Asylum Aid
28 Commercial Street
UK – London E1 6LS
tel: ++44 (20) 7377 5123
fax: ++44 (20) 7247 7789
e-mail: info@asylumaid.org.uk
http://www.asylumaid.org.uk
Provides free legal advice and representation to refugees and asylum seekers.
Amnesty International UK
99–119 Rosebery Avenue
UK – London EC1R 4RE
tel: 020 7814 6200
fax: 020 7833 1510
e-mail: info@amnesty.org.uk
http://www.amnesty.org.uk
Independent organisation that promotes awareness of human rights and opposes
specific abuses of human rights.
Campaign to Close Campsfield
email: info@closecampsfield.org.uk
http://www.closecampsfield.org.uk
Campsfield House is an Immigration Detention Centre near Oxford. The Campaign to Close Campsfield is supported by refugee organisations, trades unions, political parties, student organisations and religious groups.
Immigration
Advisory Service
County
House
190 Great Dover Street
UK – London SE1 4YB
tel: ++ 44 171
967 1221
fax: ++ 44 171 357 7511
e-mail:
iasuk@gn.apc.org
Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Block C
Whitgift Centre
Wellesley Road
UK – Croydon CR9 1AT
tel: 0870 6067766
fax: 0870 7603017
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
Branch of the Home Office set up to handle asylum applications.
Immigration Law Practitioners' Association
Lindsey House
40/42 Charterhouse Street
UK – London EC1M 6JN
tel: 020 7251 8383
fax: 020 7251 8384
e-mail: info@ilpa.org.uk
http://www.ilpa.org.uk
Aims to promote and improve the advising and representation of immigrants.
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
115 Old Street
UK – London EC1V 9RT
tel: 020 7251 8708
fax: 020 7251 8707
e-mail: info@jcwi.org.uk
http://www.jcwi.org.uk
Campaigning for justice and combating racism in immigration, nationality and
asylum law and policy.
Kalayaan
St
Francis Centre
13 Hippodrome Place
London W11 4 SF
United Kingdom
Tel: +44/207/243.29.42
Fax: +44/207/792.30.60
Email: kalayaanuk@aol.com
When
the non-profit organization Kalayaan was founded in 1987, migrant domestic
workers were entering the United Kingdom with their employers but weren’t
allowed to change employers, and many were subject to extremely poor working
conditions and abusive conditions. Kalayaan waged a 10-year campaign with
support from the T&G union and the United Workers’ Association to change
the immigration rules. Its efforts paid off in 1998, when a law was enacted that
allows migrant domestic workers to change employers. Kalayaan presently works
primarily with immigrant women who are employed as live-in domestic workers in
private households in the greater London area, advising them about their rights.
Special
counselling for women in private households.
Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture
96–98 Grafton Road
UK - London NW5 3EJ
tel: 020 7813 7777
fax: 020 7813 0011
http://www.torturecare.org.uk
Provides care and rehabilitation for individuals and their families who have
been subjected to torture and other forms of organised violence.
National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns
110 Hamstead Road
UK - Birmingham B20 2QS
tel: 0121 554 6947
e-mail: ncadc@ncadc.org.uk
http://www.ncadc.org.uk
Brings together families and individuals fighting deportation. Website contains
up-to-date information on campaigns.
National Homeless Alliance
5–15 Cromer Street
UK – London WC1H 8LS
tel: 020 7833 2071
fax: 020 7278 6685
e-mail:
NHA@home-all.org.uk
http://www.homeless.org.uk
Membership organisation for those providing services to homeless people.
Refugee Council
3 Bondway
UK – London SW8 1SJ
tel: 020 7820 3085
e-mail: info@refugeecouncil.demon.co.uk
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Gives help and support to refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Britain.
Website gives visitors an insight into what life is like as an asylum seeker.
Includes accounts of real-life experiences focusing on refugees from Bosnia and
Kosovo.
The Runnymede Trust
133 Aldersgate Street
UK - London EC1A 4JA
tel: 020 7600 9666
fax: 020 7600 8529
e-mail: info@trt.demon.co.uk
http://www.runnymedetrust.org
Aims to challenge racial discrimination and influence anti-racist legislation.
Shelter
88 Old Street
London EC1V 9HU
tel: 020 7505 4699
e-mail: info@shelter.org.uk
http://www.shelter.org.uk
National organisation working to improve the lives of homeless and badly housed
people.
Stonewall Immigration Group
c/o Central Station
37 Wharfdale Road
Islington
UK - London N1 9SE
tel: 020 7713 0620
fax: 020 7713 0628
e-mail: info@stonewall-immigration.org.uk
http://www.stonewall-immigration.org.uk
Campaigns for immigration rights for same sex couples and asylum seekers.
T&G
- Transport and
General Workers’ Union
Transport
House, 128 Theobalds Road
Holborn, London WC1X 8TN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44/20/7611.25.00
Fax: +44/20/7611.27.08
Website: http://www.tgwu.org.uk
With over 835,000 members in every type of workplace, the T&G is the UK's biggest general union, and has a long tradition of representing members in the workplace. The T&G organizes workers in the food and agriculture, manufacturing, services and transport sectors.
Asylum Law
http://www.asylumlaw.org
This portal site covers a range of countries world-wide and their current laws
on immigration.
Guardian Unlimited – Refugees in Britain
www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Refugees_in_Britain
A special report by The Guardian. Includes articles on how asylum claims
are handled and what happens to asylum seekers while their claims are being
processed.
Fax Your MP
Launched last year, this excellent site has proved very popular due to its
simplicity. Type in your postcode and this site will provide you with
information about your MP and send them a fax on your behalf.
Homeless Pages
Online information on homelessness in London. Includes a database of resources:
research reports, directories, training courses and websites.
Immigration and Nationality Directorate
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
As part of the Home Office's website, this is the place to find out about
current UK law and the rights of immigrants.
Institute of Race Relations – Refugees and Asylum-Seekers
http://www.homebeats.co.uk/resources/refugee.htm
Comprehensive site examining the problems faced by refugees and asylum-seekers.
Many articles and links.
Policy – Asylum Seekers
Local Government Association website explaining in detail the Immigration and
Asylum Act 1999. Includes information on policy, minutes from meetings,
expenditure and other facts and figures.
Schools Against Deportations
Youth-friendly site using case studies and interviews to support campaigns by schools against the deportation of immigrant classmates and their families.
FOR MORE ADDRESSES IN THE UK, SEE ALSO:
http://www.jcwi.org.uk/contacts/otherorgs.html/
