The government’s Earned Settlement proposals introduce sweeping changes to migrant rights and the criteria for settlement in the UK, including: - Much longer routes to indefinite Leave to Remain - Penalties for accessing benefits, government debt, criminalisation and "irregular entry" (1)

“The only way to address the disproportionate occurrence of femicide in Black communities is to confront systemic failure.” Black Ballad reports on our Invisible Women report, showing how Black, minoritised & migrant women are failed, with fatal results. 1/3 blackballad.co.uk/politics-act...

On 24 January, federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis during an immigration enforcement operation. 1/5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQeB...

“The Kurdish women’s struggle for a different future is also our struggle. Let us recognise our commonality & stand up for the Kurdish people” Our statement on the Rojava Women’s revolution, the threat it faces, & what we’re calling on the UK govt to do 👇🏾 southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/rojava-...

🚨 After careful consideration, Southall Black Sisters is leaving X. This isn’t symbolic. It’s a political and ethical refusal to engage with a platform that enables misogyny, racism, and violence against women and girls. Full statement 👇🏽. 1/ 🧵 southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/our-dec...

🚨 We’re hiring! Passionate about justice for Black, minoritised & migrant women? Join our team & make real change. ✨ Media & Comms Officer (apply by 11 Jan) ✨ Training Officer (apply by 11 Jan) ✨ Senior Immigration Solicitor (rolling) 👉🏾 Apply: southallblacksisters.org.uk/get-involved...

“Banaz’s murder will never leave my life.” 20 years on from Banaz Mahmod’s killing, the fight for justice continues. Bekhal Mahmod and SBS speak to @theguardian.com about our campaign for Banaz’s Law to recognise ‘honour’-based abuse as an aggravating factor. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Yesterday, we met Ministers @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social & @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social to discuss Banaz’s Law - making ‘honour’-based abuse an aggravating factor with statutory guidance. We were encouraged by their support to improve agencies’ responses & drive normative change in communities. 1/2

Passionate about justice & equality? Join SBS & help empower women facing violence & inequality. 💜 Two impactful roles now open: 🌟 Media & Comms Officer 📢 Training Officer 🗓️ Deadline: 11:59 PM, 11 Jan 2026 | Interviews: 2-5 Feb 2026 Find out more: southallblacksisters.org.uk/get-involved....

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, 📞 020 8571 0800 or ✉️ [email protected]. Free and confidential support to help women and girls live free from fear. 💜 More info: southallblacksisters.org.uk

The system is failing Black, minoritised and migrant women. We say: NO MORE. This year we held a vigil and parliamentary drop-in calling for: 📌 Banaz’s Law (‘honour’-based abuse as aggravating factor) 📌 Abuse-driven suicide = murder 📌 Abolish NRPF 📌 Public inquiry on femicide

“The system failed her. Everybody let her down.” 💔 Invisible Women by SBS & @killedwomennw.bsky.social exposes how Black, minoritised & migrant women are lost to men’s violence, showing the system’s deadly failures. Urgent action is needed. 📢 Amplify 👇🏾 southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-...

Harshita Brella, a young migrant woman with NRPF, lost her life due to domestic abuse and alleged dowry abuse. On her birthday, we remember the bright, kind human she was and stand with her family calling for justice and full accountability. 1/2

✨ Exciting opportunities to work at Southall Black Sisters! 1️⃣ Media and Communications Officer 2️⃣ Training Officer 📝 Apply by: 11:59 PM on 11 January 2026 🗓️ Interviews: 2-5 February 2026 southallblacksisters.org.uk/get-involved...

Abuse can escalate during the holidays when support may be harder to access. If you or someone you know needs advice or refuge, the 24-hr National Domestic Abuse Helpline is available: 📞 0808 2000 247. www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk

Government’s VAWG Strategy Falls Short for Migrant Women Facing Immigration Control: A Statement from Southall Black Sisters southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/stateme...

On 1 December, we hosted a parliamentary drop-in, kindly sponsored by Apsana Begum MP, where bereaved families, victim-survivors, MPs, and Peers joined Southall Black Sisters to discuss urgent reforms for Black, minoritised, and migrant women. 1/ 🧵

📢 New speakers announced! Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on Black Feminist Resistance: Empire, Settler Colonialism & Global Solidarity. ✊🏾🌍 🗓 10 Dec | 7:00 PM | Women's Resource Centre Register 👉🏽 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-femi...

“No one else should have to endure the fear, violence, and ultimate loss that [Banaz] faced.” Bekhal Mahmod and SBS spoke to @berynorera.bsky.social for @lacunamagazine.bsky.social on the urgent need for reform and Banaz’s Law 👇🏾. 1/2 lacuna.org.uk/justice/bana...

Join us for a public meeting on Black Feminist Resistance. Explore how colonialism and economic exploitation shape women’s lives and how feminist movements can unite to resist and rebuild. 📅 10 Dec | ⏰ 7 PM | 📍 Women’s Resource Centre Register 👇🏾 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-femi...

Our vigil remembering Black, minoritised, and migrant women who lost their lives to domestic and ‘honour’-based abuse shows how much still needs to change. SBS demands: ✅ Enact Banaz’s Law (aggravating factor for HBA) ✅ Recognise abuse-related suicides ✅ Scrap NRPF news.sky.com/story/famili...

Today, bereaved families & campaigners gathered opposite 10 Downing Street to honour women lost to men’s violence at a vigil organised by SBS. We demanded accountability for govt failures & urgent reforms for Black, minoritised, & migrant women. 1/🧵 southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/familie...

The IOPC statement on Harshita's case shows that the UK govt is failing women, especially from marginalised communities. Her family calls for accountability & justice. With Killed Women, we wrote to the PM to urge reforms based on our recent report. southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-...

📢 Speakers announced! No more silence. No more loss. End femicide now! Join our vigil to honour women killed by men’s violence and demand urgent reforms to fix systemic failures, especially for Black, minoritised, migrant women. 📅 Tue, 25 Nov | 2-3 PM 📍 Parliament Square

Yesterday's immigration announcements on earned settlement have sent alarm bells ringing for victim-survivors of gender-based violence. We urge reversal of these punitive measures & the creation of an immigration system grounded in a human-rights framework. Joint statement 👇🏾 (1)

“Too little, too late” – SBS & @solacewomensaid.bsky.social are disappointed by the Covid Inquiry's report on govt decision-making during the pandemic. It fails to make vital recommendations on DA, especially for migrant women with NRPF. 1/2 southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/too-lit...

Ex-police David Carrick has been convicted of further crimes, such as rape & sexual assault, incl. against a girl when she was 12-y.o. He exploited women's insecure status. The govt must put safety over status, create a full firewall & support all migrant women. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

No more silence, no more loss! End femicide now! Join our vigil to honour women lost to men’s violence and call for urgent reforms to address systemic failures and the added barriers faced by Black, minoritised, and migrant women. 📅 Tue, 25 Nov | 2-3 PM📍 Parliament Square

Landmark verdict on abuse-related suicides in Michelle Sparman’s inquest. We call on the police & CPS to reinvestigate this case & demand that the government accept our amendment to the Crime & Policing Bill to recognise abuse-related suicides as murder. southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/landmar...

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Baroness Newlove, a fierce advocate for victim-survivors' rights and a longstanding supporter of key reforms across our sector. Though she will be dearly missed, the impact of her work will continue to be felt. May she rest in peace.

One year ago today, Harshita, a migrant woman with No Recourse to Public Funds who suffered domestic abuse and alleged dowry-related abuse, was tragically murdered in Ilford. Her life was full of promise. Her death was preventable. 1/🧵

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Sir Geoffrey Bindman, a brilliant mind and tireless champion of human rights. SBS has long valued its relationship with his firm and honours his remarkable legacy. An era has ended, but his work and values will continue to inspire us. Photo: @bindmans.com

As part of #16DaysOfActivism, SBS and CWASU are hosting @rahilag.bsky.social and Bea Campbell to discuss their latest book Planet Patriarchy, in conversation with Professor Liz Kelly. 📍 @londonmetuni.bsky.social 📅 3 December | 🕓 4:30 PM Don’t miss out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bea-campbe...

We stand with nearly 300 orgs in defence of the ECHR & Human Rights Act. Convened by @libertyhq.bsky.social, the statement condemns the weaponisation of human rights to target migrants & demands that rights are upheld for everyone, without exception. www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...

Today we launch Invisible Women with @killedwomennw.bsky.social. Families of Black, minoritised & migrant women killed by domestic abuse & male violence demand accountability, visibility & reform. Read the report, watch the film & sign the pledge 👇🏾 🔗 southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-...

Honoured to host @davidchallen.bsky.social for powerful discussions on tackling VAWG. David’s experience brings vital insight, and we’re grateful for his campaigns support on sentencing reforms, including abuse-related suicides and Banaz’s Law, strengthening our collective fight for justice.

Together with 70+ organisations we recently called on the government to scrap the Immigration White Paper. Yesterday we came together with a simple message: safety, dignity and justice for ALL women – regardless of immigration status. #ScrapTheWhitePaper southallblacksisters.org.uk/submissions-...

The burial of a report exposing the Met police's institutional racism shows a lack of commitment to change. Black, minoritised, and migrant communities deserve transparency. The Met must make the report public and accept the findings of the report and the Casey Review on force culture.

For the record this is what I said @filiacharity.bsky.social 2025 conference. I'm being misrepresented by people intent on forwarding their own distorted agendas @maryamaldossari.bsky.social @maryamnamazie.bsky.social

SBS and AKDC invite you to Bibi Rukiya’s Reckless Daughter - a powerful dance production developed over 18 months with women’s groups, including SBS service users. 📍 The Place | 4-5 Nov 🎤 Q&A with @shakilamaan.bsky.social (4 Nov) 🎟️ Code SBSbibi for discounts → bit.ly/BibiRukiyaTh...

Last night at Labour Party Conference, we co-hosted a roundtable with @lawrsuk.bsky.social and @4refugeewomen.bsky.social. We highlighted the barriers Black, minoritised, and migrant women face in accessing safety and support - and called for urgent reform. Here’s a look back 👇 1/🧵

🚨 We're hiring! Join SBS as a Senior Immigration Solicitor leading on complex cases & legal interventions for Black, minoritised, & migrant women facing violence. 💼 £55-60k | 📝 Apply by 31 Oct | 🗓️ Interviews 6-7 Nov southallblacksisters.org.uk/get-involved...

This week, we’re at the Labour Party Conference. As part of a coalition of specialist organisations, we’re calling on the government to make ending VAWG a political priority - not just for some, but for all. 1/2 #VAWGTakeover

🚨 Following the #LabourPartyConference? Catch the #VAWGTakeover led by specialist orgs pushing the govt to put women first. 1/3 southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/vawg-ta...

On the eve of the Remembrance of Homicide Victims, we remember all women lost to men's violence and systemic failures. Black, minoritised, and migrant women are disproportionately failed. Kennedi's case is emblematic, evidencing the need for a sentence review and a UK-wide femicide inquiry.

Not only is Reform's latest on migration deeply dangerous, it is also entirely devoid of facts. Over 2.58 million migrants in the UK have No Recourse to Public Funds, meaning they cannot access benefits and must pay hefty annual fees to access the NHS. 1/3 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Last week we were at @london.gov.uk's office to oppose cuts to a lifeline for migrant women with NRPF 🚫 and to demand sustainable, ring-fenced funding for victim-survivors. With @hinabokharild.bsky.social, we’re pushing for urgent reform. Sign the petition ✍️: t.co/ogwWRUxAgi

We condemn last Sat's far-right march & the govt's racist immigration measures, which put Black, minoritised & migrant communities at risk - especially women & children. The govt must act urgently to safeguard & support our communities. Read & amplify ⬇️ southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/its-tim...

📢We’ve collaborated on a joint statement to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Coordinated by SUMW - @lawrsuk.bsky.social, in partnership with SBS, @evawuk.bsky.social, Hibiscus & 70+ orgs, it urges the govt to scrap its White Paper & end its harmful approach to immigration. 1/3 buff.ly/mAzPl65

🌟 We're hiring! Southall Black Sisters seeks a Helpline Coordinator to support Black, minoritised, and migrant women facing violence. 💼 ~£36-39k | 📍Southall (up to 2 days WfH) | 🗓️ Apply by 22 Sept | Interviews 2-3 Oct southallblacksisters.org.uk/get-involved...