Violence is a part of everyday life for some LGBT Muslims, and not only the type of physical violence doled out on the streets by extremist religious patrols, stirring up homophobic hatred. There’s also the psychological violence: forced marriage as a means of avoiding family shame, is just one example. […]
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Hunting immigrants in United Kingdom
With operations which appear to involve military scale numbers of personnel such as Operation Skybreaker and Centurion as well as other measures, the Government has gone to extraordinary lengths to remove immigrants. It has even ventured into the social networks in its quest. Virginia Moreno Molina According to […]
The fear and humiliation of a detained immigrant in the UK
Veronica Camacho* is a woman who, like many others, was arrested in the middle of the street and transported to several detention centres, including Yarl’s Wood. She says she was mistreated. Virginia Moreno Molina After more than three months at Yarl’s Wood detention centre, a 42-year-old woman from […]
Cleaning jobs: the hardest work and… the darkest reality
Pay below the minimum wage, discrimination and anxiety about being sacked are the biggest problems faced by immigrants. “The invisible workforce: employment practices in the cleaning sector” report collects statements and figures on the workers and cleaning companies in England, Scotland and Wales. Virginia Moreno Molina Cleaning the […]
A source of support for Spanish immigrants
A small but dedicated group offers an online service that provides employment advice to nationals of the Iberian Peninsula, who come to London to find work. Virginia Moreno Unfamiliarity with UK legislation and its institutions are the main problems that this office responds to, as many Spanish immigrants […]















