Our Response to the Immigration and Asylum Bill On 30 June 2026, the Government introduced a new Immigration and Asylum Bill. Across the refugee and migrant sector, organisations have already raised serious concerns about what the Bill could mean for people seeking asylum, refugees, families, and survivors of trafficking and exploitation. Sisters Not Strangers shares many of these concerns. As a coalition of refugee and asylum-seeking women and organisations working alongside

Coordinator By Dr I. Al‑Farah, SNS Coordinator On Saturday, 23 May 2026, women from across the UK gathered in Manchester for the Sisters Not Strangers (SNS) Right to Heal Conference, hosted in partnership with Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) Manchester. The conference brought together women seeking asylum, refugee-background women, practitioners, allies, and supporters for a day focused on healing, dignity, wellbeing, solidarity, and collective care within the asylu