Election action

Before the next election, Liberty, Refugee Council and Scottish Refugee Council are calling on all MPs and parliamentary candidates to sign our asylum election pledge.

The pledge calls on candidates in the 2010 General Election to reject racism and xenophobia, and to remember the importance of refugee protection in debates about immigration policy.

Parliamentary candidates are most likely to respond to local people whose votes they need to get elected. So it is very important that they are aware that people in the constituency reject xenophobia and racism, and believe that the right to seek asylum must be protected.

Please sign our election pledge and protect the right to asylum

if you see misinformed articles on asylum in your local newspaper or online, write a letter or comment. Use the facts and figures in the Refugee Council’s Tell it Like it Is guide to dispel the myths