Refugees and asylum seekers

Volunteers from the Sudanese Red Crescent

Our programme supporting refugee women and girls in East Sudan

Over the past decade, thousands of migrants and refugees have travelled through Sudan

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A woman sits in a small space surrounded by storied items with her hand held up to her head, looking sad.

What is violence against women?

Learn more about what gender-based violence is, and how the British Red Cross is working with survivors

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Things you didn't know

... about our work with refugees and people seeking asylum

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An immigration stamp on the page of a passport

Six myth-busting facts about refugees

How good is your knowledge of the reality for asylum seekers?

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A young woman stands while looking out of floor to ceiling windows.

How one small change could help thousands of refugees and save millions

One simple change could benefit the UK economy by seven million pounds a year

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Barbed wire at an immigration detention facility

Scared, confused, alone: the dark truths of immigration detention

People seeking asylum can be held without warning – this damaging system must change

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