Ensure victims are treated as victims first: prioritise safety before immigration status.

More than 20 BME specialist frontline services, migrant and human rights organisations have written to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, calling for emergency support to help migrant victims of domestic abuse amidst the Covid-19 crisis.

The letter – organised by the Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) and Amnesty International UK (AIUK) – expresses concern for the impact the current health emergency is having on domestic abuse cases, as self-isolation inevitably leads to an increase in violence.