Anti-racist advocates urge politicians to avoid making negative comments about asylum seekers

Hussein suffered a broken jaw and nose after being assaulted in Dublin.

Anti-racist and immigrant support groups have called on politicians to avoid making comments "dehumanising" asylum seekers.

The intervention follows a brutal assault on a homeless asylum seeker from Somalia, which left him with a broken jaw, three missing front teeth, a broken nose, and severe bruising to his face.