24 June 2004 - [www.asylumpolicy.info] - 'Solidarity in Glasgow'
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Ministers accused of overlooking benefits of refugees
24 June 2004
Racist Incidents: NASS Policy bulletin 81
Up to 80% of victims fail to report violent racist incidents to police
"The report did, however, praise the efforts made by the force, in particular their pro-active work with asylum seekers. It makes 18 recommend-ations, including a radical re-focus on training officers to interact with the public, the creation of a separate multilingual phone system, and leaflets in a range of languages.
and 'Racism in the police'
Executive 'failing' on non-white teachers
24 June 2004
UK, US Holocaust centres to close in Sudan/Darfur protest
23 June 2004
'Migrants Make Up 8% of UK Population'
"This figure includes asylum seekers
24 June 2004
Concerning:
Office of National Statistics report: 'Focus On People and Migration'
"It includes information on changes in the age structure of the UK, as well as on population growth and the role of fertility and migration in driving population change.
24 June 2004
Immigrants 'not a drain on resources'
24 June 2004
Refugee Solidarity in Glasgow
23 June 2004
Asylum seekers who disappear
24 June 2004
The new frontier
24 June 2004
Watch latest PMQs - 23 June
The Prime Minister answered questions on Europe, the Health Service, Immigration, Sudan, and the G8 in PMQs yesterday.
Ayyoubi and Azaren Families Must Remain in Turkey
"NCADC has received a call for help from Turkey for the Ayyoubi and Azaren Families, Iranians who fled Iran and are seeking asylum in Turkey. The heads of both families could face imprisonment it returned to Iran
Sign the Online Petition:
Via:
http://www.ncadc.org.uk/
A broader view from the UK's gateways
23 June 2004
Spending watchdog tells government to get asylum decisions right first time
23 June 2004
IAS welcomes NAO report on asylum decisions but is disappointed at recommendations
23 June 2004
National Lottery stages a free weekend to justify its grants
23 June 2004
:: World ::
Sudan: PHR Calls for Intervention to Save Lives in Sudan
Field Team Compiles Indicators of Genocide
Sudan: UN field workers report fresh attacks by Janjaweed militias in Darfur
Sudan: Grim times
Sudan/Darfur: A path of scorched earth
Spain: Terror suspects expelled using immigration legislation
Belarus: OSCE Media Representative concerned about deportation of journalist
Ingushetia: Bloody Raid Stuns
Chechnya: New Report Shows Abuses Spreading to Neighbouring Ingushetia
Russia uses death squads and torture in Chechnya, says Amnesty
Zimbabwe: Two million will go hungry this year, new report finds
Kosovo Repatriations Hindered By March Violence, U.N. Says
Viet Nam: Buddhist dissident leaves his homeland for exile abroad
United States drops resolution to extend war crime exemption
EU-US Summit: End the EU's embarrassing silence on US torture
US war crimes immunity bid fails
US withdrawal: determination of international community is "victory for international justice and the rule of law," says AI
Thailand: Government must protect human rights defenders
Afghanistan: UN and rights commission to hold dialogues on basic freedoms
Afghanistan: 54 NGOs Appeal To NATO To Improve Security
Afghanistan: America's Secret Gulag
Jamaica: Brian Williamson remembered
"There is possibly no greater crime that any government can commit against its own people than the implicit sanctioning of the persecution, rape and murder of its own populace.
Côte d'Ivoire: UN sets up inquiry on rights abuses during 2002, early 2003
Ivory Coast: Crisis
U.S.: Released Documents on Torture Not Sufficient
DR Congo: ICC’s First-Ever Probe Must Be Effective
"Criminal Responsibility in Congo Conflict Reaches Across Borders
DR Congo: Kabila plays down war fears
DR Congo: International Criminal Court's investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity a major step forward
Saudis offer amnesty to militants
Afghanistan: Amnesty International condemns the reported beheading of Taleban prisoners
Australia: Activists refused landing at Nauru
Nauru concerned to hang on to detention camp jobs
Iraq: 75 die in rebel attacks in five cities
Turkey hit by bomb blasts
Canada: Refugee Determination System: CCR Essential Principles
Canada:Release. World Refugee Day: The CCR deplores the separation of refugee families
Palestine: String of Attacks Against Journalists
:: Miscellaneous ::
BBC and the Middle East
The Story Tv News Won't Tell
Enhancing UNHCR’s capacity to monitor the protection, rights and well-being of refugees
The Home Office's £40m immigration intelligence system is finally under way
U.K.: Detention Policy Undermines Anti-Terrorism Aims
"Foreign Nationals Held Indefinitely, Without Regard for Basic Human Rights
More info:
European Migration Policy Dialogue
Foreign nurses exploited in visa scandal
:: Events ::
Launch: Newcomers Handbook
and
Migration & Work Conference - Thursday 1 July 2004, London
Breaking Through the Language
Barriers Welcome Phrases CD
on Thursday 1st July, at 10 am ,
in the Huskisson Room, Millennium House.
Caroline Millar
Projects Officer,
Liverpool Translation and Interpreting Service,
53 -55 VIctoria Street,
Liverpool.
L2 2ET.
Tel 0151 225 2019
:: Job and Volunteer opportunities: Médecins du Monde UK (Doctors of the World UK) and IPPR ::
Medical and non-medical volunteers required for a health care in London's East End
Research Fellow to work in its Migration, Equalities & Citizenship Team
The Research Fellow will work on issues pertaining to social cohesion, citizenship and the UK's new ethnic minorities.
See also:
:: Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees ::
Stateless and Deported
An Interview with the Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees
See also UK:
National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns
:: UK UNHCR: How you can help ::
Information on how to support refugees, ways to donate to UNHCR and tips for fundraising
E-newsletter coming soon!
Email UNHCR London at gbrlopmi@unhcr.ch to find out more
:: Archive and news search ::
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