Ministers told to grant amnesty to Afghan refugees in Britain
Afghans living in New Delhi protest against the Taliban and in support of those trying to escape the country outside the UNHCR office in New Delhi, India, Monday, August 23, 2021
MINISTERS have been told they must urgently grant amnesty to refugees fleeing Afghanistan and withdraw all troops from the country following two decades of Western intervention.
A demonstration held outside the Home Office’s headquarters yesterday saw campaigners call for the government to allow more Afghans to seek asylum in Britain and allow those already in the country to remain.
Speakers at the protest, organised by Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) and the Afghan Human Rights Foundation, called for no limit to be placed on the number of refugees coming to Britain, with the UK government’s current proposals described as woefully inadequate.
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