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This newsletter is produced on a regular basis to help disseminate news and further information in relation to refugee and forced migration issues.The newsletter is produced by the Refugee Archives service at the University of East London.
Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, First Half 2009: Statistical overview of asylum applications lodged in Europe and selected non-European countries.
Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers has published a briefing paper by Jon Burnett and Fidelis Chebe on: 'Forced inactivity and barriers to participation among refused asylum seekers'.
Download briefing no. 12 at:
http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf2/PAFRAS_Briefing_Paper_12.pdf (pdf file 112kb)
(Source: Institute for Race Relations News – www.irr.org.uk/)
(Source: Institute for Race Relations News – www.irr.org.uk/)
The IRR has published its report on the Prevent agenda: 'Spooked: how not to prevent violent extremism'.
Download the report at:
http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf2/spooked.pdf (pdf file, 1.1mb)
(Source: Institute for Race Relations News – www.irr.org.uk/)
This newsletter is produced on a regular basis to help disseminate news and further information in relation to refugee and forced migration issues.The newsletter is produced by the Refugee Archives service at the University of East London.
News and Media Stories
The continuing debate over the BNP invitation to appear on BBC Question Time programme
*These news reports are based on a recently released journal article by Ann Lorek (et al.) in the international journal entitled Child Abuse and Neglect.Access to this journal should be possible for UEL staff and students and a full reference is given below:
Lorek, A. (et al.) (2009). The mental and physical health difficulties of children held within a British immigration detention center: A pilot study.Child Abuse & Neglect 33(9): 573-585.
The Photographers' Gallery 16 - 18 Ramillies Street London W1F 7LW
16 October 2009 - 17 January 2010
Open See documents the experiences of people who travel from war torn, socially and economically devastated countries, to make new lives in Europe. They have left often violent, oppressive, poverty-stricken or AIDS ravaged communities, in search of stability and the promise of a better future. Originating from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, these ‘new Europeans’ have met violence and brutality as well as hope and liberation in their new homes.
For more information or to reserve a seat, please contact Wouter te Kloeze: wouter.tekloeze@qeh.ox.ac.uk <mailto:wouter.tekloeze@qeh.ox.ac.uk> or
+44 (0)1865 281726.
The Photographers' Gallery 16 - 18 Ramillies Street London
W1F 7LW
16 October 2009 - 17 January 2010
Open See documents the experiences of people who travel from war torn, socially and economically devastated countries, to make new lives in Europe. They have left often violent, oppressive, poverty-stricken or AIDS ravaged communities, in search of stability and the promise of a better future. Originating from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, these ‘new Europeans’ have met violence and brutality as well as hope and liberation in their new homes.
Since 2003, Magnum photographer Jim Goldberg (b.1953, USA) has been photographing and collecting stories through a range of media: Polaroids, video, written text, ephemera, large and medium format photographs. The exhibition installation reflects his dynamic approach to documentary through dense displays of images, objects and text.
The Polaroids on show have often been defaced and written on by the people they portray. The words and images combine to tell intimate stories of past and present experiences. Faces and features are sometimes scratched out, coloured in, or marked in some way. Larger-scale colour photographs depicting landscapes from the subjects’ countries of origin appear both poetic and dystopic in equal measure. One image shows a young family walking along a sunlit road, while another is of a man standing on a vast rubbish tip holding a dead goat salvaged from the debris.
Part of an ongoing project by Goldberg, Open See confronts us with the realities of migration and the conditions for desiring escape.
This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Magnum Photos.
The Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, has launched its third Policy Briefing on Statelessness, Protection and Equality by Professor Brad K. Blitz (Human and Political Geography, Kingston University and RSC Research Associate). This briefing provides a typology of stateless people and contexts, reviews, relevant international law and jurisprudence, and assesses the links between nationality and the protection of human rights. It gives recommendations for reducing and eliminating statelessness in the future.
The RSC Forced Migration Policy Briefings highlight the very best and latest policy-relevant research findings from the fields of forced migration and humanitarian studies. The RSC invites the submission of policy briefings on all topics of relevance to policy and practice in the fields of forced migration, refugee protection and humanitarian intervention. Enquiries should be directed to rscpolicy@qeh.ox.ac.uk
On 18 November 2009 (5pm), Jan Egeland will give the tenth annual
Harrell-Bond lecture, organised by the Refugee Studies Centre (Oxford
Department of International Development, University of Oxford) . Mr
Egeland is the former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian
Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. The lecture will be entitled
'Beyond blankets: in search of political deals and durable solutions for
the displaced'. He will chart recent changes which have led to the
enhanced provision of humanitarian relief for the world's displaced. He
will also reflect on the importance of gaining political agreements and
delivering effective security arrangements, arguing how these are
central to any long-term resolution to the refugee crisis.
For more information or to reserve a seat, please contact Wouter te Kloeze: wouter.tekloeze@qeh.ox.ac.ukwouter.tekloeze@qeh.ox.ac.uk> or
+44 (0)1865 281726.
