We, members and supporters of the Syrian community, wrote a letter to the Home Secretary to express our deep concern about the continued threat to asylum seekers of forced removal to Rwanda
Amidst the continued refugee crisis and its ramifications regionally and globally, Rethink Rebuild Society participated in a timely and important workshop of academic & practitioners: Syrian refugees in regional & global context, organised by The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE in London.
Asylum seekers in Britain are reported to be amongst those to be sent to Rwanda. Approximately 17 people from Syria, Sudan and Egypt who are being held at “the Broke House” immigration removal centre nearby Gatwick Airport, started to protest when they were informed that they would be deported to Rwanda on 14th June 2022 as part of a controversial new plan.
On Thursday 21 April 2022, and in partnership with Mawlawi Kurdish Cultural Centre Shekh Raouf Barzinji Mosque, we delivered 2 presentations in Arabic about three important types of cancer in the UK that can be diagnosed early by the NHS free screenings: breast cancer, cervical cancer, and bowel cancer.
On Thursday 14 April 2022, the UK Prime minister revealed a plan that will relocate certain asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda to have their applications processed. Under the new proposal, certain asylum seekers crossing the Channel to the UK will be provided a one-way ticket to Rwanda.
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