Refugee Council Newsletter

REFUGEE COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
16 JULY 2007

News review - Poliblog - News and Press Releases - New applying for asylum
leaflet - Refugees into Teaching briefings - Policy publications - IAP
newsletter


NEWS REVIEW
This week's news review looks at the continuing refugee crisis in Iraq and
renewed calls to suspend deportations to the Congo following evidence of the
mortal danger returned asylum seekers face there. We also highlight a range
of reports on refugee issues including on migrants' access to health care, on
the situation of refugees worldwide and on the case for an amnesty for
migrants working in the UK illegally.
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/reviews/newsreview.htm


POLIBLOG
Our Politics blog continues to be updated regularly, now with a second
blogger who is a new addition to the Refugee Council's Parliamentary team.
http://refugeecouncil.typepad.com/poliblog


NEWS
Refugee Council gives evidence to the Iraq Commission
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/news/2007/June/20070713.htm


PRESS RELEASES
Refugee Council response to High Court ruling on removals to third countries
2 July 2007
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/press/2007/july/20070702_b.htm

Featherstone school students to meet MP in asylum campaign
2 July 2007
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/press/2007/july/20070702.htm


NEW APPLYING FOR ASYLUM LEAFLET
An updated version of our basic 'Applying for Asylum' leaflet is now
available, with versions in two new languages, Albanian and Punjabi.
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/practice/multilingual/advisers/general/apply
asylum.htm
These are also available via our multilingual website:
http://languages.refugeecouncil.org.uk/


REFUGEES INTO TEACHING: POLICY AND INFORMATION BRIEFINGS
An new page in the Refugees into Teaching part of our website collects
together both general information and policy briefings relating to the
project.
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/howwehelp/partners/partnership/refugees+into
+teaching/briefings.htm


POLICY PUBLICATIONS

Case resolution
Update on case resolutions: Questionnaires sent to 6,000 families [July 2007]
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/briefings/2007/caseresolution.htm

'Delays in processing asylum claims can be unlawful'
This briefing outlines a recent Court of Appeal ruling on an asylum claim
affected by delays in processing it [July 2007]
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/briefings/2007/delays.htm


ASYLUM SUPPORT INTER AGENCY PARTNERSHIP

Latest newsletter: July 2007
This edition features: Integration Loan Information, the new loans, what they
mean and how to get one Changes to Section 55 team- the work will now be
regionalised and Section 55 team will close New Asylum Model update Zimbabwe
case update - Zimbabwean refused asylum seekers are currently not being
forcibly removed as a new Zimbabwe Country Guidance case is scheduled.
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/howwehelp/partners/partnership/iapnewsletter
.htm

New policy documents page
One of the roles of the interagency co-ordination team is to promote the
development of effective and appropriate policies to support asylum seekers.
The
partnership's policy papers can now be found on the Refugee Council's
website.
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/howwehelp/partners/partnership/IAPpolicy.htm



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