The Gurkha Justice Campaign is a campaign group in the United Kingdom fighting for the rights of the Gurkhas.
It wants the Gurkhas who fought for the UK to gain the same rights as their British and Commonwealth counterparts. Essentially the group wants the law to be changed so that all Gurkhas who fought for the UK will gain a right of abode, whereas under previous legislation they only had a right of abode if they retired after 1997. They took their case to the high court, and have the support of a number of celebrities including perhaps most famously Joanna Lumley.
Read more about Gurkha Justice Campaign: Background, Joanna Lumley and The Gurkhas
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