Phoebe Blog
Welcome to PHOEBEs youth newsletter, Edition 1!
We are starting off by doing a roundup of our summer here at the centre, which has been very busy with school – aged children being off for the summer holidays.
The Rwanda Flooring Plan
The Rwanda Flooring Plan ANNOUNCED APRIL 2022 In April 2022, the government announced plans to forcibly send certain categories of people seeking asylum to Rwanda. Instead of having their applications assessed in Britain, the process will be managed by the Rwandan...
Say No to FGM
SAY NO TO FGM Female Genital MutilationTwo hundred million girls and women in the world are estimated to have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and another 15 million girls were considered being at risk of experiencing it by 2020 in high prevalence countries...
New Immigration Laws – Legal Updates
New Immigration Laws LEGAL UPDATESOn 6 July 2022, the remaining sections of the Nationality and Borders Act (or “NABA”) became law. It introduces grim and far-reaching changes to the UK asylum system and is likely to have a devastating impact on the lives of people...
Sexual Violence Support Service PHOEBE – Raising Awareness of Rape and Sexual Violence matters to BAME and migrant women
Sexual Violence Support Service RAISING AWARENESS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE MATTERS TO BAME AND MIGRANT WOMENDecriminalisation of rape and sexual abuse Although reporting rape and sexual abuse incidents has increased in past years, the conviction of prosecutors has...