10.12.2012. Thousands of people who have fled some of
the world's most dangerous countries are being forced into destitution, begging
and prostitution on British streets because they cannot be sent back, the Home
Office is warned today.
A large majority of refugees from the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan and Zimbabwe are
refused asylum, but very few are forcibly returned because their home countries
will not accept them or because immigration officers lose track of them.
In a bleak report, the Refugee Council
says nearly 25 per cent of failed asylum-seekers who approached it for
emergency help over the last two years were from those five countries.
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10.12.2012. Between A Rock and a Hard Place is
published by the Refugee Council on 10 December 2012, Human Rights Day. The
report examines the human rights abuses and persecution in Democratic Republic
of Congo, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe, in order to give illustrations
of why many refused asylum seekers in the UK have a well-founded fear of
returning to their own countries.
This is secondary research collected from
a number of respected organisations that regularly monitor the situation in
these countries, including the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty
International. It includes recommendations for the government in terms of what
action they should take to ensure that those who remain in the UK are fully
supported until it is safe to return to their own country.
Read the Refugee Council report
