New Publications and Reports

Children’s Commissioner's 'uncovers a series of unacceptable practices' The Children’s Commissioner Professor Sir Al Aynsley Green today released a report into the treatment of unaccompanied children seeking asylum at the Border and Immigration Agency Screening Unit in Croydon. The report was severely critical of the way children were dealt with, and made a series of detailed recommendations. Children’s Commissioner: Report on claiming asylum at a screening unit as an unaccompanied child Refugee Council press release: Refugee Council supports report from the Children's Commissioner
(Source: Refugee Council – http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/).

The Home Office published its quarterly statistics on asylum, highlighting the fact that asylum applications in 2007 were at their lowest level for 14 years. Refugee Council Chief Executive Donna Covey said “It is such a shame that this government takes such pride in preventing people from coming to the UK to claim asylum. It is frightening to think about what has been happening to those who have tried to flee their tormentors only to be stopped in their tracks by these strong border controls.”
Refugee Council press release: Refugee Council responds to latest asylum statistics
BIA press release: Lowest number of asylum application in 14 yearsBIA Stats review: Refugee Council response to “Review of Border and Immigration Agency Statistics on Control of Immigration" [February 2008]Home Office: Press Release on Asylum Statistics - http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-releases/lowest-asylum-apps-in-14-years
HomeOffice: Asylum Statistics: 4th Quarter 2007 (PDF)
How it was reported in the media:
Times: Asylum removals slump as applications rise and Scotsman: Asylum seeker applications at 14-year low
(Source: Refugee Council – http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/).

Citizenship
Refugee Council Submission to the Lord Goldsmith QC Citizenship Review [January 2008]
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/responses/2008/Citizenship.htm
(Source: Refugee Council – http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/).

Asylum Law and Female Genital Mutilation: Recent Developments (Congressional Research Service, Feb. 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Iraqi Asylum Seekers in Jordan: A Report of the ICMC-USCCB Mission to Assess the Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum Seekers in Jordan (International Catholic Migration Commission, Dec. 2007) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

The Meeting Room: Libraries as Community Centers for Culturally Diverse Populations (Paper presented at 16th BOBCATSSS Symposium 2008, 28-30 Jan. 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Welcome to Europe! A Guide to Resettlement (International Catholic Migration Commission, Dec. 2007) [access]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

International Women's Day: UNHCR launches handbook for protection of women (UNHCR News) - [text online]

The Destitution Tally: an indication of the extent of destitution among asylum seekers and refugees [January 2008]. The full report by the Refugee Council et al is also available online - [download report here]. A press release by the Refugee Council, entitled: 4 out of 10 of the asylum seekers seeking our help are destitute, say refugee agencies is also available online - [text online].
(Source: Refugee Council - http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk).

UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls. This new handbook has just bee published by the UNHCR in Geneva and is available online at: http://www.unhcr.org/protect/PROTECTION/47cfae612.html
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

EXCOM Standing Committee, 41st Meeting, Documents (4-6 March 2008) [access]
- Issues discussed include protracted refugee situations, supporting the return and reintegration of displaced populations, assessing unmet needs of populations of concern, among others.
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

"Managing Migration: The Global Challenge," Population Bulletin, vol. 63, no.1 (March 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Migration and Climate Change, IOM Migration Research Series, no. 31 (IOM, 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

UNHCR Observations on the Commission Proposal for a Council Directive Amending Directive 2003/109/EC Establishing a Long-Term Residence Status to Extend its Scope to Beneficiaries of International Protection (UNHCR, 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

UNHCR second rapid assessment of return of Iraqis from displacement locations in Iraq and from neighbouring countries (UNHCR, March 2008) [text]

(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Libyan Nationals in the United Kingdom: Geo-political considerations and trends in asylum and return By Brad Blitz. Compas Working Paper Number 58 – available online at: http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/publications/working_papers.shtml
(Source: Welsh Refugee Council - www.welshrefugeecouncil.org/)

Defending Refugees’ Access to Protection in Europe – a report by the European Council on Refugees and exiles.
Examines the constant tightening of EU border controls having a major impact in preventing refugees from seeking asylum in Europe.

http://www.unhcr.org/cgibin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain/opendocpdf.pdf?docid=4766464e2

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=4766464e2
(Source: Welsh Refugee Council - www.welshrefugeecouncil.org/)

The Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC) has published a briefing paper on the Counter Terrorism Bill 2008.
Download the briefing paper at:
http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf/campacc_briefing_2008.pdf (pdf file, 2.3mb)
(Source: Institute for Race Relations – http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Children's Commissioner has published a report: 'The Children's Commissioner's findings and recommendations regarding the care of unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the London Borough of Hillingdon'.
Download the report at:
https://www.childrenscommissioner.org/documents/Hilligdon_FINAL4.pdf (pdf file, 600kb)
(Source: Institute for Race Relations – http://www.irr.org.uk)

The Border and Immigration Agency of the Home Office has published: 'Introducing compulsory identity cards for foreign nationals'.
Download the report at:
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/managingourborders/compulsoryidcards/IDcards/foreignnationalsforidcards.pdf?view=Binary (pdf file, 640kb
(Source: Institute for Race Relations – http://www.irr.org.uk)

Title - Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
Source - UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Date - Sep 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/PANA-7CHJAK?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Civil-Military Guidelines & Reference for Complex Emergencies
Source - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Date - Mar 2008
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/ASIN-7CHT7T?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Legalising a Contemporary "War of Peace": A Case for Humanitarian
Intervention in the Sudan
Source - Journal of Humanitarian Assistance
Date - Nov 2004
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7CJQXQ?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Global Humanitarian Assistance 2007/2008
Source - Development Initiatives
Date - Mar 2008
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7CMMLJ?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/)

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