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An asylum seeker is someone who has fled their home country and is seeking protection in another country due to persecution, violence, or other forms of harm. Asylum seekers may be at risk of imprisonment, torture, or death in their home country, and are seeking refuge and protection in another country. The process of seeking asylum can be complex and lengthy, and often involves navigating complex legal systems and bureaucratic processes.
MORE than 3000 people – including asylum seekers – have been held in police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration powers over the past five years, new figures reveal. The latest statistics, released under freedom of information legislation, show the majority of people held in police cells for “immigration purposes” are from countries…
Romania has made significant strides during the last year, according to the US State Department’s 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report). Romania is no longer on the Tier 2 watch list, but has moved to Tier 2, the US Embassy reports. “Romania, like all countries, including the United States, does more to prevent trafficking,…
Experts hope the running star’s revelations will humanize migrants’ struggles, but they don’t expect policy changes in a country that is trying to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. LONDON — The harrowing revelation by Mo Farah, the Olympic track and field star, that he was trafficked to Britain as a young child has reverberated…
These changes, which subject survivors to blame and shame, will push traumatised and stigmatised survivors further into hiding. We know this, because so many survivors have told us so. Whilst campaigning against Part 5 of the bill, one survivor told us that it took her months to disclose the details of her sexual and criminal…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) evacuated on Friday 95 asylum-seekers and refugees from Libya to safety in Italy. They included children, women, survivors of violence, the organization stated, noting that it relies on the international community to provide safe pathways out of Libya for some of the most vulnerable. This humanitarian flight…
Enrique Acevedo is a Mexican American journalist who works as a correspondent for CBS News and a contributor for “El Tiempo Latino.” On May 14, 2003, a group of 73 migrants was found near Victoria, Texas, locked in a trailer without water, food or air conditioning. Nineteen people lost their lives, including a 5-year-old boy…
In this blog piece, a young Afghan asylum seeker narrates his journey seeking refuge away from his homeland. He contacted STOP THE TRAFFIK after seeing our Aman Safety campaign which targeted young unaccompanied minors in Greece and Turkey. “I was living and working in Turkey for a year. Because I was single*, it was very…
World events like drought, famine, and increased severe weather are displacing more and more people around the globe. According to the Pew Research Center, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the sixth largest outflow of refugees over the past sixty years. Over 100 million people are currently displaced. Many people are looking for…
This week, a U.K. high court judge rejected requests from three Sudanese victims of trafficking and torture, who had been threatened with removal to Rwanda, to be released from immigration […]
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Today, STOP THE TRAFFIK celebrates World Refugee Day by launching our first report on our Aman Safety Campaign presenting its work for 2021. Aman Safety is a ground-breaking program that aims to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking. The campaign will ensure vital information reaches refugees and asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Bangladesh,…
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