Winter sleepout

We held a sleepout in February 2007 outside parliament to highlight asylum destitution

If they knew, many of the British public would be horrified at how people who have sought protection in the UK are treated. However the public doesn't know.

That’s why on Monday 19th February the Refugee Council held a sleepout in Parliament Square.

So what happened on the night?

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The sleepout highlighted to the public, politicians and the media that destitute asylum seekers have no home - and that destitution is not working as a policy. Asylum seekers whose claims are turned down are not leaving the UK – they are here and they are homeless and hungry.

By demonstrating right outside the House of Commons we got a message directly to MPs, many of whom came out to Parliament Square to find out about the Just.Fair. campaign.

Online Diary

Go to our online diary for a full analysis over how the night went, photos and what MPs came along to say hello to their consituents.

Click here: Online diary

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