MADE
TO KEEP
protest against
Home office extension of the qualifying period for settlement in the UK from 4 to 5 years for both
existing and prospective
holders of WP Sarah Parker The Coalition to Stop Deportations to Iraq held a successful conference in London on 24 June.
John McDonnell MP told the conference he believes some members of the government support some form of amnesty.
He urged the campaign to make the best use of the next six months to keep putting the arguments for a review of unresolved asylum cases to more MPs, the government, and the wider movement.
Several people who have been refused told their stories in a very moving way.
It was agreed that the campaign will help organise an event for the International Day for Migrants' and Refugee Rights on 7 October. A steering committee including Jean Lambert Green MEP was elected to run the Coalition, and a resolution passed reaffirming the existing aims and agreeing to:
• participate in the debate around an amnesty
• press for the Home Office to re-open the cases of all asylum-seekers who feel that they have been unfairly refused asylum here by the Home Office or the courts
• work with other organisations that are seeking to stop deportations to other dangerous countries and regions
• work for greater unity within the refugee and migrant movement and the labour movement on these issues Email
[email protected] fo further details or see website at www.csdiraq.com.