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Tarh’s story of ‘Home’
For each day of Refugee Week 2018, we will be sharing the stories of one of the five refugee and asylum-seeking women who were painted by the artist Caroline Walker in their accommodation for her...
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Joy’s story of ‘Home’
For each day of Refugee Week 2018, we will be sharing the stories of one of the five refugee and asylum-seeking women who were painted by the artist Caroline Walker in their accommodation for her...
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Rainbow Sisters at Pride 2018
By Sarah Cope, Rainbow Sisters facilitator For several months, Rainbow Sisters, the group for lesbian and bisexual women at Women for Refugee Women have been preparing for London Pride. Not only were...
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2018: a year of solidarity
2018 marked 100 years since some women won the vote. The significance of this year resonated with the refugee women in our network, who took every opportunity to ensure their voices could be heard....
View ArticleRefugee women visit the National Portrait Gallery with artist Caroline Walker
Six refugee women joined us to visit the Njideka Akunyili Crosby exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Njideka Akunyili Crosby is a Nigerian artist who migrated to the USA. The themes of culture...
View ArticleSet Her Free: 5 years of campaigning against immigration detention
When the Set Her Free campaign launched at Parliament in January 2014, the energy was palpable. Feminists and human rights activists crowded the room – there was Leyla Hussein, Shami Chakrabarti,...
View ArticleThree women who have been detained in Yarl’s Wood take over the Everyday...
5 years ago we started our Set Her Free campaign against the detention of asylum-seeking women. We are concerned that the issue is being brushed under the carpet while attention is on Brexit so we...
View ArticleThe Home Office is failing trafficked Chinese women by locking them up in...
by Gemma Lousley, Policy and Research Coordinator Over the past year there has been a significant reduction in the number of people held in immigration detention. At the end of September 2017, there...
View ArticleMarchu Girma is promoted to Deputy Director
We are delighted to announce that Marchu Girma has been promoted to the role of Deputy Director to help lead Women for Refugee Women forward as we develop and grow into 2019 and beyond! Marchu has been...
View ArticleCross-party Parliamentary committee on human rights calls to end indefinite...
The Joint Committee on Human Rights today published their review into immigration detention which supports our calls for an end to indefinite detention and better safeguards to ensure that vulnerable...
View ArticleThe Home Office unlawfully detained trafficked Chinese woman for almost 6 months
The Home Office has conceded that they unlawfully detained a highly vulnerable Chinese woman who is a survivor of trafficking. Women for Refugee Women visited this Chinese woman in Yarl’s Wood and...
View ArticleBuild the Future – training retreat in Manchester for refugee women
15 refugee and asylum-seeking women came together in Manchester for 3 days of intensive training on research skills, working with Parliament, storytelling and communicating for change. Together we are...
View ArticleHome Affairs Committee inquiry finds ‘serious problems in every part of the...
Today, the Home Affairs Select Committee publish the report on their inquiry into immigration detention. Two women in our network, who were detained in Yarl’s Wood for long periods, and our Policy and...
View ArticleRefugee women gifted tickets to see Emilia in the West End
Thank you to Ben Hewis who launched a crowdfunding appeal to enable diverse groups of young women to see the musical Emilia in the Vaudeville Theatre. As part of this initiative, asylum-seeking women...
View ArticlePriscilla Dudhia (policy) and Venus Abduallah (office manager) join the team!
We are delighted to welcome Priscilla and Venus to the team! As our new Office Manager, Venus will be supporting our operations and increasing capacity in all areas of the team. Priscilla will lead on...
View ArticleRefugee women and other campaigners visit Parliament to call for a 28 day...
Amnesty International UK, Liberty, Women for Refugee Women and Freed Voices call for an immediate end to indefinite detention Today, women from our network joined campaigners from Amnesty International...
View ArticleMarchu Girma gives evidence in Parliament on how the draft Domestic Abuse...
Today our deputy director Marchu Girma gave evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill alongside Zehrah Hasan of Liberty, Lucila Granada of Latin American Women’s Rights Service...
View ArticleRainbow Sisters attend the UK Black Pride takeover of Hackney Town Hall
Last night, nine women in our Rainbow Sisters group attended the UK Black Pride takeover of Hackney Town Hall! This year UK Black Pride will move to its new home in Haggerston Park for the annual...
View ArticleWomen in our Transitions Group meet to discuss next steps in rebuilding their...
Today, over 20 women who have been part of our Transitions Group joined us for a meeting to discuss their progress over the year. The Transititions Group exists to support and build the confidence of...
View ArticleJoint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill calls for protections for...
In a report published today (14 June), MPs and Lords support better for protection for women reporting domestic abuse, including the creation of a firewall between support services and immigration...
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