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Detained Mongolians to Go Free Amid New Asylum Bid
18/6
Law lords jolt UK asylum plans
"...ruling that people could seek sanctuary in Britain by arguing that they feared religious persecution.
18/6
Related resource: 'Forum 18'
"Forum 18 is an instrument for promoting the implementation of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and concentrates on serious and obvious breaches of religious freedom, and particularly on situations where the lives and welfare of individual people or groups are being threatened and where the right to gather around one's faith is being hindered.
Squeeze on asylum aid
18/6
World's tally of refugees falls
"The number of refugees and other people who have fled their homes falls to the lowest level in a decade.
17/6
Biometrics - great hope for world security or triumph for Big Brother?
British police ready to link up to databases of US intelligence
18/6
Law lords back Iraqi Kurd over asylum
17/6
Adviser to Ay family under investigation
18/6
Huge citizenship ceremony backlog
"Nationally there is a backlog of 40,560 adults - just 4,922 people have attended the ceremonies across the UK.
17/6
Manpreet Kaur Must Stay Campaign
urgent action
No Legal Action over Asylum Boy's Death
17/6
:: World ::
Sudan/Darfur: Dramatic worsening of humanitarian situation
Kosovo: UN police arrest 270 people over deadly riots in March
DR Congo: Annan issues fresh warning about tension, instability in DR of Congo
Numbers of refugees and internally displaced lowest in 10 years - UN agency
Venezuela: Judicial Independence Under Siege
Taiwan: No man's land
"Chinese immigrants stranded in Taiwanese detention centres
Afghanistan: Spiralling lawlessness highlights need for promised international aid
China: Mission by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture postponed
Syria: Amnesty International repeats its call for the release of five prisoners of conscience held for their peaceful use of the Internet
US: Report says U.S. has "secret" detention centers
Guatemala: Fifty years on, coup memories fade in Guatemala
US Senate panel refuses to subpoena torture memos
Iraq: After June 30, Detainees Must Be Charged
Iraq: UN says still too dangerous
Iraq: Huge bomb targets recruits
US: Civilian Border Patrol Member Convicted
Germans Finally Agree on Immigration Bill
:: Miscellaneous ::
Watchdog slams UK's Aids policy
"The UK Government's efforts to fight the spread of Aids in developing countries have been slammed by the National Audit Office.
:: Refugee Week ::
14 to 20 June
http://www.refugeeweekinscotland.org.uk
:: World Refugee Day ::
World Refugee Day message from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
:: Events ::
Human Rights and the European Union: Using EC fundamental rights and remedies in domestic law
25 June 2004
A conference organised by JUSTICE in conjunction with Monckton Chambers and Doughty Street Chambers
:: Visa fiasco ::
Blunkett admits flaws in visa system
"Mr Sutton also examined claims that the visa applications were granted in order to meet the prime minister's target to halve asylum applications.
17/6
Blunkett admits diplomat was right over visas fiasco
18/6
23000 face expulsion in visa fiasco
18/6
No appropriate skills, no understanding of trade
18/6
The Report Visa Entry to the United Kingdom: The Entry Clearance Operation has been published.
Full Report (635 KB)
Executive Summary (191 KB)
and
Press Notice are available.
Report into handling of ECAA applications published
PDF file
Associated Ministerial statement
Press release:
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