Treatment of asylum seekers
Summary
This Report
'The
Treatment of Asylum Seekers' (HL 81-I/HC 60-I) considers the human rights
issues raised by the treatment of asylum seekers, from the time that they first
claim asylum to either the granting of asylum or departure from the UK.
It starts with an explanation of the relevant human rights standards
and obligations that apply to the UK before dealing with the topics of
financial support and accommodation, healthcare, the treatment of children,
detention and removal, and treatment by the media.
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Law-Making Explained
This is both a House of
Lords Paper and a House of Commons Paper (HL 81-I/HC 60-I): it is a report from
the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
Find out more about Joint Committees.
How does it affect me?
If you work
with asylum seekers or are an asylum seeker yourself, this affects you.
Amongst its conclusions the Committee finds that refusing asylum seekers
permission to work, and the resulting destitution, reaches the threshold of
inhuman and degrading treatment.
The Committee also recommends that free
primary and secondary healthcare should be provided and that the reservation on
the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child should be withdrawn. The
Government should then consider how section 11 of the Children Act could be
extended to cover asylum seekers.
Find
out more about the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
