Policy and campaign work on asylum destitution June 2007
The paper lists campaigns that focus on the destitution of refused asylum seekers. It includes campaigning work that is broader in focus than end of process destitution, but where people refused asylum fall within the broader campaign i.e. regularisation campaigns. In addition, it lists recent reports on asylum destitution and relevant meetings, reviews, inquiries, work streams and networks that may provide the opportunity to make the case for change on the issue of destitution amongst people refused asylum.
Download the mapping document (PDF)
Why they are still here? June 2007
Read the reasons why many refused asylum seekers are still in the UK (WORD)
Case studies
Read how three different people came to the UK to seek asylum ended up destitute. Download cases studies (Word)
Previous campaigning documents
Note that some of these documents might now be out of date.
- Alternative Bill (WORD)
- Activist lobby briefing (WORD)
- Full Parliamentary briefing (WORD)
- Latest Parliamentary briefing (PDF)
Recent reports
- Amnesty International
Down and Out in London - The road to destitution for refused asylum seekers (PDF) - Citizens Advice
Shaming Destitution (PDF) - Joint Committe on Human Rights
Tenth Report of session 2006-7 - The Treatment of Asylum Seekers (PDF) - Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
Leeds Destitution Enquiry (PDF) - Refugee Action
The Destitution Trap (PDF) - Refugee Council / Oxfam
First do no harm: denying healthcare to people whose asylum claims have failed (PDF)