By Marta Welander | Executive Director
We hope you're well! We're writing today to share the latest updates about our work. We've had a busy few months here at RRDP - a lot has happened since we last wrote to you.
Thanks to generous donors like yourself, we've been able to document the human rights situation facing refugees and displaced people in both Italy and France, and we've done lots of campaigning work around the research findings, calling for long-term change.
Our report from Ventimiglia at the French-Italian border was based on interviews with 150 refugees trapped in a bottle-beck scenario there. The report highlights detrimental living conditions coupled with police violence and dangerous border crossings, all contributing towards a situation characterised by chronic insecurity and extensive mental and physical health problems. Check out some of our news coverage in the Independent newspaper here!
After the Ventimiglia study, we returned to Calais in northern France, to document the situation there one year on from the demolition of the Calais 'jungle' camp. Our study there investigated a number of issues face by refugees in the area, including police and citizen violence, health conditions, and people's access to information and legal advice. We were honoured to launch the report in the House of Lords in the UK, and alongside preeminent partner organisations in the sector, we called on Members of Parliament to work towards effecting meaningful change. Take a look at our media coverage in the Observer!
None of this work would have been possible without generous supporters like yourself, and we would like to invite you to continue to support us with a small donation. In the lead-up to a major study in the streets of Paris, France we need any support we can get, and we'd love to have you onboard!
On Human Rights Day, 10 December, we will be launching our biggest crowd funding campaign to-date, and we're hoping to benefit from Global Giving's match funding offer - which means that any small donation you'd be able to make would be doubled by Global Giving, free of charge! We would love it if you were able to support us then, and will send a gentle reminder closer to the date - we hope you don't mind!
Thanks again for your continued support, and please do feel free to drop us a line if you would like any further feedback about our work.
Warmest wishes,
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