Migrant Voice and Amnesty International release Borders Bill briefing

Migrant Voice and Amnesty International release Borders Bill briefing

JULY 15: Ahead of the second reading of the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill, Migrant Voice and Amnesty International have released a joint briefing for MPs.

We strongly oppose most of what is found in this Bill, which will undermine the human rights of people affected by our immigration laws.

We do, however, strongly support Part 1 of the Bill. This seeks to dismantle historical inequalities which have deprived some people of the British nationality that ought to be theirs.

But the vast majority of the rest of this Bill seems to have the purpose of shutting down the asylum system.

If the Bill is passed in its present form, it will renege on this country’s international law commitments and significantly reduce the already modest contribution made by the UK to provide a place of safety to people forced to flee conflict and persecution. 

You can read Migrant Voice and Amnesty International’s briefing by clicking here.