• Submission to the Government Consultation on Earned Settlement

    By WomenAgainstRape | 12 February 2026 | Comments Off on Submission to the Government Consultation on Earned Settlement

    Submission to the Government Consultation on Earned Settlement All African Women’s Group, Global Women Against Deportations and Women Against Rape’s Asylum from Rape project. Summary All African Women’s Group (AAWG), Global Women Against Deportations (GWAD) and Women Against Rape (WAR) oppose the government’s earned settlement proposal because it is inherently sexist, racist and discriminatory. It …

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  • Event: Protest & Speakout

    By GWAD | 27 January 2026 | Comments Off on Event: Protest & Speakout

    EVENT: WAR will join All African Women’s Group to Protest and Speak out! WHERE: Taylor House, 88 Rosebery Ave, London EC1R 4QU WHEN: Tues 3 February & Tues 3 March 12.30-1.30pm ORGANISERS: Global Women Against Deportations & All African Women’s Group Politicians and the media have whipped up hatred against asylum seekers and migrants. Now …

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  • They Claimed to Protect Women & Children but they Terrorised Us

    By Guest Author | 10 December 2025 | Comments Off on They Claimed to Protect Women & Children but they Terrorised Us

    They Claimed to Protect Women and Children but they Terrorised Us: All African Women’s Group Speaks Out Against Racist Attacks   Women Against Rape helped women speak out about sexually predatory guards in asylum hotels and their justified objections to being housed with men, so that what they experienced could be included in their detailed …

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  • Open letter from All African Women’s Group to the UK government to demand that the Namibia Country of Origin Report be revised . . .

    By Guest Author | 21 November 2025 | Comments Off on Open letter from All African Women’s Group to the UK government to demand that the Namibia Country of Origin Report be revised . . .

    All African Women’s Group: Open letter to the UK government to demand that the Namibia country of origin report be revised . . . At a series of meetings last year, which Women Against Rape helped facilitate, women who had fled rape and other violence including Domestic Violence spoke about being refused protection by the …

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  • Press: The Independent spotlights Duncan Lewis legal challenge against Home Office’s Citizenship Policy: WAR quoted

    By GWAD | 10 May 2025 | Comments Off on Press: The Independent spotlights Duncan Lewis legal challenge against Home Office’s Citizenship Policy: WAR quoted

    Press: The Independent spotlights Duncan Lewis legal challenge against Home Office’s Citizenship Policy. WAR quoted: Rules that make it almost impossible for small boat refugees to become British citizens have been hit by a legal challenge, The Independent can reveal. New guidance issued in February stated that anyone who enters the UK illegally by making …

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  • Press: BIG ISSUE “I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick”

    By GWAD | 19 October 2024 | Comments Off on Press: BIG ISSUE “I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick”

    The letter came through with her travel vouchers and Amy began to panic. The Home Office was asking her to come in for an interview to speak about her asylum case. It was one of four requests from the Home Office, made in the space of four and a half months between December and April …

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  • PRESS: “They’re taunting me”: Home Office asylum interviews are retraumatising rape survivors

    By GWAD | 31 May 2024 | Comments Off on PRESS: “They’re taunting me”: Home Office asylum interviews are retraumatising rape survivors

    Campaigners worry women seeking asylum are being harmed and wrongly refused claims for protection. Women seeking asylum after experiencing rape are reporting further traumatisation by the Home Office’s interviewing process. At these meetings, women recall being forced to rehash the sexual violence they have experienced to interviewers they believe to be insensitive to their trauma. …

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  • In the media: Cristel Amiss interview with The No Walls Podcast

    By BWRAP | 8 March 2023 | Comments Off on In the media: Cristel Amiss interview with The No Walls Podcast

    Crissie Amiss on “The No Walls” Podcast In celebration of International Women’s Day 2023, the No Walls Podcast asked Cristel Amiss – joint coordinator of Women Against Rape – to speak with them. Cristel has had a remarkable three decade career, where she has constantly and fearlessly advocated for marginalised women and survivors of gender …

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  • Event report: Europe-wide action called by Refugees in Libya.

    By GWAD | 18 January 2023 | 0 Comments

    Event: Europe wide action called by Refugees in Libya On Tuesday 10th January a lively group of people gathered outside the London offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as part of a Europe-wide action called by Refugees in Libya. Protestors gathered simultaneously outside UNHCR Berlin, Brussels, Rome and Tripoli to commemorate …

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  • In the media: Response to news that a man died after his health deteriorated in Manston

    By WomenAgainstRape | 20 November 2022 | 0 Comments

    Activists respond to news that a man died after his health deteriorated in Manston Please see another important press release below from Action Against Detention & Deportations.  The death of a man who spent a week incarcerated in Manston detention camp means that a mother has lost her precious son.  The immigration authorities remain suspiciously …

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Submission to the Government Consultation on Earned Settlement

12 February 2026

Submission to the Government Consultation on Earned Settlement All African Women’s Group, Global Women Against Deportations and Women Against Rape’s Asylum from Rape project. Summary All African Women’s Group (AAWG), Global Women Against Deportations (GWAD) and Women Against Rape (WAR) oppose the government’s earned settlement proposal because it is inherently sexist, racist and discriminatory. It …

Read more

Event: Protest & Speakout

27 January 2026

EVENT: WAR will join All African Women’s Group to Protest and Speak out! WHERE: Taylor House, 88 Rosebery Ave, London EC1R 4QU WHEN: Tues 3 February & Tues 3 March 12.30-1.30pm ORGANISERS: Global Women Against Deportations & All African Women’s Group Politicians and the media have whipped up hatred against asylum seekers and migrants. Now …

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They Claimed to Protect Women & Children but they Terrorised Us

10 December 2025

They Claimed to Protect Women and Children but they Terrorised Us: All African Women’s Group Speaks Out Against Racist Attacks   Women Against Rape helped women speak out about sexually predatory guards in asylum hotels and their justified objections to being housed with men, so that what they experienced could be included in their detailed …

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Open letter from All African Women’s Group to the UK government to demand that the Namibia Country of Origin Report be revised . . .

21 November 2025

All African Women’s Group: Open letter to the UK government to demand that the Namibia country of origin report be revised . . . At a series of meetings last year, which Women Against Rape helped facilitate, women who had fled rape and other violence including Domestic Violence spoke about being refused protection by the …

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Press: Duncan Lewis Takes Government to Court over Legal Aid Fees (13 June 2024)

30 November 2024

VICTORY: Together with women from All African Women’s Group, we provided evidence for Duncan Lewis’ successful Judicial Review.  

PRESS: “They’re taunting me”: Home Office asylum interviews are retraumatising rape survivors

31 May 2024

Campaigners worry women seeking asylum are being harmed and wrongly refused claims for protection. Women seeking asylum after experiencing rape are reporting further traumatisation by the Home Office’s interviewing process. At these meetings, women recall being forced to rehash the sexual violence they have experienced to interviewers they believe to be insensitive to their trauma. …

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Christmas Appeal 2023 for destitute women asylum seekers

22 November 2023

Christmas Appeal 2023 for destitute women asylum seekers Dear friends, Each year as Christmas approaches, Legal Action for Women organises an appeal for destitute women and children in All African Women’s Group (AAWG) – the self-help group of women asylum seekers based with us at the Crossroads Women’s Centre, the charity running the Centre, is administering the …

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In the media: We ran for our lives, now the Home Office has the power of life or death over us

5 July 2023

Excellent article published by Bail for Immigration Detainees “On International Women’s Day, a member of All African Women’s Group shares their exhausting battle to claim asylum & access legal advice in the UK – three months later she’s still struggling to find a lawyer.” Read it in full here by clicking on the image below.

Event report: Europe-wide action called by Refugees in Libya.

18 January 2023

Event: Europe wide action called by Refugees in Libya On Tuesday 10th January a lively group of people gathered outside the London offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as part of a Europe-wide action called by Refugees in Libya. Protestors gathered simultaneously outside UNHCR Berlin, Brussels, Rome and Tripoli to commemorate …

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Event: London protests as part of European actions to demand UNHCR provides protection to asylum seekers and refugees

5 January 2023

Event: London Protests as part of European actions to demand UNHCR provides protection to asylum seekers and refugees WHEN: Tuesday 10 January, 12.30-1.30pm WHERE: UNHCR, 10 Furnival Street, London, EC4A 1AB Dear friends, Refugees in Libya have called a protest against the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for its abuse and horrendous neglect …

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Submission to the Government Consultation on Earned Settlement

12 February 2026

Submission to the Government Consultation on Earned Settlement All African Women’s Group, Global Women Against Deportations and Women Against Rape’s Asylum from Rape project. Summary All African Women’s Group (AAWG), Global Women Against Deportations (GWAD) and Women Against Rape (WAR) oppose the government’s earned settlement proposal because it is inherently sexist, racist and discriminatory. It …

Read more

Event: Protest & Speakout

27 January 2026

EVENT: WAR will join All African Women’s Group to Protest and Speak out! WHERE: Taylor House, 88 Rosebery Ave, London EC1R 4QU WHEN: Tues 3 February & Tues 3 March 12.30-1.30pm ORGANISERS: Global Women Against Deportations & All African Women’s Group Politicians and the media have whipped up hatred against asylum seekers and migrants. Now …

Read more

They Claimed to Protect Women & Children but they Terrorised Us

10 December 2025

They Claimed to Protect Women and Children but they Terrorised Us: All African Women’s Group Speaks Out Against Racist Attacks   Women Against Rape helped women speak out about sexually predatory guards in asylum hotels and their justified objections to being housed with men, so that what they experienced could be included in their detailed …

Read more

Open letter from All African Women’s Group to the UK government to demand that the Namibia Country of Origin Report be revised . . .

21 November 2025

All African Women’s Group: Open letter to the UK government to demand that the Namibia country of origin report be revised . . . At a series of meetings last year, which Women Against Rape helped facilitate, women who had fled rape and other violence including Domestic Violence spoke about being refused protection by the …

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Press: Duncan Lewis Takes Government to Court over Legal Aid Fees (13 June 2024)

30 November 2024

VICTORY: Together with women from All African Women’s Group, we provided evidence for Duncan Lewis’ successful Judicial Review.  

PRESS: “They’re taunting me”: Home Office asylum interviews are retraumatising rape survivors

31 May 2024

Campaigners worry women seeking asylum are being harmed and wrongly refused claims for protection. Women seeking asylum after experiencing rape are reporting further traumatisation by the Home Office’s interviewing process. At these meetings, women recall being forced to rehash the sexual violence they have experienced to interviewers they believe to be insensitive to their trauma. …

Read more

Christmas Appeal 2023 for destitute women asylum seekers

22 November 2023

Christmas Appeal 2023 for destitute women asylum seekers Dear friends, Each year as Christmas approaches, Legal Action for Women organises an appeal for destitute women and children in All African Women’s Group (AAWG) – the self-help group of women asylum seekers based with us at the Crossroads Women’s Centre, the charity running the Centre, is administering the …

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In the media: We ran for our lives, now the Home Office has the power of life or death over us

5 July 2023

Excellent article published by Bail for Immigration Detainees “On International Women’s Day, a member of All African Women’s Group shares their exhausting battle to claim asylum & access legal advice in the UK – three months later she’s still struggling to find a lawyer.” Read it in full here by clicking on the image below.

Event report: Europe-wide action called by Refugees in Libya.

18 January 2023

Event: Europe wide action called by Refugees in Libya On Tuesday 10th January a lively group of people gathered outside the London offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as part of a Europe-wide action called by Refugees in Libya. Protestors gathered simultaneously outside UNHCR Berlin, Brussels, Rome and Tripoli to commemorate …

Read more

Event: London protests as part of European actions to demand UNHCR provides protection to asylum seekers and refugees

5 January 2023

Event: London Protests as part of European actions to demand UNHCR provides protection to asylum seekers and refugees WHEN: Tuesday 10 January, 12.30-1.30pm WHERE: UNHCR, 10 Furnival Street, London, EC4A 1AB Dear friends, Refugees in Libya have called a protest against the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for its abuse and horrendous neglect …

Read more

Submission to the Government Consultation on Earned Settlement

12 February 2026

Submission to the Government Consultation on Earned Settlement All African Women’s Group, Global Women Against Deportations and Women Against Rape’s Asylum from Rape project. Summary All African Women’s Group (AAWG), Global Women Against Deportations (GWAD) and Women Against Rape (WAR) oppose the government’s earned settlement proposal because it is inherently sexist, racist and discriminatory. It …

Read more

Event: Protest & Speakout

27 January 2026

EVENT: WAR will join All African Women’s Group to Protest and Speak out! WHERE: Taylor House, 88 Rosebery Ave, London EC1R 4QU WHEN: Tues 3 February & Tues 3 March 12.30-1.30pm ORGANISERS: Global Women Against Deportations & All African Women’s Group Politicians and the media have whipped up hatred against asylum seekers and migrants. Now …

Read more

They Claimed to Protect Women & Children but they Terrorised Us

10 December 2025

They Claimed to Protect Women and Children but they Terrorised Us: All African Women’s Group Speaks Out Against Racist Attacks   Women Against Rape helped women speak out about sexually predatory guards in asylum hotels and their justified objections to being housed with men, so that what they experienced could be included in their detailed …

Read more

Open letter from All African Women’s Group to the UK government to demand that the Namibia Country of Origin Report be revised . . .

21 November 2025

All African Women’s Group: Open letter to the UK government to demand that the Namibia country of origin report be revised . . . At a series of meetings last year, which Women Against Rape helped facilitate, women who had fled rape and other violence including Domestic Violence spoke about being refused protection by the …

Read more

Press: Duncan Lewis Takes Government to Court over Legal Aid Fees (13 June 2024)

30 November 2024

VICTORY: Together with women from All African Women’s Group, we provided evidence for Duncan Lewis’ successful Judicial Review.  

PRESS: “They’re taunting me”: Home Office asylum interviews are retraumatising rape survivors

31 May 2024

Campaigners worry women seeking asylum are being harmed and wrongly refused claims for protection. Women seeking asylum after experiencing rape are reporting further traumatisation by the Home Office’s interviewing process. At these meetings, women recall being forced to rehash the sexual violence they have experienced to interviewers they believe to be insensitive to their trauma. …

Read more

Christmas Appeal 2023 for destitute women asylum seekers

22 November 2023

Christmas Appeal 2023 for destitute women asylum seekers Dear friends, Each year as Christmas approaches, Legal Action for Women organises an appeal for destitute women and children in All African Women’s Group (AAWG) – the self-help group of women asylum seekers based with us at the Crossroads Women’s Centre, the charity running the Centre, is administering the …

Read more

In the media: We ran for our lives, now the Home Office has the power of life or death over us

5 July 2023

Excellent article published by Bail for Immigration Detainees “On International Women’s Day, a member of All African Women’s Group shares their exhausting battle to claim asylum & access legal advice in the UK – three months later she’s still struggling to find a lawyer.” Read it in full here by clicking on the image below.

Event report: Europe-wide action called by Refugees in Libya.

18 January 2023

Event: Europe wide action called by Refugees in Libya On Tuesday 10th January a lively group of people gathered outside the London offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as part of a Europe-wide action called by Refugees in Libya. Protestors gathered simultaneously outside UNHCR Berlin, Brussels, Rome and Tripoli to commemorate …

Read more

Event: London protests as part of European actions to demand UNHCR provides protection to asylum seekers and refugees

5 January 2023

Event: London Protests as part of European actions to demand UNHCR provides protection to asylum seekers and refugees WHEN: Tuesday 10 January, 12.30-1.30pm WHERE: UNHCR, 10 Furnival Street, London, EC4A 1AB Dear friends, Refugees in Libya have called a protest against the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for its abuse and horrendous neglect …

Read more