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Building a Better Asylum System
Thu, 30/03/2017
Women for Refugee Women - Building a better asylum system
Following hot on the heels of their Set Her Free Campaign, Women for Refugee Women have set out their vision for an asylum system without detention. A new report 'The way ahead - an asylum system without detention' considers the views of women who have sought asylum, looks at systems in other countries, and makes a number of recommendations, including the need for a 28-day time limit on immigration detention.