Deserving Dignity / Independent Asylum Commission, 10 July 2008
http://www.independentasylumcommission.org.uk/files/10.07.08.pdf
“Asylum is one of the most contentious issues in contemporary politics. It is consistently at the top of the public’s list of political concerns. Never far from the headlines, there is a widespread belief that the system is not “fit for purpose”. Meanwhile, there are many reports of asylum seekers facing unfair treatment, destitution and a loss of dignity. And a recent citizens’ commission into conditions at Lunar House, the headquarters of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, called for an independent review of national asylum policies.”