Category: Legal cases

On 20th August, a group of us went to Hatton Cross Tribunal Centre to support our much-loved friend and colleague, Anna Cross*, at her long-awaited asylum appeal hearing. As a girl, Anna and her family made a treacherous journey to the UK to escape the threat of honour killing. Anna has grown up in the UK … Continue reading Human Rights Vigil at Tribunal – August 2019

"When we started campaigning about my case I was not very hopeful. I am really surprised and was uplifted when I saw the great response." Ms Mohammed started her fight for family reunion by applying for - and winning! - legal aid to appeal against the Home Office's cruel refusal. There's still time to unite … Continue reading Support grows for lesbian mother’s fight for family reunion

On Sunday 12 May four women from RRD travelled to South Wales looking forward to meeting friends old and new at our collective self-help workshop for women. Our team included Lucille, who had only just been released from detention! So the car journey was a chance for us all to get to know each other … Continue reading Self-help workshop at Kurdish Community Centre, Newport, Wales

“It’s been a struggle for me to even write about what happened to me but coming here and hearing different stories and looking at how brave every woman is, regardless of whatever their case is, it encouraged me to be brave. “  Over the last two months, we have held five self-help sessions to help […]

Welcome to our latest bulletin about our work – and victories! – over the Spring. If you’d like to get involved please get in touch!  And/or join us at a vigil outside the Home Office on Tuesday 19 June. Young Nigerian Mother Wins Protection at Last Rejected by her family when her mother died in … Continue reading Refuge from Rape and Destitution Bulletin Spring 2018