees in...
Last year, 181 nations gathered in Morocco to collectively sign the Global Refugee Compact. This, which was hailed at the time as a huge step forward in terms of the world’s treatment of displaced people, is to be discussed by representatives of...
Generous people in Birmingham have been busy this winter donating toys, bus passes, clothing and hygiene products to refugee and asylum seeker fundraiser, St Chad’s Sanctuary. West Midlands Police donated toys and essentials to St Chad’s...
Britain is a paradoxical country in many ways. On the one hand, we pride ourselves as a beacon of innovation and protection. We hark to the glory of winning World Wars as if war ever has glory. We pat ourselves on the back for the good deeds we did...
To be a refugee is to not know home in the way many of us have the privilege of doing so. Caught between an unfamiliar country and desperately missing your homeland, unable to return due to war, extreme poverty, inequality or discrimination, it is...
Ray Barron-Woolford is a writer and CEO of the Kath Duncan Equality & Civil Rights Network and is here to shed light on the admirable work of young volunteers and NGO organisations coming to the aid of refugees off the Greek island of Lesvos...