Refugee Voices

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⚖️ Despite legal challenges and widespread concern, the Government seems determined to press ahead with the removal of people to Rwanda.

💔 We know from our work the distress and chaos that the threat of these removals has already caused, for vulnerable people in desperate need of safety.

🎒The Government refuse to see the face behind the case when it comes to the lives of refugees. We have already had to intervene to help young people at risk of being deported to Rwanda after being incorrectly assessed as adults.

🦺 The Government claims this policy will act as a deterrent to end the model of people-traffickers - but the numbers of people travelling across the channel since the announcement was made has almost doubed on the same time last year.

🔥 We know these measures will do little to stop desperate people making dangerous journeys to the UK, because they do nothing to address the reasons people are forced from their homes.

🧡 The Government should reflect on the failures of this plan, and focus instead on operating an orderly, humane, and fair asylum system.

Freedom from Torture are building an official record of support for refugees - if you believe the UK should continue to help those fleeing persecution, add your name here:

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A message from us, within the UK, to those around the world who have had to flee their home countries because it is not safe to stay:

You are welcome here.

If you agree and, like us, are in the UK, feel free to add your name in the comments. It feels like an important message to spread today.

"The Home Office has said it will not allow a group of stranded refugee children to join their families in the UK if their cases do not make it through the Greek asylum system by 31 December when the EU family reunification programme comes to an end."

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This is very worrying...

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/19/number-of-refugees-safely-resettled-to-hit-record-low-warns-unhcr?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Refugee Voices stats, number fans! ⬇️

2,360.

That's the estimated number of people who have seen performances of Julie's ground-breaking Refugee Voices theatre project, where children and adults perform true stories of refugees to an audience.

That's a lot of people who have connected with the stranger through stories.

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“It is unacceptable to house survivors of torture and human trafficking in unsanitary and unsuitable conditions. The use of barracks as refugee camps has been done without adequate risk assessment, proper vulnerability screening and specialist trauma-informed healthcare.”

Revealed: the squalor inside ex-MoD camps being used to house refugees Human rights groups demand action over the ‘unsanitary and unsuitable’ former barracks converted by the Home Office

War Horse creators' refugee set for epic walk Director Stephen Daldry says the project will be "a travelling festival of art and hope".