Child refugees are living without parents in the UK

New report highlights the unfairness of UK laws
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Hi John,

For child refugees in the UK, safety can come at a heavy price. Many have been forced to leave behind not only their homes, but also their families, as children fleeing conflict can often get separated from their parents and siblings.

As a refugee in the UK, adults can sponsor immediate family members to join them, but children can not. Our new report ‘Without my family’
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The report details the devastating effects of family separation on children who have sought safety in this country. One child, we interviewed for the report said: “being without your family, it is like you have a body without a soul”.

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Home Office rules separating child refugees from their parents aren’t just restrictive - they’re deeply unfair. But the Home Secretary has the opportunity to change this. Will you join thousands of others in asking her to do the right thing?
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In 2018, after a public outcry, MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of changing these rules. Now is the time for our new Home Secretary to make a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable child refugees in the UK.

For refugee families, this is a chance for unfair rules to be changed. For lives to be rebuilt. For families to be together.

Read ‘Without my family’ report
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Thanks for your ongoing support,

Tom Davies
Campaign Manager – I Welcome Refugees
Amnesty International UK

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