Below are some of the campaigns being run by RMCC members:
ECPAT UK: Stable futures for trafficked and unaccompanied children
Trafficked and unaccompanied teenagers are just like other young people their age, with hopes and dreams. Yet they are often unable to recover and plan for their future due to barriers securing their immigration status and a lack of specialist support to navigate complex legal and care systems. Young people who have experienced trauma and abuse need stability in order to rebuild their lives. But the UK Government is currently denying children their right to long term recovery and to live lives that meet their full potential.
Refugee Council, British Red Cross, UNHCR, Amnesty UK, Oxfam UK: Keep families together
We know that for refugees who have been through so much, rebuilding their lives and integrating in new, unfamiliar communities is much more likely if their families are with them. But restrictive government rules are leaving them isolated, traumatised and alone in the UK, knowing that the people they love still face untold dangers in other countries.
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Student Action for Refugees (STAR): Equal Access campaign
People who have sought refugee protection in the UK do not have equal access to university; most are classed as international students which mean they are charged higher fees. On top of this most cannot get a student loan and do not have the right to work to earn money to pay their fees and living costs. Student Action for Refugees (STAR) and the National Union of Students (NUS) teamed up in 2012 to change this and since then we have been campaigning for Equal Access to university for all people seeking refugee protection here in the UK. Read more here.