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Fear of being branded ‘racist’ hindering global asylum reform, says Braverman

The Home Secretary was speaking during a trip to Washington DC, as she pointed to the need to reform the United Nations’ Refugee Convention.

The Independent UK

Braverman faces backlash after ‘deeply divisive’ speech saying West faces ‘existential threat’ if global asylum rules not tightened

Home Secretary criticised after ‘inflammatory’ speech in US in which she declared multiculturalism has failed

Evening Standard

West faces existential threat if global asylum rules not tightened – Braverman

The Home Secretary said during a speech in the US that millions of asylum seekers were being incentivised to ‘try their luck’.

The Independent UK

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Environmental disasters and climate change force people to cross borders, but they're not recognised as refugees – they should be

As our planet warms, we’re experiencing more frequent and severe weather events, rising sea levels, prolonged droughts and altered ecosystems. These environmental shifts directly affect people’s livelihoods by destroying crops and depleting water sources. They make once-inhabitable areas uninhabitable.

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What is the Refugee Convention and how does it influence UK asylum policy?

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is set to take aim at international refugee rules. Here’s all you need to know.

The Independent UK

Facing discrimination for being gay should not justify asylum in UK – Braverman

The Home Secretary will use a speech in the US to suggest that being discriminated against for being gay should not warrant refugee status.

The Independent UK

Braverman accused of ‘dog whistle’ leadership bid as migrant speech sparks outrage from gay community

Home secretary dubbed ‘dangerous fool’ after claiming being gay isn’t enough to claim asylum

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Suella Braverman criticised by Labour over ‘deeply divisive’ migration speech – as it happened

Home secretary argued that ‘uncontrolled’ migration poses ‘existential challenge for institutions of the west’

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman warned tearing up refugee treaty ‘will make world a more dangerous place’

Anti-torture charity Freedom says it is ‘shocking to see the Home Secretary imploring the US and other democracies to tear up treaties designed to protect human rights’

Evening Standard

LGBT+ Conservatives patron accuses Braverman of ‘dog-whistle’ politics

UK home secretary will say in US that Britain should not grant asylum to people who simply express fear of discrimination for being gay

The Guardian - UK

'Nasty' Suella Braverman condemned for comments on LGBT+ asylum seekers

SUELLA Braverman has come in for fierce criticism for comments she will make on gay asylum speakers in a speech on Tuesday.

The National (Scotland)

Suella Braverman: ‘Simply being gay’ and fearing discrimination should not make you a refugee

Home Secretary Suella Braverman will ask if the international agreement is ‘fit for our modern age’

Evening Standard

Security concerns 'red herring' in Syrian repatriations

A trial over the repatriation of 11 Australian women and 20 children, who are being detained in Syrian refugee camps, has begun in the Federal Court.

AAP

Being gay or a woman isn’t enough to claim asylum, says Suella Braverman

Ms Braverman will urge politicians to rip up the United Nations Refugee Convention

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The Guardian - UK

Braverman to ask world leaders to make refugee rules ‘fit for the modern age’

Home secretary’s address in Washington will urge reform of UN convention and has already prompted concern from charities

The Independent UK

Braverman to ask whether UN Refugee Convention ‘is in need of reform’ on US trip

Home Secretary Suella Braverman will ask if the international agreement is ‘fit for our modern age’.

The Guardian - UK

Italian PM ‘astonished’ at Germany paying charities for refugee rescues

In stern letter to Olaf Scholz, Giorgia Meloni criticises support provided for saving people in the Mediterranean

AAP

Refugees and Indigenous Australians forge common bonds

Knowing that Indigenous culture in Australia has survived thousands of years gives refugees a sense of belonging and cultural safety, a study has found.

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The Independent UK

Swiss ‘millionaire’s playground’ plays host to Ukraine refugees

Ukrainians seeking sanctuary in a Swiss monastery experience the sheer complexity of life having lost everything, now refugees in the shadows of a super-rich society. Paddy Dowling reports from Switzerland

Al Jazeera

Video about refugees by a group of Turkish writers gets mixed reaction

Writers, journalists speaking in Turkish and Arabic say Muslims are one nation and Islam forbids racism.

WEKU

Israel strikes Gaza for the third straight day as West Bank violence escalates

A series of violent escalations on the border between Israel and Gaza over the past week during a sensitive Jewish holiday period raised the specter of an escalation for the first time since May.

Al Jazeera

Israel kills two Palestinians amid surge in military raids

Sunday’s raid is just the latest in a stepped-up campaign of violence targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The Independent UK

Braverman to question basis for international refugee treaties in Washington speech

Home secretary will use trip to United States to claim that ‘unsustainable pressure’ is being placed on the US, UK and Europe by illegal migration

The Guardian - UK

On Lampedusa, a familiar disillusion 10 years after its first refugee tragedy

Islanders lament how little has changed despite the crackdown promises of politicians – whom cynics accuse of chasing votes

The Independent UK

Braverman questions whether international migration rules are ‘fit for purpose’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman will use a trip to the United States to warn that ‘unsustainable pressure’ is being placed on the US, UK and Europe.

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