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UK Government Resettlement Scheme published (h/t @ZoeJardiniere)
Starts out looking promising i.e. resettlement according to criteria in Refugee Convention & by UNHCR but then brings in whole set of new criteria on top of 'well founded fear' assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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• Legal and/or Physical Protection Needs;
• Survivors of Violence and/or Torture;
• Medical Needs;
• Women and Girls at Risk;
• Family Reunification;
• Children and Adolescents at Risk;
• Lack of Foreseeable Alternative Durable Solutions.
3/ This lesson from Syrian Resettlement scheme has NOT been learned. Adding new criteria to existing UNHCR work and Convention adds delays, makes work harder on ground, and is playing fast and loose with the Convention. @CMonaghanSNP
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Mears Group, asylum accommodation & Covid 19

4 months ago, a woman at Urban House Initial Accommodation Centre Wakefield asked "How do we wash our hands with no soap in the bathrooms?" Another feared "coronavirus spreading in this crowded place"

symaag.org.uk/2020/03/31/how…
Urban House residents complained about forced room sharing, no PPE, no sanitiser, 270 people sharing a few toilet facilities, poor food and no protection for people with severe health conditions inc children.
They protested bravely, including a hunger strike. Mears ignored them
Along with residents, we demanded an inspection of conditions at Urban House. After the inspection in early April Mears Group reported that Public Health Wakefield and the Home Office “gave approval for the way it is operating”.
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