Mar 21, 2022
In today's episode, Doctor's Without Borders (MSF) UK advocacy officer Sophie McCann talks to us about the British government's Nationality and Borders Bill.
She tells us how the Bill borrows from the worst parts of immigration policies around the world, and how it could cause more harm to people seeking asylum in Britain.
Sophie also talks about the physical and mental harms caused by Australia's policy of offshoring asylum seekers on the pacific island of Nauru, and how the Bill appears to be inspired by it.
--- Show notes ---
For more on MSF, visit: msf.org.uk
Follow MSF UK on Twitter here: @MSF_uk
Check out the link below to see MSF's analysis of the Nationality and Borders Bill, and for details on how you can write to your MP: bit.ly/3irBer8
Sophie and Ben briefly mention Napier barracks in the podcast. For more on that, have a read of this article by Bethany Rielly in the Morning Star newspaper: bit.ly/36AdMFq
For more on the Greek coastguards allegedly dropping people into the Aegean Sea to drown, see this investigation by Lighthouse Reports: bit.ly/3wpMNHK
Also, check out episode 18 of The Civil Fleet Podcast with Mediterranea's Iason Apostolopoulos for more on this
Ben and Sophie briefly mention the PCS Union's UK Border Force members threatening to strike over the proposed pushback policy. You can read more about that here: bit.ly/3in5R0X
Also, listen to our interview with Care4Calais's Clare Moseley in episode 17 for more details on that.
You can read the policy proposals by the right-wing think-tank Policy Exchange, here: bit.ly/3qn3TC6
Here's an opinion piece in The Guardian newspaper on Alexander Downer's appointment to review the UK Border Force: bit.ly/3KZDT7N
You can read a 2018 MSF report on the extreme mental health suffering caused by Australia's policy of indefinitely offshoring asylum-seekers on Nauru here: bit.ly/3CYavfn
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