The UK is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees, which defines when an individual should be recognised as a refugee. The Convention does not create the status of being a refugee. A person, who is subsequently granted asylum, has been a refugee from the moment they left their country of nationality or habitual residence. The Convention also makes it clear that an individual can only apply for asylum when they arrive in a country in which he or she is seeking international protection.

An individual cannot apply for asylum before they set out on … Read on ...

For too long violence against women and girls is seen as a woman’s issue. Men need take responsibility for ending their violence and the violence of other men. Despite forty years and £40billion spent by the UN, Intimate Partner Violence continues to increase. Violence against women and girls is political and needs political action to end it. Black women experience higher levels of violence worldwide. The legacy of slavery and colonialism has a negative impact on black men’s violent behaviour. Taking responsibility is the first step in ending the violence.

Luke Daniels has worked with perpetrators of domestic violence … Read on ...

Dear Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary,

Re: Request for the Repatriation of Shamima Begum and Other British Citizens Held in Syria

We, the members of Caribbean Labour Solidarity, write to urge the United Kingdom Government to permit the return of Shamima Begum and other British and former British citizens currently held in Syria. They have been denied the right to return to their homes by the actions of previous governments who, amongst other things, have stripped them of their citizenship.  

Background  

In 2015, three young British schoolgirls—Shamima Begum, Kadiza Sultana, and Amira Abase—aged just 15 at the time, were groomed … Read on ...