Kartik RajImportant recent research from @humanrightswatch on the harm suffered by the Windrush generation in the UK. How
- institutional racism;
- a harsh set of immigration policies;
- a failure to understand colonial history;
- complicated bureaucracy to seek compensation;
- an unwillingness on the part of government to learn lessons from those it tasks to review its work
all boil together to create a toxic mix that does real harm to people's lives.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/17/uk-hostile-compensation-scheme-fails-windrush-victims
UK: “Hostile” Compensation Scheme Fails ‘Windrush’ Victims
A UK government scheme to compensate “Windrush scandal” victims is failing and violating their right to an effective remedy for human rights abuses they suffered at the hands of the Home Office. The Windrush generation that has lived in the UK for decades have had to meet impossible requirements in recent years to prove their residency rights, causing life-altering losses.