UK-Rwanda migrant deal challenges international protection law: In late April 2024 the British parliament passed a law – the Safety of Rwanda Act – enabling it to transport migrants arriving in the UK to Rwanda. When the legislation was approved by parliament, there were 52,000 asylum seekers who could potentially be sent to Rwanda. The …
‘Performative cruelty’: the hostile architecture of the UK government’s migrant barge: The arrival of the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port, in Dorset, on July 18 2023, marks a new low in the UK government’s hostile immigration environment. The vessel is set to accommodate over 500 asylum seekers. This, the Home Office argues, will benefit …
Migrant deaths at sea: the real blame lies with policies created by European states: Photo by Oliver Weiken/picture alliance via Getty Images On 15 June, the overcrowded fishing trawler Adriana sank on its illicit journey from Libya to Italy, drowning hundreds of men, women and children. In response, states have expressed shock and sadness, and …
It could cost the taxpayer £169,000 to deport each migrant to Rwanda – and possibly even more: The Home Office has revealed how much it believes it will cost to send migrants arriving in the UK to Rwanda – a staggering £169,000 per person. This estimate is even more surprising when you consider that one …
The Greek migrant shipwreck is another preventable tragedy at the borders of Europe: The Mediterranean route between Libya and Italy has been described as the “world’s most dangerous maritime crossing”. This was proven once again last week in the tragic shipwreck of a boat full of men, women and children, around 50 miles away from …
The forgotten migrant ships that came before Windrush in 1947: Wind back the hours, the days and months, a year – and out of fog, Ormonde sails like a rumour, or a tale about how what’s too soon forgotten will rise again – light up, awaken engines, swing her bow through half a century, return …
HIV care for migrant women in South Africa: the gaps and 5 steps towards offering better services: South Africa's healthcare system has gaps in providing HIV treatment to highly mobile women. Shutterstock Around 8.45 million people in South Africa live with HIV – an estimated 13.9% of the population. Of South African women aged 15-49, …
Esol English classes are crucial for migrant integration, yet challenges remain unaddressed: In the year ending September 2022, more than 70,000 people had claimed asylum in the UK. The vast majority were from countries that do not use English as a first language. Being able to communicate in English is essential for newly arrived migrants. …
I’ve worked in precarious jobs for more than 10 years – here’s what unions should do to support migrant workers: As I rush to clean everything before the sink overfills with plates and pans, I am confronted, yet again, with the brutality of my working conditions. My feet and legs throb and ache from sole …
Illegal immigration: cracking down on smuggling makes gangs more organised – and costs migrant lives: The illegal migration bill is the government’s latest proposal to tackle the rise in small boat Channel crossings, by detaining and removing anyone who arrives in the UK without valid permission to enter. The government hopes the bill, currently in …
Migrant children in the UK are going missing from care – here’s how to protect them: Amir Bajric/Shutterstock Separated children who arrive alone in the UK are being placed in hotels by the Home Office – and many of them are then going missing. On January 24 2023, the immigration minister announced that 200 unaccompanied …
COVID affected access to HIV treatment: the stories of migrant women in South Africa show how: COVID-19 lockdowns significantly reduced access to and the provision of antiretroviral treatment services. Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images South Africa has made massive strides in the fight against HIV. One of the country’s flagship interventions has been the prevention …
Qatar’s death row and the invisible migrant workforce deemed unworthy of due process: Qatari authorities are ignoring international law by failing to inform embassies when their citizens are arrested, detained or are pending trial for a death sentence. Our new data reveals that between 2016 and 2021 at least 21 people were under sentence of …
5 essential reads on migrant access to healthcare in South Africa: Members of Operation Dudula sing and chant slogans during their protest outside the Kalafong Hospital in Atteridgeville township, west of Pretoria, restricting undocumented migrants from accessing healthcare. Photo by Phill Magakoe/ Getty Images The hostility against foreign nationals that has been displayed outside some …
Facial recognition: UK plans to monitor migrant offenders are unethical – and they won’t work: Facial recognition technology struggles to recognise darker skin tones Nazar Kantora/ Shutterstock One afternoon in our lab, my colleague and I were testing our new prototype for a facial recognition software on a laptop. The software used a video camera …
San Antonio migrant tragedy: 53 deaths down to criminals and a failed US migration system: Emergency services in San Antonio were called out on June 27 to what turned out to be the deadliest migrant smuggling incident at the US-Mexico border region in the last decades. More than 50 undocumented migrants were found dead – …
Xenophobia is on the rise in South Africa: scholars weigh in on the migrant question: Protesters march down a street in Durban, South Africa, in April, demanding an end to illegal migration. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images International migration in South Africa, particularly as it relates to the labour market, is a highly contentious topic. We, the …
Belarus: Lukashenko threatens to turn off the gas to western Europe as migrant crisis deepens: h Threats from the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, to interrupt the flow of Russian gas to Europe are the clearest indications yet that he has no plans to back down from the rapidly escalating confrontation between Belarus and the …