Promoting the rights of women seeking asylum in the UK
Partners
Helen Bamber speaking at a Women for Refugee Women event in Westminster, November 2008, with Sir Al Aynsley Green, Children’s Commissioner for England, Nick Oakeshott from Asylum Aid and Yeukai Taruvinga, who sought asylum here from Zimbabwe
Women for Refugee Women can only work effectively because we are part of a strong network of people who care about what happens to women who seek refuge in this country. We work with individual women in all walks of life who have chosen to spend time and energy campaigning for and supporting refugee women. We work with many women who have sought asylum in the UK and who have bravely decided to speak out. We also work closely with a number of organisations who partner with us in lobbying politicians and policy makers, on our public events, and every other aspect of our work. They include:
11 Million: the office of the Children’s Commissioner
11 Million: the office of the Children’s Commissioner
11 MILLION is led by the Children's Commissioner for England. The role of the Children's Commissioner is to promote the views of children and young people from birth to 18 (up to 21 for young people in care or with mental health problems).
www.11million.org.uk
Asylum Aid
The Refugee Women's Resource Project at Asylum Aid aims to enable women seeking asylum in the UK to obtain protection and security, to maintain their dignity and to be treated with respect during the asylum process.
www.asylumaid.org.uk
Bail for Immigration Detainees
Bail for Immigration Detainees is an independent charity that exists to challenge immigration detention in the UK and works with asylum seekers and migrants, in removal centres and prisons, to secure their release from detention.
www.biduk.org
The Children’s Society
The Children's Society is a leading children's charity committed to making childhood better for all children in the UK.
www.childrenssociety.org.uk
Hackney Migrant and Refugee Support Group
Hackney Refugee and Migrant Support Group supports individuals in need of health access, legal advice and practical support.
The Helen Bamber Foundation
The Helen Bamber Foundation is a UK-based human rights organisation, formed to help rebuild lives and inspire a new self-esteem in survivors of gross human rights violations.
www.helenbamber.org
Medical Justice
Medical Justice is a network of doctors and asylum seekers who are seeking to challenge the poor healthcare of people in immigration detention and to end the detention of survivors of torture.
www.medicaljustice.org.uk
Refugee Action
Refugee Action is an independent national charity that works with refugees to build new lives in the UK.
www.refugee-action.org.uk
Refugee and Migrant Justice
Securing justice for asylum seekers and other migrants in the UK who seek protection or need help to secure their human rights under UK law.
www.refugee-migrant-justice.org.uk
Yarl’s Wood Befrienders
Visiting and supporting people in immigration detention at Yarl's Wood Removal Centre in Bedfordshire.
www.ywbefrienders.org