On 11 January 2006, a coalition was formed to stop forced deportations of Iraqi and Kurdish asylum seekers to Iraq.
The group included the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees, Green Party, National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns, Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers, Campaign Against Criminalising Communities, Organisation of Kurdish Women-Britain and the Campaign to Stop Deportation of Children.
At the meeting in the House of Commons, an Iraqi refugee spoke about the war and present situation, describing the instability, kidnapping, suicide bombing, oppression and disrespect for human rights. Others talked about the cruelty of asylum laws and their effect on asylum seekers, especially the immense pressure put on them by removing support and ‘forcing’ them to sign up for ‘voluntary return’, via the International Organisation for Migration.