Lou Calvey
@LouCalvey
Refugee & Asylum specialist. Migrants, LGBT & Human Rights advocacy. She/Her
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23-08-2010 09:18:42
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1/4 I don't think most of you will necessarily realise how disgustingly racist this is. I previously worked for Emily Thornberry's constituency office and can't begin to express how repugnant it is for an MP to refuse to hear from asylum seeking constituents.
Thrilled to have won this Amnesty Award for our investigation exposing how Afghan commandos who were paid & trained by the UK have been abandoned by Britain - and the harm they’ve faced
Holly Bancroft Fahim Abed Monica C. Camacho Lighthouse Reports The Independent
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
I admired Led By Donkeys work from afar before & was so pleased to be consulted by them about their newest action 👇 out today.
#AfghanInterpreter testimony shows:
➡️'Safe routes' are often unavailable
➡️ Home Office get decisions wrong
➡️Refugees deserve a fair hearing
Lou Calvey My wife and I married because (spoiler alert) we love each other. The payment of the continual visa fees NHS surcharge every 2.5 years of total of £11,286 makes this “all you can eat buffet” whilst being abused by the staff seem very poor value
This is exceptional. Please get this shared everywhere.
M Rafi Hottak Rafi - thank you, our country is so much the better & brighter for you making it your home. You absolute star 🧡