RAPAR (REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKER PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH)

RAPAR (Refugee and Asylum Participatory Action Research) is a human rights organization based in Manchester, UK, which is primarily concerned with displaced people. The charity aims to relieve refugees, people seeking asylum, and other displaced persons in Manchester, Salford, and Trafford who are in need, hardship, and distress through social and economic means. It was founded in 2001 to assist practitioners dealing with refugees and asylum seekers. RAPAR's work includes action-oriented research, community development, and individual casework with displaced people and their communities. RAPAR has been calling for changes to the Home Office's accommodation of people seeking asylum in the UK. The organization has been involved in campaigns regarding the treatment of asylum seekers in Serco-run hotels and has also raised concerns about the safeguarding of children in Home Office-funded hotels.