The Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE) has issued the following statement on the publication of the EHRC’s report into the Windrush scandal and the ‘hostile environment’ immigration laws: "It is disturbing, but not surprising, that a report from the EHRC (‘Public Sector Equality Duty assessment of hostile environment policies’) has found that the Home Office broke equality laws when imposing its ‘Hostile environment’ immigration laws. As EHRC chair Caroline Waters has

A panel event hosted by the Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE) discussed the challenges facing the UK’s asylum system, and actions that are required to help reform it. The event, titled ‘Mending a broken asylum system’, featured the Refugee Council’s Chief Executive Maurice Wren, Social Workers Without Borders’ Aimee Georgeson and immigration and asylum barrister Colin Yeo. An audience of over ninety people were given an up to date analysis of the impact of coronaviru

"JCORE shares with the wider Jewish community our shock and sadness over the death of Lord Jonathan Sacks. In addition to recognising his towering intellect and extraordinary ability to communicate to so many, we are particularly grateful for his contribution as a former patron of JCORE. He helped to publicise the plight of asylum seekers and refugees and to articulate the need to develop stronger links between black and Jewish communities in Britain. More than ever, our frag