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Still Human Still Here documents
August 2016
Submission to the APPG on Refugees inquiry “Refugees Welcome?”
June 2016
Submission on the length of the move-on period
July 2016
Still Human commentary on Home Office CIG on Jamaica
March 2016
Integration paper
April 2016
Submission to the CESCR for its examination of the UK, 58th Sessions, June 2016
December 2015
Immigration Bill, House of Lords, Second Reading
November 2015
Evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the Immigration Bill
October 2015
Immigration Bill, House of Commons, Second Reading
June 2015
Response to the consultation on reforming support for failed asylum seekers
August 2015
Still Human Commentary on Home Office CIGs on India February and April 2015
June2015
Still Human Commentary on Home Office CIG on Iraq June 2015
May 2015
Still Human Commentary on Home Office CIGS on Eritrea 1 May 2015
November 2014
SHSH commentary on Home Office CIGS on Pakistan November 2014
February 2014
Briefing for Second Reading of the Immigration Bill
December 2013
SHSH commentary on the December 2013 Nigeria OGN
November 2013
Commentary on the January 2013 Nigeria OGN
August 2013
Response to consultation on migrant access and their financial contribution to NHS provision in England
June 2013
SHSH Commentary on the June 2013 Afghanistan OGN
April 2013
Still Human Still Here/Amnesty International
A question of credibility: Why so many initial asylum decisions are overturned on appeal in the UK
April 2012
Home Affairs Select Committee evidence from SHSH 20 April 2012
January 2013
Evidence to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the destitution of asylum seeking families
December 2012
SHSH Commentary on the October 2012 Somalia OGN
August 2012
SHSH Commentary on the August 2012 Zimbabwe OGN
June 2012
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Sudan (June 2012)
June 2012
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for the Democratic Republic of Congo (May 2012)
May 2012
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Sri Lanka (April 2012)
April 2012
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Zimbabwe (April 2012)
April 2012
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Jamaica (February 2012)
March 2012
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Afghanistan (February 2012)
March 2012
Commentary on the December 2011 Operational Guidance Note on Sri Lanka
February 2012
Commentary on the December 2011 UKBA’s Operational Guidance Notes for Iraq
December 2011
Commentary on the October 2011 UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Somalia
November 2011
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Sudan
November 2011
Proposal for the Chief Inspector’s inspection plan for 2012
November 2011
Still Human Still Here submission for UPR of the UK
November 2011
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Eritrea (September 2011)
October 2011
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Zimbabe (April 2011)
August 2011
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Iran (March 2011)
August 2011
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Sri Lanka (March 2011)
August 2011
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note for Jamaica (May 2011)
June 2011
Commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note on Afghanistan March 2011
May 2011
Submission for CERD’s examination of the UK, 79th Session
August 2010
Comments on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note on Sri Lanka (August 2009)
August 2010
Comments on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note on Somalia (March 2009)
August 2010
Comments on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note on Zimbabwe (March 2009)
August 2010
Comments on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note on DR Congo (April 2009)
August 2010
Comments on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note on Israel, Gaza and the West Bank (April 2009)
August 2010
Comments on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note on Afghanistan (March 2009)
August 2010
Comments on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note on Iraq (March 2009)
July 2010
Comments on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note on Iran (January 2009)
July 2010
Comments on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note on Jamaica (June 2009)
June 2010
Response to Law Commission Consultation 18 June 2010
May 2010
Still Human response to NHS consultation for site
February 2010
At the end of the line 2010
January 2010
Submission to the JCHR on proposed scrutiny of the Draft Immigration Simplification Bill and the support consultation
December 2009
Response to the Home Office consultation on reforming asylum support
November 2009
Briefing paper on minimum levels of support needed for asylum seekers to meet their essential living needs
May 2009
Commons Second Reading (Health Bill) briefing
May 2009
Commons Second Reading (Borders Bill) briefing
March 2009
Submission to the CESCR Review of the UK 42nd Session 23 March
February 2009
Briefing paper on destitute asylum seekers
November 2008
Briefing for the Joint Committee on Human Rights
October 2008
Evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on the Draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill
June 2007
Fact Sheet: Why are they still here?
Reports by supporting organisations
November 2014
ARC and Dutch Refugee Council
ARC and DCR comments on the EASO Somalia Country of Origin Information report_November 2014
October 2014
Demos
Do No Harm
September 2014
British Red Cross
Azure Card Report 2014
August 2014
British Red Cross
Transition Report_WEB-1
August 2014
Scottish Refugee Council
The Extent and Impact of Asylum Accommodation Problems in Scotland – Summary – Final – August 2014
January 2014
British Red Cross and Boaz Trust
A decade of destitution: Time to make a change
December 2013
United for Change Health Group
Access to GP Services for Refugees and People Seeking Asylum in Salford – Full report
July 2013
Freedom from Torture
Freedom from Torture Poverty Report
May 2013
Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP)
UKBA decision making audit: one year on: still ‘no credibility‘
January 2013
Children’s Society
Report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Asylum Support for Children and Young People
September 2012
Destitution Concern Bradford
No return, No asylum – Destitution as a way of life
The extent and impact of destitution amongst asylum seekers in Bradford
September 2012
British Red Cross, Refugee Survival Trust and Scottish Refugee Council
Trapped destitution and asylum in Scotland
February 2012
The Children’s Society
I don’t feel human: Experiences of destitution among young refugees and migrants
November 2011
Asylum Aid
Mapping Statelessness in the UK
April 2011
Asylum Support Appeals Project
ASAP No Credibility Report High Res
February 2011
Oxfam and Swansea University
Coping with destitution
January 2011
Asylum Aid
Unsustainable: the quality of initial decision-making in women’s asylum claims
November 2010
Migrant Resource Centre
Hope costs nothing
October 2010
Scottish Refugee Council
Refugees’ Experience and Views of Poverty in Scotland
September 2010
NAT and Terrence Higgins Trust
Poverty and HIV, 2006 – 2009
September 2010
Asylum Support Partnership
Your inflexible friend – the cost of living without cash
June 2010
British Red Cross
Not gone but forgotten
May 2010
The Children’s Society
Destitution amongst asylum seeking and refugee children
January 2010
Refugee Council
Chance or Choice
November 2009
Mind
Mind A Civilised Society
October 2009
Scottish Refugee Council
Life on Section 4 Support
July 2009
Refugee Council and Zimbabwe Association
I hate being idle
June 2009
Citizens Advice Bureau
Evidence Briefing: Supporting Justice
Evidence Briefing Supporting Justice
June 2009
Global Health Advocacy Project
Four years later: Charging vulnerable migrants for NHS primary medical services
Four years later full report
June 2009
Leicester Refugees and Asylum Seekers Voluntary Sector Forum
Destitution in the asylum system
May 2009
The Asylum Support Partnership
Second Destitution Tally
January 2009
Refugee Survival Trust and the British Red Cross
Destitution and the Asylum System: 21 days later
23 January 2009
The National Audit Office
The Management of Asylum Applications by the UK Border Agency
December 2008
Asylum Support Appeals Project
Not Destitute Enough. A report documenting UKBA’s fairness to apply the correct legal definitions of destitution in asylum support decisions.
December 2008
Asylums & Destitution Working Group
Asylum Matters. Restoring trust in the UK asylum system.
February 2008
The Children’s Society
Child Destitution Report. Living on the edge of despair: destitution amongst asylum seeking and refugee children.
October 2008
Refugee Council
More Token Gestures. A report into the use of vouchers for asylum seekers claiming Section 4 support.
September 2008
Refugee Council
Applying for permission to work while claiming asylum.
January 2008
Barnardo’s
Like Any Other Child? Children and families in the asylum process.
June 2006
Citizens Advice Bureau
Shaming Destitution. NASS section 4 support for failed asylum seekers who are temporarily unable to leave the UK.
November 2006
Amnesty International
Down and Out in London. The road to destitution for rejected asylum seekers.
October 2006
Refugee Action
The Destitution Trap. Research into destitution among refused asylum seekers in the UK.
June 2006
Refugee Council
First Do No Harm. Denying healthcare to people whose asylum claims have failed.
Other relevant reports
July 2009
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
Still Destitute
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