Please find enclosed a leaflet and petition in support of better health services for asylum seekers and refugees.
This petition follows from the MPU seminar last November. The campaign has two aims: to challenge the myths and falsehoods about refugees and asylum seekers and to call for decent and respectful services for them. Specifically we are calling for the amendment of section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 which allows the denial of benefits to asylum seekers who fail to register within 3 days of arrival.
The ways you can help are written out on the petition. Please contact Carol English or me if you would like any further information. The campaign will run over the summer and we will present the petition to a member of the government in November.
Thanks for your help. I hope we can make an impact that will change things for asylum seekers and refugees.
Ron Singer
President, MPU
rsinger@globalnet.co.uk