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| The Hidden Struggle-Supporting Vulnerable Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence | 76 Signatures |
Published by Mega Arumugam on Apr 21, 2008
Category: Government
Region: United Kingdom
Target: The Local MP and the Government
Petition text:
WHERE IS HUMANITY?
ACT NOW TO ABOLISH THE DOUBLE STANDARDS FACED BY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO HAVE RESTRICTED IMMIGRATION STATUS
They have ‘No Recourse’ to public funds which means that the victims CANNOT access safe housing, refuges or benefits to escape
domestic violence
The result is that they are faced with a stark choice:
LEAVE AND FACE DESTITUTION
OR
STAY AND RISK THEIR LIVES WHICH COULD ALSO LEAD TO DEATH
We, at the Domestic Violence Integrated Response Project (DVIRP), urge you to kindly support our campaign to abolish ‘No Recourse’ for victims of domestic violence by signing this petition. Every week we support an average of 4 women on our domestic violence helpline with unsettled immigration status and they endure the most horrific abuse imaginable: imprisonment in the home, slavery, starvation, burns and other physical injuries and acute mental distress.
And yet because of their immigration status and limited public funding, we are faced with an uphill struggle to support these women with basic humanitarian support such as emergency accommodation and welfare service provisions.
JOIN US IN OUR CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH THE ‘NO RECOURSE’ REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF A DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIP.
BY SIGNING THIS PETITION / DONATING TO OUR WELFARE FUND YOU CAN HELP US IN OUR CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT THESE WOMEN TO ACCESS EFFECTIVE PROTECTION AND TO PROTECT THEIR FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS OF LIVING FREE FROM ABUSE AND VIOLENCE.
ACT NOW TO ABOLISH THE DOUBLE STANDARDS FACED BY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO HAVE RESTRICTED IMMIGRATION STATUS
They have ‘No Recourse’ to public funds which means that the victims CANNOT access safe housing, refuges or benefits to escape
domestic violence
The result is that they are faced with a stark choice:
LEAVE AND FACE DESTITUTION
OR
STAY AND RISK THEIR LIVES WHICH COULD ALSO LEAD TO DEATH
We, at the Domestic Violence Integrated Response Project (DVIRP), urge you to kindly support our campaign to abolish ‘No Recourse’ for victims of domestic violence by signing this petition. Every week we support an average of 4 women on our domestic violence helpline with unsettled immigration status and they endure the most horrific abuse imaginable: imprisonment in the home, slavery, starvation, burns and other physical injuries and acute mental distress.
And yet because of their immigration status and limited public funding, we are faced with an uphill struggle to support these women with basic humanitarian support such as emergency accommodation and welfare service provisions.
JOIN US IN OUR CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH THE ‘NO RECOURSE’ REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF A DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIP.
BY SIGNING THIS PETITION / DONATING TO OUR WELFARE FUND YOU CAN HELP US IN OUR CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT THESE WOMEN TO ACCESS EFFECTIVE PROTECTION AND TO PROTECT THEIR FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS OF LIVING FREE FROM ABUSE AND VIOLENCE.
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