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CRC highlighted in BBC report
2011-02-04 03:03:00CRC is highlighted in BBC coverage of the recent Oxfam report into the crisis of destitution amongst failed asylum seekers in the UK. Oxfam reports that thousands of failed asylum seekers are neglected by the system and living in the UK with no income or safe place to sleep.
The BBC coverage focuses on Coventry where charities, led by CRC, are working together to provide crucial help. It quotes Bhopinder Basi, Chief Executive of CRC criticising the system as "incompetent" and that our cruel asylum system "shames us all". The article describes the practical help given by CRC and the Coventry Hope Partnership to destitute clients experiencing extreme hardship. To read the full article click here
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