This report was composed by a network of asylum seeker-led NGOs in the West Midlands, in collaboration with Refugee Rights Europe and TRP Solicitors. The report was originally written as a contribution to the United Nations CEDAW Committee, during its reporting and monitoring process of the United Kingdom’s fulfillment of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The key issues highlighted in the report are: Inadequate Asylum Processing System, Lack of Access to Employment, Mental Health Concerns, Destitution and Violence against Women.
