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People seeking asylum in Folkestone are protesting. They want their voices to be heard. A resident at Napier Barracks writes: ” I can’t speak English , but I can write for you and I send good pictures for you , you can read the posters on my pic we are human. Everyone here has a …
3 June 2021: Comment from StatusNow4All signatory: Care4Calais: · **Breaking news**The high court found today: – Napier Barracks was inadequate accommodation for asylum seekers, placing them at risk of a fire and contracting COVID-19 – The Government’s process for selecting people to be accommodated at the Barracks was flawed and unlawful – Residents of Napier Barracks …
People placed in Napier camp, Folkestone have been living under significant pressure for a long period of time, they have had demonstrations to try and bring this to people’s attention, and this spilled over today. This report is from Status Now4All signatory Care4Calais: 30 January 2021: Care4Calais@Care4Calais· 300 men have been left in Napier Barracks …
Following the fire at Napier camp on 29 January 2021, we have received the following letter from Napier Camp residents. Please read the letter below from 22 January 2021 also. 30 January 2021: Dear all,As one of the residents in Napier Barracks and on behalf of so many of my friends here, I want to …
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12 January 2021: Independent: Home Office urged to close Napier Barracks in Kent amid warnings of unsafe and overcrowded conditions Dozens of asylum seekers have mounted a protest over the conditions they are being held in at a former military camp in Kent, warning that being there is putting them at risk. More than a dozen police …
Updated with report in the Guardian 26 November 2020: Medical staff urge Priti Patel to close barracks housing asylum seekers Exclusive: Letter to home secretary raises concerns about sites holding 600 men in Kent and Pembrokeshire Healthcare professionals have called for former army barracks being used to house asylum seekers to be closed over concerns …
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19 November 2024: Memorandum of Understanding between the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration and His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons This is good news – the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration and HP Chief Inspector of Prisons have previously worked on inquiries, for example in relation to Penally and Napier camps, …
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The theme of this year’s Refugee Week is ‘We cannot walk alone” which is absolutely right in so many ways. StatusNow4All campaigners welcome new organisations because we are stronger when we work together, and we welcome the amazing energy that individual organisations have for pushing for changes in the way that people who have no settled status are written …
The Home Office says that people are assessed as to their suitability for life in the camps – Penally and Napier – people who have been sent to the camps said that there was no assessment carried out to their knowledge, other than on first arrival when they may not have fully understood the situation …
Status Now 4 All has a continuing deep concern about the impact on the physical and psychological well-being of people seeking asylum of being accommodated in ‘contingency units’ by the companies acting on behalf of the Home Office. The news items below amplify the voice of those with this experience. We ask you to write …
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27 January 2024: Guardian: Revealed: UK granted asylum to Rwandan refugees while arguing country was safe Home Office said refugees’ fear of persecution was ‘well-founded’, undermining Rishi Sunak’s claims about East African country Four Rwandans were granted refugee status in the UK over “well-founded” fears of persecution at the same time as the government was …
This post follows on from the initial post which became very long, but can be found here Here we update the post with reports of atrocities around the army camp accommodation and hotels, and other Home Office plans to accommodate people in new sites. These are the consequences of the hostile system that leaves people …
There are many many examples of racism in UK and beyond, coming to our attention daily and it is racism that has enabled the hostile environment to take hold such that people are left in a situation where they fear the potential threat to their safety from the Home Office more than they fear the …
The Government is trying to reduce access to Courts so as to minimise the Court’s impact on on its hostile environment. These are some important examples of why people continue to need access to the Courts, and the Courts need to retain their power to examine decisions made. Updated 30 March 2023: HIGH COURT RULES …