Not gone, but forgotten The urgent need for a more humane asylum system
- Document number
- 2522
- Date
- 2010
- Title
- Not gone, but forgotten The urgent need for a more humane asylum system
- Author/publisher
- British Red Cross
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Guidelines/Recommendations, Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour; Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures, Violence, Human rights violation, Crime against humanity, War crime, Armed conflict, Post-conflict situation, Terrorism,
- Summary
- It has been estimated there are up to 500,000 refused asylum seekers in the UK1. These are people who, for a range of reasons, have not returned home, are still living in the UK with very limited or no access to support from the state and who are not allowed to work. They become reliant on the goodwill of friends and support from faith groups and charities. In many cases they experience exploitation, overcrowded living conditions, street homelessness, physical and mental illnesses and malnourishment. The British Red Cross supports a government's right to control its borders, and to remove asylum seekers who have not been granted protection. However, over the last six years we have spent an increasing amount of resources addressing a growing humanitarian need amongst this group, and we believe we have a responsibility to highlight their plight.
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