Borders kill – time to question them?
On Wednesday (1 December), at least 27 people drowned trying to reach safety in the UK. Thousands have perished over the years. Is it time to rethink the whole concept of borders?, asks Cryton Chikoko.
Tag: #immigration
Conversation with a Trainee Immigration Solicitor
On June 22nd, Cryton Chikoko of The BaRE UK spoke to Caitlin Alexander about asylum in the UK and her work as a…
Report: Detained and Dehumanised
The Jesuit Refugee Service has published a very disturbing report into the trauma suffered by many people in detention centers. The report makes three recommendations.
The Immigration Health Surcharge Must be Scrapped. It is Double Taxation and Discriminatory.
Migrant key workers in the health and care sectors risk their lives daily saving British lives and yet they are overburdened by onerous immigration conditions, writes Cryton Chikoko.
Ethnic Minorities are Disproportionately Dying in the Pandemic. The UK Home Office Must Take Some Blame.
There are thousands of migrants in the UK whose daily lives have been systematically ruined by cruel visa decisions and inhumane policies of the Home Office and the virus is just taking advantage of the vulnerabilities perpetuated by the state , writes Cryton Chikoko.
How do you prove to the Home Office something you’ve spent your life trying to hide?
By Caitlin Alexander There is also the western assumption that being gay or bisexual is only convincing when you have a same-sex partner….
Four Migrant NHS Doctors Are Dead. Can We Please Stop Turning Migrants Into Villains?
Tens of thousands of migrants are putting their lives in harm’s way to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic, writes Cryton Chikoko. h This…
My First Experience with the GP
A few weeks ago, Andreea shared her own experience with GP registration, one story very similar to Cryton’s. Staff from the practice were then sorry, she could not register, her country was “not on the list”. During the special time we are all living, it appears clearly to us that access to healthcare, easy access, is key to our individual but also collective health.
How many vulnerable people have been unlawfully refused to register with GPs in Glasgow?
By Cryton Chikoko I recently moved home to the eastern part of Glasgow City. Having a young family, one of my priorities was…