Latin American Women's Rights Service (LAWRS)
@lawrsuk.bsky.social
Specialist 'by and for' BME organisation. Over 40 years upholding Latin American & other migrant women's rights in the UK. Leading the #StepUpMigrantWomen coalition.
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These dangerous changes will make migrants' lives unstable, driving them into less visible, less regulated work contexts.
The risk of exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery will only grow.
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The risk of exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery will only grow.
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Asylum seekers only allowed to stay in the UK temporarily, Mahmood to announce
Shabana Mahmood promises ‘the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times’ in Monday speech
www.independent.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
These dangerous changes will make migrants' lives unstable, driving them into less visible, less regulated work contexts.
The risk of exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery will only grow.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
The risk of exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery will only grow.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
✨ We are #hiring! ✨Come and join our wonderful team of Latin American women!
➡️ Position: Policy & Communications Manager on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
➡️ Deadline: Sunday 30th of November
More information here: buff.ly/mIyd6ZO
#Recruitment #CharityJobs
➡️ Position: Policy & Communications Manager on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
➡️ Deadline: Sunday 30th of November
More information here: buff.ly/mIyd6ZO
#Recruitment #CharityJobs
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
✨ We are #hiring! ✨Come and join our wonderful team of Latin American women!
➡️ Position: Policy & Communications Manager on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
➡️ Deadline: Sunday 30th of November
More information here: buff.ly/mIyd6ZO
#Recruitment #CharityJobs
➡️ Position: Policy & Communications Manager on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
➡️ Deadline: Sunday 30th of November
More information here: buff.ly/mIyd6ZO
#Recruitment #CharityJobs
We're supporting this briefing regarding Amendment 43 and 44 for the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: For survivors of modern slavery to have the right to work and changes to the oversea domestic worker visa ‼️
You can find out more here ⬇️
You can find out more here ⬇️
🚨NEWS🚨
Next week marks report stage of the Borders Bill. We're briefing to 2 urgent amendments:
Amendment 43 calls on the right to work for survivors of modern slavery in the NRM &
Amendment 44 calls on changes to the ODW visa
Briefings available to read here: www.kalayaan.org.uk/resources/br...
Next week marks report stage of the Borders Bill. We're briefing to 2 urgent amendments:
Amendment 43 calls on the right to work for survivors of modern slavery in the NRM &
Amendment 44 calls on changes to the ODW visa
Briefings available to read here: www.kalayaan.org.uk/resources/br...
Briefings | Kalayaan
Kalayaan is a small London based charity which works to provide practical advice and support to, as well as campaign with and for, the rights of migrant domestic workers in the UK.
www.kalayaan.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We're supporting this briefing regarding Amendment 43 and 44 for the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: For survivors of modern slavery to have the right to work and changes to the oversea domestic worker visa ‼️
You can find out more here ⬇️
You can find out more here ⬇️
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🚨 URGENT: We're launching a campaign to stop this Government tearing families apart – will you join us?
A few weeks ago, the Government suspended refugee family reunion. We can't let this stand.
✍️ Email the Home Secretary NOW: act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
A few weeks ago, the Government suspended refugee family reunion. We can't let this stand.
✍️ Email the Home Secretary NOW: act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
October 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🚨 URGENT: We're launching a campaign to stop this Government tearing families apart – will you join us?
A few weeks ago, the Government suspended refugee family reunion. We can't let this stand.
✍️ Email the Home Secretary NOW: act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
A few weeks ago, the Government suspended refugee family reunion. We can't let this stand.
✍️ Email the Home Secretary NOW: act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
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Read our joint briefing on her amendment to the latest immigration bill here: labourexploitation.org/app/uploads/...
@lawrsuk.bsky.social, @workrights.bsky.social, @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social, @focusonlabour.bsky.social #LEAG #SecureReporting
@lawrsuk.bsky.social, @workrights.bsky.social, @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social, @focusonlabour.bsky.social #LEAG #SecureReporting
October 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Read our joint briefing on her amendment to the latest immigration bill here: labourexploitation.org/app/uploads/...
@lawrsuk.bsky.social, @workrights.bsky.social, @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social, @focusonlabour.bsky.social #LEAG #SecureReporting
@lawrsuk.bsky.social, @workrights.bsky.social, @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social, @focusonlabour.bsky.social #LEAG #SecureReporting
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I joined Step Up Migrant Women calling on govt to #ScrapImmigrationWhitePaper
The White Paper will have a devastating impact on migrant women
Labour promised to make people's lives better but instead is pushing women into insecurity and destitution - shameful
The White Paper will have a devastating impact on migrant women
Labour promised to make people's lives better but instead is pushing women into insecurity and destitution - shameful
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I joined Step Up Migrant Women calling on govt to #ScrapImmigrationWhitePaper
The White Paper will have a devastating impact on migrant women
Labour promised to make people's lives better but instead is pushing women into insecurity and destitution - shameful
The White Paper will have a devastating impact on migrant women
Labour promised to make people's lives better but instead is pushing women into insecurity and destitution - shameful
Yesterday we stood outside the Home Office to say loud and clear: Black, minoritised and migrant women will not be silenced. The Government’s White Paper entrenches the Hostile Environment, we’re here to dismantle it. #EndHostileEnvironment #ScrapImmigrationWhitePaper 1/2
October 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Yesterday we stood outside the Home Office to say loud and clear: Black, minoritised and migrant women will not be silenced. The Government’s White Paper entrenches the Hostile Environment, we’re here to dismantle it. #EndHostileEnvironment #ScrapImmigrationWhitePaper 1/2
We're happy to announce that you can now find us on Instagram! ❣️ Look out for our handle @lawrsuk to find out more on our activities, events and the work we do. Give us a follow and we'll see you there too! 🤳
October 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We're happy to announce that you can now find us on Instagram! ❣️ Look out for our handle @lawrsuk to find out more on our activities, events and the work we do. Give us a follow and we'll see you there too! 🤳
✨ We are #hiring! ✨
Come and join our wonderful team of Latin American women 🤍
➡️ Position: Counsellor/Psychotherapist (Portuguese Speaker) - Maternity Cover
➡️ Deadline: Sunday 26th of October
More information here: buff.ly/XnPxoki
#Recruitment #CharityJobs
Come and join our wonderful team of Latin American women 🤍
➡️ Position: Counsellor/Psychotherapist (Portuguese Speaker) - Maternity Cover
➡️ Deadline: Sunday 26th of October
More information here: buff.ly/XnPxoki
#Recruitment #CharityJobs
October 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
✨ We are #hiring! ✨
Come and join our wonderful team of Latin American women 🤍
➡️ Position: Counsellor/Psychotherapist (Portuguese Speaker) - Maternity Cover
➡️ Deadline: Sunday 26th of October
More information here: buff.ly/XnPxoki
#Recruitment #CharityJobs
Come and join our wonderful team of Latin American women 🤍
➡️ Position: Counsellor/Psychotherapist (Portuguese Speaker) - Maternity Cover
➡️ Deadline: Sunday 26th of October
More information here: buff.ly/XnPxoki
#Recruitment #CharityJobs
Today, on World Mental Health Day, we want to raise awareness of the impact #VAWG and exploitation can have on women's mental health. Counselling and long-term support are essential which is why funding for this cause is crucial. We support survivors 🤍 #WorldMentalHealthDay
October 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today, on World Mental Health Day, we want to raise awareness of the impact #VAWG and exploitation can have on women's mental health. Counselling and long-term support are essential which is why funding for this cause is crucial. We support survivors 🤍 #WorldMentalHealthDay
Our Young Women's Advisory Board #YWAB, from our project for girls and young women Sin Fronteras, needs YOU! 🫵 If you're a Latin American woman living in London between the ages of 18-15, consider participating in our survey. Find the form here ➡️ lnkd.in/e5xcmwBc.
October 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Our Young Women's Advisory Board #YWAB, from our project for girls and young women Sin Fronteras, needs YOU! 🫵 If you're a Latin American woman living in London between the ages of 18-15, consider participating in our survey. Find the form here ➡️ lnkd.in/e5xcmwBc.
Anger and division cause tensions in our communities, dividing us and tearing the
social fabric of our society. That’s why we’ve signed this open letter with 100+ organisations calling on the new Home Secretary to unite communities to improve everyone’s lives. Read it here: buff.ly/zL8VP4S
social fabric of our society. That’s why we’ve signed this open letter with 100+ organisations calling on the new Home Secretary to unite communities to improve everyone’s lives. Read it here: buff.ly/zL8VP4S
October 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Anger and division cause tensions in our communities, dividing us and tearing the
social fabric of our society. That’s why we’ve signed this open letter with 100+ organisations calling on the new Home Secretary to unite communities to improve everyone’s lives. Read it here: buff.ly/zL8VP4S
social fabric of our society. That’s why we’ve signed this open letter with 100+ organisations calling on the new Home Secretary to unite communities to improve everyone’s lives. Read it here: buff.ly/zL8VP4S
Halving VAWG requires centring those most marginalised. Migrant women’s safety must come before immigration enforcement. This is the moment to deliver change that protects all women & girls. #StepUpMigrantWomen #EndVAWG #LabourPartyConference #VAWGTakeover
September 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Halving VAWG requires centring those most marginalised. Migrant women’s safety must come before immigration enforcement. This is the moment to deliver change that protects all women & girls. #StepUpMigrantWomen #EndVAWG #LabourPartyConference #VAWGTakeover
Too often, immigration control is prioritised over safety. Without a firewall, abusers weaponise women’s status – 60% of migrant women report being threatened with deportation if they sought help. This must end. #StepUpMigrantWomen #LabourPartyConference
September 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Too often, immigration control is prioritised over safety. Without a firewall, abusers weaponise women’s status – 60% of migrant women report being threatened with deportation if they sought help. This must end. #StepUpMigrantWomen #LabourPartyConference
The Govt pledged to halve #VAWG, but without including Black, minoritised & migrant women, that mission is impossible. If the govt doesn't address structural inequalities these women face, they get left behind. We cannot let that happen. #NoWomanLeftBehind #VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
September 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Govt pledged to halve #VAWG, but without including Black, minoritised & migrant women, that mission is impossible. If the govt doesn't address structural inequalities these women face, they get left behind. We cannot let that happen. #NoWomanLeftBehind #VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
Together, we’re calling for a #VAWG strategy that:
✅ Centres lived experience
✅ Confronts racism & exclusion
✅ Grants access to safety & public funds
✅ Funds specialist ‘by and for’ services
#VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
✅ Centres lived experience
✅ Confronts racism & exclusion
✅ Grants access to safety & public funds
✅ Funds specialist ‘by and for’ services
#VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
September 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Together, we’re calling for a #VAWG strategy that:
✅ Centres lived experience
✅ Confronts racism & exclusion
✅ Grants access to safety & public funds
✅ Funds specialist ‘by and for’ services
#VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
✅ Centres lived experience
✅ Confronts racism & exclusion
✅ Grants access to safety & public funds
✅ Funds specialist ‘by and for’ services
#VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
Our partners @sbsisters.bsky.social & @4refugeewomen.bsky.social are exposing the systemic barriers too often ignored in policy:
✅ Disbelief & racist stereotypes from statutory agencies
✅ Asylum processes that retraumatise survivors
✅ A two-tier system that leaves migrant women behind
#VAWGTakeover
✅ Disbelief & racist stereotypes from statutory agencies
✅ Asylum processes that retraumatise survivors
✅ A two-tier system that leaves migrant women behind
#VAWGTakeover
September 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Our partners @sbsisters.bsky.social & @4refugeewomen.bsky.social are exposing the systemic barriers too often ignored in policy:
✅ Disbelief & racist stereotypes from statutory agencies
✅ Asylum processes that retraumatise survivors
✅ A two-tier system that leaves migrant women behind
#VAWGTakeover
✅ Disbelief & racist stereotypes from statutory agencies
✅ Asylum processes that retraumatise survivors
✅ A two-tier system that leaves migrant women behind
#VAWGTakeover
Key issues we’re highlighting today:
❌ NRPF forces women to choose between abuse & destitution
❌ Institutional racism silences survivors
❌ Fear of detention & deportation blocks access to safety
#VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
❌ NRPF forces women to choose between abuse & destitution
❌ Institutional racism silences survivors
❌ Fear of detention & deportation blocks access to safety
#VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
September 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Key issues we’re highlighting today:
❌ NRPF forces women to choose between abuse & destitution
❌ Institutional racism silences survivors
❌ Fear of detention & deportation blocks access to safety
#VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
❌ NRPF forces women to choose between abuse & destitution
❌ Institutional racism silences survivors
❌ Fear of detention & deportation blocks access to safety
#VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
Our Director, Gisela Valle, is speaking about the dire consequences of hostile immigration policies on migrant women experiencing #VAWG. Women’s safety must come before immigration control. #VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
September 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Our Director, Gisela Valle, is speaking about the dire consequences of hostile immigration policies on migrant women experiencing #VAWG. Women’s safety must come before immigration control. #VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
The roundtable today brings together MPs, campaigners & partners across women’s, migrant rights & racial justice sectors. Our shared message: #VAWG cannot be ended without tackling its root causes, including racism & hostile immigration policies. #VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
September 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The roundtable today brings together MPs, campaigners & partners across women’s, migrant rights & racial justice sectors. Our shared message: #VAWG cannot be ended without tackling its root causes, including racism & hostile immigration policies. #VAWGTakeover #LabourPartyConference
Are you at the #LabourPartyConference today? We'll be at the event ‘Erased from the Equation? Black, Minoritised, and Migrant Women and the Government’s VAWG Mission’ organised with @sbsisters.bsky.social and @4refugeewomen.bsky.social (1/2)
September 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Are you at the #LabourPartyConference today? We'll be at the event ‘Erased from the Equation? Black, Minoritised, and Migrant Women and the Government’s VAWG Mission’ organised with @sbsisters.bsky.social and @4refugeewomen.bsky.social (1/2)
The Labour govt’s pledge to halve violence against women & girls in a decade is welcome. But unless migrant, Black & minoritised women are centred, this goal won’t be met. We are at the #LabourPartyConference calling for migrant women to be at the heart of the conversation. #VAWGTakeover (1/4)
September 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Labour govt’s pledge to halve violence against women & girls in a decade is welcome. But unless migrant, Black & minoritised women are centred, this goal won’t be met. We are at the #LabourPartyConference calling for migrant women to be at the heart of the conversation. #VAWGTakeover (1/4)
Following the #LabourPartyConference? Keep an eye out for the #VAWGTakeover to hear how government must centre women and girls in its plans. Find out more buff.ly/Z3cSSDU (1/2)
September 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Following the #LabourPartyConference? Keep an eye out for the #VAWGTakeover to hear how government must centre women and girls in its plans. Find out more buff.ly/Z3cSSDU (1/2)
Over a year ago the govt. was elected on a mission to halve VAWG, but it is yet to publish its strategy.
This is a vital opportunity to reset its approach: listen to VAWG orgs, centre survivors & ensure that VAWG is a political priority.
Find out more – buff.ly/Z3cSSDU
This is a vital opportunity to reset its approach: listen to VAWG orgs, centre survivors & ensure that VAWG is a political priority.
Find out more – buff.ly/Z3cSSDU
September 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Over a year ago the govt. was elected on a mission to halve VAWG, but it is yet to publish its strategy.
This is a vital opportunity to reset its approach: listen to VAWG orgs, centre survivors & ensure that VAWG is a political priority.
Find out more – buff.ly/Z3cSSDU
This is a vital opportunity to reset its approach: listen to VAWG orgs, centre survivors & ensure that VAWG is a political priority.
Find out more – buff.ly/Z3cSSDU
Today, our Director, Gisela Valle, will be participating in the 27th @wave-network.bsky.social Conference “Feminist Solidarity and Collective Action: Reclaiming our Power to End Violence Against Women” in Bucharest. The conference will focus on feminist solidarity and collective action to end VAWG
September 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today, our Director, Gisela Valle, will be participating in the 27th @wave-network.bsky.social Conference “Feminist Solidarity and Collective Action: Reclaiming our Power to End Violence Against Women” in Bucharest. The conference will focus on feminist solidarity and collective action to end VAWG