Migrants Rights Network

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Migrants' Rights Network
Founded2006
Type Non-profit
Location
Servicespolicy initiatives, research, advocacy, network building
Fields Immigration, human migration, refugee
Key people
Fizza Qureshi (Director)
Website http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk

The Migrants' Rights Network (MRN) is a London based non-governmental organisation [1] working for a rights-based approach to migration.

Contents

MRN works with organisations across the UK, aiming to strengthen the voice of migrants in discussion and debates. [2]

Background

The need for a permanent network of migrant organisations in the UK was first identified through the discussions and research undertaken by the Barrow Cadbury Trust funded project entitled 'Migrant Community Organisations in the UK (MCOP)'. [3]

The project explored the possibility for closer and better collaboration between different groups working in the field of migration to strengthen the voice of migrants in the UK. Especially since such organisations often have limited funding, and have been set up to support what are often beleaguered communities with high numbers of refugees and asylum-seekers and/or significant numbers of irregular migrants. [4]

The outcome of the MCOP's work was set out in the report "Migrant Voices, Migrant Rights" published by the Barrow Cadbury Trust. [5]

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References

  1. "Migrants' Rights Network, registered charity no. 1125746". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  2. "Migrants Rights Network - Grantees". The Sigrid Rausing Trust. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  3. "Barrow Cadbury Trust". Barrow Cadbury Trust. Archived from the original on 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  4. Wills, Datta, Evans, Herbert, May and McIlwaine (2009). Global Cities at Work: New Migrant Division of Labour. p. 170.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Migrants Voices, Migrant Rights" (PDF). Barrow Cadbury Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2010-02-05.