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This #WorldRefugeeDay we’re calling for a ban on the use of AI in the UK asylum system.
The hostile environment is being automated with little transparency and limited rights of appeal.
People seeking safety shouldn’t be reduced to a case number, a data point in opaque systems.
Read our blog ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/this-refugee-week-take-courage/
Write to your MP ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
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This #WorldRefugeeDay we’re calling for a ban on the use of AI in the UK asylum system.
The hostile environment is being automated with little transparency and limited rights of appeal.
People seeking safety shouldn’t be reduced to a case number, a data point in opaque systems.
Read our blog ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/this-refugee-week-take-courage/
Write to your MP ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
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Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup.org)
https://bsky.app/profile/openrightsgroup.org/post/3momvlz6tgi2p
> Stop facial age estimation tech in the UK asylum process! Some of the most vulnerable children in the world will be exposed to inaccurate and biased AI tools. Read the open letter to the Home Office signed by ORG and 60 organisations, led by @foxglovelegal.bsky.social and @hrw.org ⬇️ #RefugeeWeek
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Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup.org)
https://bsky.app/profile/openrightsgroup.org/post/3momvlz6tgi2p
> Stop facial age estimation tech in the UK asylum process! Some of the most vulnerable children in the world will be exposed to inaccurate and biased AI tools. Read the open letter to the Home Office signed by ORG and 60 organisations, led by @foxglovelegal.bsky.social and @hrw.org ⬇️ #RefugeeWeek
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This Refugee Week we stand with all those seeking sanctuary in Birmingham and across the UK.
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This Refugee Week we stand with all those seeking sanctuary in Birmingham and across the UK.
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Stop facial age estimation tech in the UK asylum process! Some of the most vulnerable children in the world will be exposed to inaccurate and biased AI tools. Read the open letter to the Home Office signed by ORG and 60 organisations, led by @[email protected] and @[email protected] ⬇️ #RefugeeWeek
Foxglove, Human Rights Watch a... -
Stop the use of facial age estimation tech in the UK asylum process!
Some of the most vulnerable children in the world will be exposed to inaccurate and biased AI tools.
Read the open letter to the Home Office signed by ORG and 60 organisations, led by Foxglove and Human Rights Watch ⬇️
https://www.foxglove.org.uk/open-letter-home-office-facial-age-estimation-children/
#RefugeeWeek #ai #asylum #immigration #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Stop the use of facial age estimation tech in the UK asylum process!
Some of the most vulnerable children in the world will be exposed to inaccurate and biased AI tools.
Read the open letter to the Home Office signed by ORG and 60 organisations, led by Foxglove and Human Rights Watch ⬇️
https://www.foxglove.org.uk/open-letter-home-office-facial-age-estimation-children/
#RefugeeWeek #ai #asylum #immigration #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The Home Office's internal report found that even the "best performing” tools tended to overestimate the age of teens.
It found significant bias against people from Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly girls. So girls as young as 14 could be housed with adults.
Say no to AI in asylum!
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The UK Home Office's internal report found that even the "best performing” tools tended to overestimate the age of teens.
It found significant bias against people from Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly girls. So girls as young as 14 could be housed with adults.Say no to AI in asylum!
#asylum #ai #immigration #RefugeeWeek #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Facial age estimation tech is being rolled out in the UK asylum system ⚠️
A damning investigation from Lighthouse Reports reveals that the Home Office’s own assessment of these tools found them to be deeply flawed.
Yet it's being rolled out regardless of the potentially dangerous consequences.
Find out more ⬇️
#asylum #ai #immigration #RefugeeWeek #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Facial age estimation tech is being rolled out in the UK asylum system ⚠️
A damning investigation from Lighthouse Reports reveals that the Home Office’s own assessment of these tools found them to be deeply flawed.
Yet it's being rolled out regardless of the potentially dangerous consequences.
Find out more ⬇️
#asylum #ai #immigration #RefugeeWeek #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The UK Home Office's internal report found that even the "best performing” tools tended to overestimate the age of teens.
It found significant bias against people from Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly girls. So girls as young as 14 could be housed with adults.Say no to AI in asylum!
#asylum #ai #immigration #RefugeeWeek #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpol
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We must ban the use of AI tools in the asylum process.
There are ways to clear the backlog of asylum cases and raise standards. These tools aren't the answer.
The government must not automate the hostile environment.
Write to your MP ➡️ action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools...
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The hostile environment is being automated.
Immigration enforcement is being embedded into daily life, but most MPs are staying silent.
That silence gives the government cover to push through unlawful, discriminatory policies unchallenged.
MPs must show courage to demand change this #RefugeeWeek! -
This #RefugeeWeek, we're calling on politicians to show courage and stand up for people seeking safety!
That means fighting back against the Home Office's potentially unlawful use of AI in asylum decision-making.
Tell your MP to back an immediate ban ➡️ action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools... -
AI tools in UK asylum decision-making are being deployed first, while safeguards, oversight and transparency are treated as secondary.
This carries serious risks to fairness, accountability and the protection of rights.
That's why its use could be UNLAWFUL.
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The hostile environment is being automated.
Immigration enforcement is being embedded into daily life, but most MPs are staying silent.
That silence gives the government cover to push through unlawful, discriminatory policies unchallenged.
UK MPs must show courage to demand change this #RefugeeWeek!
#asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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We must ban the use of AI tools in the UK asylum process.
There are ways to clear the backlog of asylum cases and raise standards. These tools aren't the answer.
The government must not automate the hostile environment.
Write to your MP ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The hostile environment is being automated.
Immigration enforcement is being embedded into daily life, but most MPs are staying silent.
That silence gives the government cover to push through unlawful, discriminatory policies unchallenged.
UK MPs must show courage to demand change this #RefugeeWeek!
#asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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We must ban the use of AI tools in the UK asylum process.
There are ways to clear the backlog of asylum cases and raise standards. These tools aren't the answer.
The government must not automate the hostile environment.
Write to your MP ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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AI tools in UK asylum decision-making are being deployed first, while safeguards, oversight and transparency are treated as secondary.
This carries serious risks to fairness, accountability and the protection of rights.
That's why its use could be UNLAWFUL.
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The use of AI tools to clear the asylum backlog prioritises speed over accuracy.
23% of caseworkers lacked full confidence in the output of these tools.
The UK Home Office has pressed ahead anyway and rolled out its use across the asylum system.
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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AI tools are being rolled out without meaningful transparency or governance.
This is alarming given that they are rewriting what people say in interviews and key information that'll determine the outcome of a UK asylum application.
Find out more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/saving-time-risking-lives-government-uses-ai-tools-to-inform-asylum-decisions/
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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AI tools are being rolled out without meaningful transparency or governance.
This is alarming given that they are rewriting what people say in interviews and key information that'll determine the outcome of a UK asylum application.
Find out more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/saving-time-risking-lives-government-uses-ai-tools-to-inform-asylum-decisions/
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The use of AI tools to clear the asylum backlog prioritises speed over accuracy.
23% of caseworkers lacked full confidence in the output of these tools.
The UK Home Office has pressed ahead anyway and rolled out its use across the asylum system.
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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A legal opinion for ORG raises issues over the legality of the use of AI tools in the UK asylum system.
Applicants aren't being informed of its use by decision-makers, nor being given the opportunity to correct errors in AI-generated summaries.
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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This #RefugeeWeek, we're calling on UK politicians to show courage and stand up for people seeking safety!
That means fighting back against the Home Office's potentially unlawful use of AI in asylum decision-making.
Tell your MP to back an immediate ban ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
#asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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A legal opinion for ORG raises issues over the legality of the use of AI tools in the UK asylum system.
Applicants aren't being informed of its use by decision-makers, nor being given the opportunity to correct errors in AI-generated summaries.
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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This #RefugeeWeek, we're calling on UK politicians to show courage and stand up for people seeking safety!
That means fighting back against the Home Office's potentially unlawful use of AI in asylum decision-making.
Tell your MP to back an immediate ban ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
#asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Refugee Week Torino
Centro Interculturale delle Donne Alma Mater, domenica 21 giugno alle ore 16:00 CEST
Refugee Week Torino 2026: Tre giorni di incontri, testimonianze, arte e musica, per riflettere sui temi dell'asilo, delle migrazioni, dell'inclusione sociale e del contrasto alla violenza di genere e transfobica che colpisce persone con background migratorio.
DOMENICA 21 GIUGNO
Associazione Almaterra, Via Norberto Rosa, 13/A, 10154 Torino TO
16:00-23:00
Proiezione del documentario CAER (Caught) e dialogo con il regista ed etnografo Prof. Nicola Mai (University of Leicester) e la Prof.ssa Barbara Sorgoni (UniTo - CPS);
dibattito aperto con Almaterra APS, Sportello Refugees del Circolo Maurice GLBTQ e Fondazione Mamre.
Cena cena a cura di Eco dalle città con concerto live del gruppo "VaneSon" dal Venezuela.
👉 Prenotazione della cena vivamente consigliata tramite link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsg65f5qAtPZUyf5xz16c1vDkih0t4vTdE8G72NvYW-2uY_A/viewform?usp=dialog
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Refugee Week Torino 2026
Fondazione Mamre, sabato 20 giugno alle ore 16:00 CEST
Refugee Week Torino 2026: Tre giorni di incontri, testimonianze, arte e musica, per riflettere sui temi dell'asilo, delle migrazioni, dell'inclusione sociale e del contrasto alla violenza di genere e transfobica che colpisce persone con background migratorio.
SABATO 20 GIUGNO
Fondazione Mamre, Piazzale Croce Rossa Italiana, 185/A, 10154 Torino TO
16:00-19:30
Tavola rotonda su migrazione, diritto d'asilo e inclusione urbana con la presentazione del progetto DiMMi (diari multimediali migranti) a cura di Cooperativa Babel e Archivio Diaristico Nazionale, proiezione di testimonianze raccolte dalla Fondazione Somaschi ETS e dibattito moderato dalla Prof.ssa Barbara Sorgoni (UniTo - CPS), con la partecipazione di Associazione Almaterra APS, Fondazione Mamre e Second Tree — ONG leader di Refugee Week Italia.
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Refugee Week Torino 2026
Campus Luigi Einaudi, venerdì 19 giugno alle ore 14:00 CEST
Refugee Week Torino 2026: Tre giorni di incontri, testimonianze, arte e musica, per riflettere sui temi dell'asilo, delle migrazioni, dell'inclusione sociale e del contrasto alla violenza di genere e transfobica che colpisce persone con background migratorio.
VENERDÌ 19 GIUGNO
Campus Luigi Einaudi, Aula C2, Lungo Dora Siena, 100, 10153 Torino TO
14:00–16:00
Esposizione e restituzione del contest artistico di Associaizone Mosaico "Ai miei sogni non rinuncio" — opere di artiste e artisti rifugiati e sostenute da Fondazione Lavazza
16:00–18:00
Presentazione del libro Sociologie de l'(in)hospitalité – De la Jungle de Calais à Riace e dibattito con il Prof. Emmanuel Jovelin (Université de Lorraine), la Prof.ssa Anna Elia (Università della Calabria) e l'avv. Ulrich Stege (IUC Torino). Introduce la Prof.ssa Barbara Sorgoni (UniTo - CPS)
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AI isn't neutral. It can discriminate and make mistakes. So it shouldn't be used to change information that informs life-changing asylum assessments. Unlawful or unfair decisions may result. We need politicians to show courage. This #RefugeeWeek tell your MP to ban AI in the asylum system ⬇️
Ban AI tools in asylum decisio... -
The use of AI in asylum decision-making is likely unlawful.
These tools rewrite interviews, choosing what to include and exclude.
Without knowing this, asylum applicants can't be sure accurate information is used to inform decisions.
📺️ ORG's @[email protected] explains.
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AI isn't neutral. It can discriminate and make mistakes.
So it shouldn't be used to change information that informs life-changing asylum assessments.
Unlawful or unfair decisions may result.
We need politicians to show courage.
This #RefugeeWeek tell your MP to ban AI in the asylum system ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
#courage #asylum #ai #migrants #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol
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AI isn't neutral. It can discriminate and make mistakes.
So it shouldn't be used to change information that informs life-changing asylum assessments.
Unlawful or unfair decisions may result.
We need politicians to show courage.
This #RefugeeWeek tell your MP to ban AI in the asylum system ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
#courage #asylum #ai #migrants #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The use of AI in asylum decision-making is likely unlawful.
These tools rewrite interviews, choosing what to include and exclude.
Without knowing this, asylum applicants can't be sure accurate information is used to inform decisions.
📺️ ORG's @sarahalsherif explains.
https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/fhDQ1ezbb79jedsHPTqe1X
#RefugeeWeek #courage #asylum #ai #migrants #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The use of AI in asylum decision-making is likely unlawful.
These tools rewrite interviews, choosing what to include and exclude.
Without knowing this, asylum applicants can't be sure accurate information is used to inform decisions.
📺️ ORG's @sarahalsherif explains.
https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/fhDQ1ezbb79jedsHPTqe1X
#RefugeeWeek #courage #asylum #ai #migrants #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol
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TOMORROW ⏰️ We're taking our work on AI in the asylum system to Parliament for #RefugeeWeek. ORG's @[email protected] joins lawyers and human rights defenders to probe the legality and dangers of the Home Office's use of Al in asylum decisions. 🗓️ 17 June 🕡️ 6:30-8pm 📍 Westminster ⬇️ Sign up
The Use of AI in the UK Asylum... -
TOMORROW ⏰️
We're bringing our work on AI in the asylum system to Parliament for #RefugeeWeek.
ORG's @sarahalsherif will join lawyers and human rights defenders to examine the legality and dangers of the Home Office's use of Al in asylum decisions.
🗓️ 17 June
🕡️ 6:30-8pm
📍 Portcullis House, Westminster, UKRegister now ⬇️
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-use-of-ai-in-the-uk-asylum-system-tickets-1990233498971#location
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TOMORROW ⏰️
We're bringing our work on AI in the asylum system to Parliament for #RefugeeWeek.
ORG's @sarahalsherif will join lawyers and human rights defenders to examine the legality and dangers of the Home Office's use of Al in asylum decisions.
🗓️ 17 June
🕡️ 6:30-8pm
📍 Portcullis House, Westminster, UKRegister now ⬇️
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-use-of-ai-in-the-uk-asylum-system-tickets-1990233498971#location
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The theme of #RefugeeWeek is Courage.
The UK hostile environment has gone digital. AI makes or influences decisions over who stays, who's detained and who's removed.
All with little transparency and limited rights of appeal.
Politicians need to show courage and stand up for refugees!
Read more ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/this-refugee-week-take-courage/
#asylum #ai #immigration #migrants #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The theme of #RefugeeWeek is Courage. The UK hostile environment has gone digital. AI makes or influences decisions over who stays, who's detained and who's removed. All with little transparency and limited rights of appeal. Politicians need to show courage and stand up for refugees! Read more ⬇️
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‘Everybody to Kenmure Street’, Showing in Kirkwall, #RefugeeWeek
The Phoenix Cinema, Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall is showing the film 'Everybody to Kenmure Street' on Wednesday 17 June, 1pm; and Thursday 18 June, 7.30pm....
https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/06/14/everybody-to-kenmure-street-showing-in-kirkwall-refugeeweek/
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‘Everybody to Kenmure Street’, Showing in Kirkwall, #RefugeeWeek
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#RefugeeWeek #WeMakeGood #CommunityOverCapital #CircularEconomy #SocialEnterprise
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#Orkney vigil for #Gaza during #RefugeeWeek
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Remembering #Gaza in #RefugeeWeek
Refugee Week runs from 16 - 22 June, but of course, for the millions of displaced people across the world, their plight does not end on Sunday. The UN Refugee Agency states that by the end of 2024, 123.2 million people had been forced to flee their homes globally due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.
https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/06/21/remembering-gaza-in-refugeeweek/
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Milestones: A Journey in Colour #RefugeeWeek
Ukrainian refugees living in Orkney have shared their thoughts and art work in a new exhibition in the Pier Arts Centre Stromness. The exhibition is on from 13 - 23 June as part of Refugee week. After fleeing the devastation of war in their homeland, eight Ukrainian refugees resettling in Orkney took up the chance to embark on a creative journey of healing and self-expression, with the help of Nataliia Kuzmina, Project…
https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/06/20/milestones-a-journey-in-colour-refugeeweek/
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Tech is used to limit the autonomy of asylum seekers in the UK with the ASPEN payment card.
The Home Office can monitor spending habits and track where the card is used.
Community can't be built when people's choices over the most basic aspects of daily life are controlled.
So financial tools, such as the ASPEN card must never serve as a means of surveillance or control.
#RefugeeWeek #refugees #digitalrights #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #migrants #DigitalSanctuary
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Refugees have specific needs when it comes to digital security and data protection. This #RefugeeWeek, ORG calls for #DigitalSanctuary for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers 🧡
This means having better protections and more control over their digital identity and data, so they can stay safe and protected online as well as offline.
Sign up for emails to find out more ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-orgs-migrant-digital-justice-newsletter
#refugees #digitalrights #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #migrants