People who have been granted refugee status in the UK frequently ask whether or not they can travel to their countries of origin. In this video Rumbi Bvunzawabaya, Principal Solicitor, RBM Solicitors, answers commonly asked questions on travelling with refugee status. Rumbi Bvunzawabaya, Principal Solicitor, RBM Solicitors Ms Bvunzawabaya says that for one to be […] More
Refugee Council has urged the UK Government to expand safe and regular routes for refugees so that they can find the protection they so desperately need. The call came after it emerged that the number of people applying for asylum in the UK has fallen over the last year. Despite increased numbers of refugees across […] More
Refugee Action has appealed to the UK Government to give asylum seekers the right to work to save them from relying solely on state support to survive. The organization made the call after its research revealed that failure of the Home Office to follow its own policies was forcing vulnerable people homeless and unable to […] More
At least 20 people were forced every minute to flee their homes due to persecution, conflict and human rights abuses in 2016, a new report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) shows. More
On June 20, World Refugee Day, we honour the resilience and courage of more than 65 million people who have been forced to flee war, persecution and violence. But it’s also a moment to recognise those communities and people around the world who receive refugees and the internally displaced in their midst, offering them a […] More
Singer Lily Allen has apologised “on behalf of my country” after seeing the squalid conditions refugees are languishing in at the Calais camp known as the Jungle. More
British MPs have strongly criticised the European Union’s action to handle the refugee crisis describing it as “too little, too late”. More
The author of a picture book helping children understand the refugee crisis has won a prestigious award at the world’s leading museum of art and design. More
A new survey shows that more than three quarters of the British public would accept refugees in their neighbourhood or home. More
The UK Government has been urged to do more to reunite unaccompanied refugee children in Europe with their families in the UK. The call came from Bilal, a 16-year-old Syrian refugee. More
How to approach, get acquainted with and flirt with German women is a special subject being offered to refugees and migrants at a German education centre. More
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has welcomed the British government’s decision to accept thousands of unaccompanied children from refugee camps in Europe. More