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Government’s Rwanda plan may breach Geneva conventions on refugees, says peer

The Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda for processing may breach the Geneva conventions, a peer has suggested. Former child refugee and Labour peer Alf Dubs said ministers would face opposition in the Lords over the plan unveiled by Home ...

16 Apr 2022 at 10:55

National News

Almost 120,000 Ukrainians have fled Russian invasion, says UN

The UN refugee agency has said nearly 120,000 people have so far fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries amid the Russian invasion. The number was going up fast as Ukrainians grabbed their belongings and rushed to escape from a deadly Russian ...

26 Feb 2022 at 16:33

Rwanda policy ‘incompatible with UK obligations’ UN refugee agency tells court

Government plans to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda are “incompatible with UK’s fundamental obligations”, the UN Refugee Agency has told the High Court. Several asylum seekers, along with the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) ...

06 Sept 2022 at 19:31

Afghan women’s rights activist loses resettlement scheme legal challenge

A female Afghan lawyer who says her life is at risk from the Taliban has lost a High Court challenge over the operation of a UK Government resettlement scheme. The prosecutor and women’s rights activist argued she was “wholly excluded” ...

19 Apr 2023 at 12:39

News

David Morrissey suggests ‘challenging the narrative’ around refugee crisis

David Morrissey has said “challenging the narrative” is important when it comes to how people in the UK view the refugee crisis. The 58-year-old actor, who has been a UN Goodwill Ambassador since 2017, recently returned from Pakistan ...

13 Dec 2022 at 08:00

Movies

Theo James calls on support for refugees as ‘scars of war not always visible’

Actor Theo James has called on support for refugees living in Jordan saying that those struggling to survive appear to “carry the weight of the world on their shoulders”. The White Lotus star, who is a supporter of UNHCR, the UN ...

27 Jul 2023 at 20:43

UK immigration policy ‘about saving this Government’s skin’, says charity

The UK’s immigration policy is not about “saving refugees’ skins, it’s about saving this Government’s skin”, a charity has said, after it was revealed Priti Patel overruled the concerns of civil servants to push ahead with the ...

16 Apr 2022 at 16:25

First paediatric operating room in refugee camp set to officially open

A paediatric operating room said to be the first in a refugee camp will officially open on Friday after the ceremony was delayed due to the pandemic and terrorist warnings. The facility in Kakuma, Kenya, was set up by the ...

13 May 2022 at 01:25

Movies

Angelina Jolie to step down as UNHCR ambassador after more than 20 years

Angelina Jolie has announced she will be stepping down from her role as an ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency after more than 20 years. The Oscar-winning actress said refugees were “the people I admire most in the ...

17 Dec 2022 at 01:06

World

European court rules against Greece over migrant’s illegal deportation

The European Court of Human Rights in a landmark ruling on Tuesday found that Greece illegally deported a woman back to neighbouring Turkey, and described the use of summary expulsions, or “pushbacks”, as ...

07 Jan 2025 at 15:34

Paediatric operating room in Kenyan refugee camp officially opens

A paediatric operating room said to be the first in a refugee camp has officially opened after the ceremony was delayed due to the pandemic and terrorist warnings. The facility in Kakuma, Kenya, was set ...

13 May 2022 at 11:25

World

UN refugee agency: Number of displaced tops 100 million for first time

The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has crossed 100 million for the first time on record – propelled by the war in Ukraine and other deadly ...

23 May 2022 at 13:13

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