On June 22nd, Cryton Chikoko of The BaRE UK spoke to Caitlin Alexander about asylum in the UK and her … More
Tag: Immigration
Report: Detained and Dehumanised
The Jesuit Refugee Service has published a very disturbing report into the trauma suffered by many people in detention centers. The report makes three recommendations.
The Immigration Health Surcharge Must be Scrapped. It is Double Taxation and Discriminatory.
Migrant key workers in the health and care sectors risk their lives daily saving British lives and yet they are overburdened by onerous immigration conditions, writes Cryton Chikoko.
Ethnic Minorities are Disproportionately Dying in the Pandemic. The UK Home Office Must Take Some Blame.
There are thousands of migrants in the UK whose daily lives have been systematically ruined by cruel visa decisions and inhumane policies of the Home Office and the virus is just taking advantage of the vulnerabilities perpetuated by the state , writes Cryton Chikoko.
How do you prove to the Home Office something you’ve spent your life trying to hide?
By Caitlin Alexander There is also the western assumption that being gay or bisexual is only convincing when you have … More
Four Migrant NHS Doctors Are Dead. Can We Please Stop Turning Migrants Into Villains?
Tens of thousands of migrants are putting their lives in harm’s way to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic, writes Cryton … More
My First Experience with the GP
A few weeks ago, Andreea shared her own experience with GP registration, one story very similar to Cryton’s. Staff from the practice were then sorry, she could not register, her country was “not on the list”. During the special time we are all living, it appears clearly to us that access to healthcare, easy access, is key to our individual but also collective health.
How many vulnerable people have been unlawfully refused to register with GPs in Glasgow?
By Cryton Chikoko I recently moved home to the eastern part of Glasgow City. Having a young family, one of … More
Who Decides Who’s Gay Or Not?
By Stina J. Nölken of The BaRE UK: Recently, The Guardian reported an incident in which an asylum seeker’s claim … More
Precarious Immigration Status and Domestic Abuse Part II
In Part II Erin Gallagher looks at the UK legislation that tackles violence against women and argues that it does … More
