Not Gone, But Forgotten - New Report
New Red Cross Report: Not Gone, But Forgotten: The Urgent Need Of A More Humane Asylum System
The British Red Cross has launched its advocacy report that highlights the dire hardships facing destitute asylum seekers and the urgent need for a more humane asylum system.
The report, Not gone, but forgotten: the urgent need for a more human asylum system, highlights the charity’s work supporting refused asylum seekers in the UK, and the challenges they face on a daily basis. It also explores the human experiences of asylum seekers made destitute by the current asylum process and proposes changes.
The report’s findings show that under current policy, many refused asylum seekers survive on only one meal, are unable to work to support themselves, are homeless and rely on handouts from charities to survive.
Nick Young, British Red Cross chief executive said “Our report shows that current policy is making thousands of refused asylum seekers destitute. As a humanitarian organisation, we are very concerned about the large number of refused asylum seekers that come to us, relying on red cross food parcels and the basics for survival, such as sleeping bags and clothes.
The British Red Cross believes that anyone who comes to this country fleeing persecution and applies for asylum should be treated in a way that maintains their dignity until they are granted leave to remain or are removed from the UK.
Making asylum seekers homeless, withdrawing support and often forcing them to go underground to take on illegal work and risking exploitation, does not meet with these standards and is actually counterproductive.”
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