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Refugee children should have a genuine chance to seek asylum
The real asylum policies in Europe today largely ignore children among refugees. They are often not listened to and rather treated as if they were possessions belonging...
What’s it like to be a child refugee?
Three teenagers who came to Britain as child refugees discuss their experiences on Woman’s Hour, 17/08/2010. You can listen to the interviews here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009g9d7 These...
The refused asylum seekers living against the clock
A family awaits the dawn knock at the door amid fears that ending detention of child asylum seekers will lead to quicker deportations Fourteen-year-old Farzana...
Please ask your MP to sign EDM 658 GREATER MANCHESTER IMMIGRATION AID UNIT
That this House is concerned at the decision by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) to cut the legal aid contract of the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit...
Fears growing: Statement from The Children’s Society and Bail for Immigration Detainees
The Children’s Society and Bail for Immigration Detainees was delighted by the pledge made by the new Government to end the barbaric practice of detaining...
Submissions made re: alternatives to detention
End Child Detention Now A citizens’ campaign to end the scandal of child detention by the UK immigration authorities – links to many of the submissions http://ecdn.org/review/ Read More →
Children in immigration centres face deportation within weeks
Pilot scheme gives families with children facing removal a two-week ultimatum to leave the country voluntarily Last week, Nick Clegg described the detention of...
‘It is not terribly easy for a family unit to abscond’
Dave Wood, UK Border Agency’s director of criminality and detention, gave oral evidence before the Home Affairs Select Committee on 16 September, 2009. His opening...
In celebration of ordinary lives – Shining a light on refugee children’s experience
Say the word ‘refugee’ to yourself. Without thinking, what images and notions enter your mind? Now, think about it. The last Saturday of Refugee Week 2010...
Face the Facts – BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 Face the Facts is looking at legal representation for people in the asylum system – you can hear the programme next Thursday 5th August at 12.30...
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Please ask your MP to sign EDM 658 GREATER MANCHESTER IMMIGRATION AID UNIT
That this House is concerned at the decision by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) to cut the legal aid contract of the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit...
Sample letter in support of suspension of forced removals to Baghdad, Iraq
Letter to: Lord Navnit Dholakia House of Lords Westminster London SW1A 0PW Dear Navnit Dholakia, As a member of the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network I am writing...
Permission to Work
We’ve teamed up with Still Human Still Here to urge the government to get behind more sensible rules for asylum seekers which allow them to work if they’ve...
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit – Urgent: We need your help
On 28th June 2010 we received news of the decision by the Legal Services Commission to cut our legal aid contract to provide immigration legal advice and representation...
Send in letters about RMJ in support of fair legal representation
I am sure many of you have heard that Refugee and Migrant Justice have gone into administration as a result of the new legal aid payment system. As co-ordinators...
End detention of children – tell the UK Border Agency what you think!
We wanted to update you with what’s been happening since the new Government pledged to end the immigration detention of children. As we reported last time, this...
Refugee and Migrant Justice goes into administration- Demonstrate Against Likely Closure of Refugee and Migrant Justice – Defend Legal Aid Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ)
Demonstrate Against Likely Closure of Refugee and Migrant Justice – Defend Legal Aid Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ), the largest provider of specialist...
Save RMJ update
Dear All, I’m just writing with a quick update on the progress of the Save RMJ campaign so far. First of all, many many thanks for you kind support....
Why RMJ are facing closure – The government must ensure asylum seekers receive good-quality legal representation before more families suffer
End this ‘inhumane and expensive’ asylum system The government must ensure asylum seekers receive good-quality legal representation before more families...
Urgent appeal for support from Refugee and Migrant Justice
Hello, I’m writing to you from a charity called Refugee and Migrant Justice: we provide free legal advice and representation to asylum seekers and other...
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Submissions made re: alternatives to detention
End Child Detention Now A citizens’ campaign to end the scandal of child detention by the UK immigration authorities – links to many of the submissions http://ecdn.org/review/ Read More →
Internal UKBA investigation into professional standards
UK BORDER AGENCY Professional Standards Unit – Complaints and Correspondence Standards and Performance Directorate An investigation into the allegations made by Louise Perrett about her experiences working for the UK Border Agency Full report here: investigation-report into UKBA The report makes a number of recommendations. They are that: •... [Read more of this review]
Trees only move in the wind – A study of unaccompanied Afghan children in Europe
6. Conclusion and recommendations [see full report UNHCR AFGHAN CHILDREN JUNE 2010] 233. The interviews conducted in the preparation of this study indicate that unaccompanied Afghan children who make the long trip to Europe are deeply and negatively affected by their experience. As well as the hardships and abuses of the journey, after arrival they... [Read more of this review]
Immigrants should not be in jail, says prisons watchdog
Brook House Removal Centre: ‘Immigration detention should not be the same as prison’, says Dame Anne Owers The United Kingdom Border Agency should be stripped of its responsibility for detaining asylum seekers and illegal immigrants, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has said. Dame Anne Owers, who for nine years has been the prisons watchdog,... [Read more of this review]
Government urged to reform ’shameful’ system said to have left up to 20,000 destitute
Thousands of failed asylum seekers rely on charities for food, says Red Cross Up to 20,000 failed asylum seekers are living in the UK in conditions of destitution, relying on charities for food, a Red Cross report will say today, criticising the government’s asylum system as “shameful” and “inhumane”. A network of Red Cross... [Read more of this review]
BEDFORDSHIRE LOCAL SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD Publishes highly critical report
BEDFORDSHIRE LOCAL SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD Publishes highly critical report today 14 JUNE 2010 Bedford LSCB 090610unprotected(2) 6. RECOMMENDATIONS 6.1 The review made detailed recommendations to all the participating agencies and to the Bedford Borough Council Local Safeguarding Children Board that have been accepted and each agency has produced... [Read more of this review]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Addendum : Mission to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Extracts: Report submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Jorge Bustamante, on his mission to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22–26 June 2009 Publication Date 16 March 2010 Human Rights of migrants in UK – United Nations report Report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of... [Read more of this review]
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