Human Rights Watch stated on Thursday that families seeking asylum in the UK are facing inadequate living conditions in government-provided temporary housing.
These conditions are negatively impacting their mental and physical health, not to mention their children's access to education, SIA refers to foreign media.
HRW, in collaboration with the UK human rights group Just Fair, has released a new 100-page report based on joint research. The report reveals that these "dire" living conditions are a result of longstanding policy failures.
The rights organizations reported that they conducted interviews with over 50 asylum seekers, including 27 children, who either lived in temporary housing in England or had recently left such accommodations. According to the report, many of them stated they had spent months in temporary housing, despite the government's alleged target of relocating families to more stable accommodations within 19 days.
The report also pointed out that individuals placed in hotel accommodations faced significant habitability challenges, including limited space, dampness, mold, damaged or missing furniture, and pest infestations. Furthermore, families struggled to provide their children with adequate meals due to the lack of cooking facilities, and children encountered obstacles in accessing education because local schools often did not allow immediate enrollment.
"Inhumane and inadequate housing for people seeking safety is never acceptable, and certainly not in the world's sixth-largest economy," said Yasmine Ahmed, UK director at Human Rights Watch.
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