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@UNHCRUK - 23/09/2021
70 years ago, the UK helped to draft the Refugee Convention, which underpins global responsibilities towards refugees. 73% of refugees live in countries neighbouring their own and are not trying to reach Europe or the UK. https://t.co/57bsVvVyIq
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@UNHCRUK - 23/09/2021
The Refugee Convention definition of a refugee doesn’t change based on how people arrive, what country they claim asylum in, or when. This Bill will stigmatise vulnerable people as unworthy and unwelcome, limit family reunion, and risk destitution. https://t.co/zE0nrWw6Hh
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@UNHCRUK - 23/09/2021
UNHCR believes the Bill: ✖️ won’t deter people risking their lives 📈 will increase suffering and deny human rights ❗️ will be unworkable Full analysis here: https://t.co/lYSJdiZInn
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@UNHCRUK - 23/09/2021
The Bill would create a two-tier asylum system that undermines international co-operation and delivers unjust penalties to refugees in need of protection. https://t.co/mdBGR120IZ
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@UNHCRUK - 23/09/2021
Our Representative Rossella Pagliuchi-Lor is in House of Commons today, urging politicians to re-think the Nationality & Borders Bill. https://t.co/IlUJkcvVBB
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@UNHCRUK - 23/09/2021
The Nationality & Borders Bill would penalise most refugees seeking asylum in UK via damaging & unjustified penalties, creating a model that undermines established international refugee protection rules and practices. UNHCR's legal analysis here: https://t.co/IlUJkcvVBB
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@UNHCRUK - 22/09/2021
“I have suffered twice, once I fled from home due to conflict and now, by climate change." Climate change forum in Cape Verde gives voice to forcibly displaced persons in Africa. https://t.co/lpWVgcSvwn
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@UNHCRUK - 22/09/2021
RT @ahmadsmohibi: Congratulations @DrWaheedArian on receiving the Best Doctor award at The Sun’s Who Cares Wins. Please read his book “In…
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@UNHCRUK - 22/09/2021
RT @UkWelcomes: So many who seek refuge in the UK arrive seemingly with nothing. In truth many arrive with wonderful talents and a determin…
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@UNHCRUK - 22/09/2021
RT @Refugees: We asked "What does the word 'refugee' mean to you?" And you answered. With more than 1,000 of your contributions, @UNHCRUK…
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