Other Info and Statistics

CRMC in the press - recent articles

March 2011 Coventry Telegraph report on female genital mutilation of refugee women click here

BBC report in Feb 2011 on CRMC's work and reaction to Oxfam's report on destitution and hardship amongst failed asylum seekers in the UK click here

Coventry man flees life of war in Afghanistan, Coventry Telegraph 2010 click here

Coventry woman flees life of torture in Zimbabwe, Coventry Telegraph 2010 click here

Global gathering at cathedral marks 10 years of CRMC, Coventry Telegraph 2010 click here

Other Info and Statistics

2011 Oxfam report on destitution amongst failed asylum seekers in the UK, concluding that our system neglects and fails to show compassion. Download the report Coping_with_destitution.pdf here.

British Red Coss report highlighting dire hardships facing destitute asylum seekers report "Not Gone, but Forgotten

Institute of Public Policy Research From Refugee to Citizen: Standing On My Own Two Feet - a research report on integration, Britishness' and citizenship.

BBC News - Road to Refuge - This special report tells the stories behind the statistics, using first-person testimonies and in-depth interviews to trace the journey from home into exile. It asks why refugees are still fleeing, where they go, and examines how we treat them.

ICAR - information center about asylum and refugees in the UK- academic research and information

Joint Committee on Human Rights - The Committee undertakes inquiries on human rights issues and reports its findings and recommendations to the House.

Refugee Stories Project - The stories are based on interviews conducted during 2006 by refugee-assisting organisations from across the Europe.

UN Refugee Agency Statistics

UK Office of National Statistics

Home Office Immigration statistics

UK Immigration Jargon explained

Destitution Inquiry - Joseph Rowntree Foundation 2007 Destitution report of JRCT inquiry into destitution among refused asylum seekers, plus destitution research in Leeds reports from 2007 and 2008.

Destitution amongst asylum seekers and refugees in Birmingham - report commissioned by Restore of Birmingham Churches Together and the Church Urban Fund.