refugees
The British government has completely failed Syria’s refugees
The scale of the tragedy requires a much greater response than the callous and disinterested one shown by the government.
Syria: If Britain is unwilling to help the rebels, it should open its doors to Syrian refugees
Welcoming Syrian refugees to Britain would go some way to dissipating the idea that yesterday was all about politicking, rather than the lives of innocent people in a warzone.
The government’s Violence Against Women strategy ignores women seeking asylum
David Cameron’s new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy ignores women seeking asylum, writes the Refugee Council’s Anna Musgrave.
Another blow for Gillard as High Court rules refugee “swap” deal illegal
Australia's Labor prime minister Julia Gillard suffered a further blow today with the High Court ruling the controversial Malysia asylum seeker "swap" deal illegal.
EU ministers shut the door on North African refugee crisis
Ben Fox reports from Brussels on the lurch to the right among European Union home affairs ministers, who are threatening to close the door on North African refugees.
Progressives need to do more to build support for asylum and immigration
A new report from the Refugee Council tries to explode myths about asylum-seekers, that they're only after benefits - but the public still think otherwise.