By early 2015 there were 30 groups across the UK and Ireland, and the organisation had built a “Sanctuary Alliance”, with organisations such as Refugee Council, British Red Cross, and Refugee Action.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/elections/general_election_2010/vale_of_glamorgan_election_news/23491468.vale-glamorgan-looks-join-city-sanctuary-uk/?ref=rss

Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, has said that a staggering 1.9 million Palestinians in Gaza — more than 80 per cent of the population — have been internally displaced.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/over-150000-palestinians-have-nowhere-to-go-says-unrwa-2943834/

Signatories include Liverpool City of Sanctuary, Care4Calais, Share Knowsley and the Refugee Council.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64631509?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

THE CEO OF the Irish Refugee Council has said that the charity has “grave concerns” for the safety of asylum seekers sleeping rough in Dublin city.

Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/asylum-seekers-dublin-6067861-May2023/

The rhetoric and tone of the conversations has been widely condemned by charities and community organisations who work with asylum seekers, including the Scottish Refugee Council who state that the government has stoked up anti-migrant sentiment.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23431737.scottish-refugee-council-condemns-racist-government-language/?ref=rss

UK charity Refugee Council criticised the idea, claiming it would see vulnerable people “treated as mere objects”.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/suella-braverman-migrants-tags-asylum-b2400486.html