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sanctuary pledge

In the run-up to the 2010 General Election, churches, faith groups and other organisations asked politicians to sign the Sanctuary Pledge .

Christians were asked to play their part by persuading their local Parliamentary candidates to sign it. 

The campaign has had some success as one of the five pledges - to end the detention of children during immigration - has been fulfilled.
Sanctuary Pledge blog

Briefing document

Download:
Sanctuary Pledge Briefing (PDF, 656k)

For help with downloads look at this guide. 

 

The Sanctuary Pledge asks politicians to:

• Campaign responsibly, positively and sensitively in the 2010 election
• Use ‘sanctuary' instead of ‘asylum' when communicating with the public
• Support policies that will end the detention of children and families for immigration reasons
• Promote tolerance and neighbourliness between local communities
• Safeguard the long-term future of sanctuary
• Meet with the Sanctuary Pledge organisers six months after they are elected to review progress

Organisations supporting the Sanctuary Pledge are:

• Baptist Union of Great Britain
• Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
• Church Action on Poverty
• The Church of England
• Citizens for Sanctuary
• The Citizen Organising Foundation
• Evangelical Alliance
• Jewish Council for Racial Equality
• London Citizens
• The Methodist Church
• Muslim Council of Britain
• The United Reformed Church
• Vincentian Millennium Partnership