Refugee Archive Newsletter

Refugee Archive Newsletter 

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.  This will also be available via our Refugee Studies Blog at:  http://refugee-archives.blogspot.com/

News and Media Stories

Iraq Inquiry

The Independent (28/01/10): Goldsmith: why I changed my mind on Iraq  Goldsmith: why I changed my mind on Iraq  

The Daily Telegraph (27/01/10): Lord Goldsmith approved Iraq war to protect soldiers from prosecution 

The Independent (27/01/10): Invade and be damned: Foreign Office lawyers say advice on legality of war was ignored  

The Daily Telegraph (26/01/10): Government knew ‘no leg to stand on’ legally to go to war in Iraq 

The Times (25/01/10): Iraq inquiry: Government legal official will disclose advice given to ministers 

The Independent (25/01/10): Legal staff ruled Blair's war illegal  

The Independent (25/01/10): Chilcot: verdict on those sitting in judgement 

The Independent (20/01/10): Hoon: Brown is to blame for Army shortages  

The Daily Telegraph (19/01/10): Iraq inquiry: 'Gordon Brown cut budget for helicopters' 

The Independent (19/01/10): Goldsmith had doubts over legality of Iraq war  

The Independent (18/01/10): Straw told Blair of Iraq legal problems 

The Times (18/01/10): Iraq inquiry urged to recall Alastair Campbell after 'rethink' 

Veil Ban in France

The Independent (27/01/10): Inquiry condemns burka as 'un-French' 

The Times (26/01/10): Nicolas Sarkozy backs a ban on the full Muslim veil 

The Daily Telegraph (26/01/10): France moves closer to Muslim face veil ban 

Refugees and Asylum Related Stories

The Independent (28/01/10): Forced marriage victims' calls going unanswered  

The Daily Telegraph (28/01/10): More than 100 escaped immigration detainees at large 

Amnesty International (27/01/10): Governments must be held to account for secret detentions 

The Daily Telegraph (27/01/10): Britain is 'United Nations of crime'  

The Daily Telegraph (27/01/10): Terror suspect exploit system to stay anonymous l

The Independent (27/01/10): Defeated Tamils a force again  

Refugees International (26/01/10): Iraq is Not Yesterday’s War for the Millions of Displaced

Amnesty International (26/01/10): Romania must end forced evictions of Roma families   Full Report: Romania: Treated like waste: Roma homes destroyed, and health at risk, in Romania (EUR 39/001/2010): Download PDF  

The Guardian (25/01/10): Windrush Day: a fitting way to celebrate our immigrant population  

The Independent (25/01/10): Memorial to Crimea's black nurse in danger  

The Independent (25/01/10): Tamils may hand power to general who crushed Tigers  

The Observer (24/01/10): Bill of rights 'ignores' Northern Ireland's immigrants 

The Daily Telegraph (23/01/10): Controversial cleric Yahya Ibrahim to tour UK universities

The Daily Telegraph (23/01/10): Clampdown on student visa scams

The Guardian (23/01/10): Poles are not trying to escape UK 

Human Rights Watch (22/01/10): Uncovering Sri Lanka's war crimes

The Guardian (21/01/10): Why can't I claim British citizenship? 

IRR News (21/01/10): Putting John Denham's speech in context

Amnesty International (21/01/10): Controls on military assistance to Somalia must be tightened    Somalia: International military and policing assistance should be reviewed  (AFR 52/001/2010): PDF Download

The Daily Telegraph (20/01/10): Migrants face visa hikes but no extra cash for communities 

The Guardian (20/01/10): Super-rich offered £15,000 fast-track UK visa renewals to avoid delays 

The Times (20/01/10): Concentration camp survivor Thomas Blatt takes John Demjanjuk trial back in time  

The Independent (20/01/10): 70 years on, survivor of gas chambers faces Nazi in court 

BBC News (20/01/10): Vietnam to try democracy activists for subversion

BBC News (20/01/10): Nigeria religious riots 'kill 200' in Jos 

BBC News (19/01/10): Sudan would accept separation, says President Bashir  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8468760.stm

Enough Project (19/01/10): Clear benchmarks for Sudan  http://www.enoughproject.org/files/publications/SudanBenchmarks.pdf

Refugees International (19/01/10): Burma: Rohingya A Year Later

The Independent (19/01/10): Claims of US cover-up over Guantanamo deaths  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/claims-of-us-coverup-over-guantanamo-deaths-1871988.html

Human Rights Watch (19/01/10): We should take the lead on human rights in South-East Asia

The Guardian (18/01/10): How to tackle immigration  http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/18/immigration-uk-increase-population

Amnesty International (18/01/10): Sri Lanka: Time for a New Start; A Human Rights Agenda for Sri Lanka’s Presidential Candidates  http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/sri-lanka-time-new-start-human-rights-agenda-sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-presidential-ca

BBC News (18/01/10): Mauritania fatwa bans female genital mutilation 

The Daily Telegraph (18/01/10): Jewish leaders confront Pope over Vatican's Holocaust 'silence'  

The Independent (18/01/10): Small aid agencies have a vital role 

The Times (18/01/10): Islamic sect’s plan to build mega-mosque next to Olympics site collapses  

The Observer (17/01/10): We're still a long way from an honest debate about immigration  

The Observer (17/01/10): Young, self-reliant, educated: portrait of UK's eastern European migrants 

The Observer (17/01/10): Eastern European immigration 'has hit low-paid Britons' 

The Daily Telegraph (16/01/10): Muslim peer: rising immigration is 'damaging race relations' 

The Daily Telegraph (16/01/10): Our immigrants' success is not down to Labour 

Human Rights Watch (15/01/10): Libya: Don’t Send Eritreans Back to Risk of Torture

Human Rights Watch (15/01/10): ICTR: Rwanda Tribunal Creates Rich Legal Precedent .  Full Publication Details – Click here.

The Daily Telegraph (15/01/10): Al-Qaeda threat: Britain worst in western world 

New Reports and Publications

New EHRC Report

A new report, commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and produced by the Migration Policy Institute, has just been published.  It is entitled “The UK’s New Europeans: progress and Challenges Five Years After Accession” and investigates the employment and skills patterns of east European Migrants in the UK since the Accession of the new EU member states.  Both the report and the EHRC press release can be downloaded from the links below:

Download report: The UK's New Europeans (Pdf)
Press Release:  Eastern European migrant employment patterns reviewed  http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre/eastern-european-migrant-employment-patterns-reviewed/

New Refugee Council Report

The Refugee Council has recently published a new report entitled “Chance or choice? Understanding why asylum seekers come to the UK”  The report was commissioned by the Refugee Council and written by Professor Heaven Crawley, Director of the Centre for Migration Policy Research at the University of Swansea.  According to the Refugee Council, `the research investigated the decisions made by asylum seekers who come to the UK and explored the extent to which these decisions are a reflection of chance or choice.’  The full report and a shorter research summary are available by clicking on the relvant link below:

            Download the full research report (PDF)

Download the research summary document (PDF)

Press Release:  http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/position/2010/18jan2010

"Untermenschen" and "Asylum Seekers." Refugees and Economic Migrants Conference

The following conference, organised by Meretz UK, will take place on Sunday 24 January in London.  The conference is entitled: "Untermenschen" and "Asylum Seekers." Refugees and Economic Migrants" and full information and detaills on how to book can be found by following the link below:


"Untermenschen" and "Asylum Seekers." Refugees and Economic Migrants Conference - http://britishmeretz.blogspot.com/2009/11/untermenschen-and-asylum-seekers.html

Refugee Archives: Update on Current News Stories

News and Media Stories

`Declaration on Population’

The Guardian (06/01/10): Let's take immigration seriously  http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/06/lord-carey-declaration-population-migration
The Daily Telegraph (06/01/10): Migrants should understand Christian heritage, says former Anglican leader  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/6941453/Migrants-should-understand-Christian-heritage-says-former-Anglican-leader.html

The Daily Telegraph (06/01/10): Coalition demands population be kept under 70 million  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/6937312/Coalition-demands-population-be-kept-under-70-million.html

Yemen

The Independent (14/01/10): Al-Qa'ida suspect shot dead during Yemen raid  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/alqaida-suspect-shot-dead-during-yemen-raid-1867268.html

BBC News (13/01/10): Yemen forces 'kill al-Qaeda chief'  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8455822.stm

ICRC News (12/01/10): Yemen: harsh weather worsens plight of civilians in conflict zone  http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/yemen-update-120110

The Independent (12/01/10): Yemen 'cannot contain al-Qa'ida'  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/yemen-cannot-contain-alqaida-1864807.html

The Times (11/01/10): Yemen offers to strike a deal with al-Qaeda fighters  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6982853.ece?&EMC-Bltn=9BL952F

The Daily Telegraph (11/01/10): Yemeni officials admit they are losing the battle against al-Qaeda  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/yemen/6968221/Yemeni-officials-admit-they-are-losing-the-battle-against-al-Qaeda.html

The Daily Telegraph (10/11/01): Al-Qaeda veterans 'are flooding into Yemen' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/yemen/6962969/Al-Qaeda-veterans-are-flooding-into-Yemen.html

Wootton Bassett Protests

The Daily Telegraph (12/01/10): Wootton Bassett protest group Islam4UK to be banned  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6972109/Wootton-Bassett-protest-group-Islam4UK-to-be-banned.html

The Independent (05/01/10): Islamic march through Wootton Bassett should not be banned, says Sir Hugh Orde  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6936850/Islamic-march-through-Wootton-Bassett-should-not-be-banned-says-Sir-Hugh-Orde.html

The Independent (05/01/10): Outrage at Wootton Bassett protest  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/outrage-at-wootton-bassett-protest-1857756.html

BBC News (04/01/10): Johnson 'will back' Wootton Bassett Islamic march ban http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8440408.stm

Refugees and Asylum Related Stories

The Times (15/01/10): Senior member of extreme Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir teaches at LSE  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6988753.ece?&EMC-Bltn=MQXD92F

The Times (15/01/10): Lord Carey’s comments on immigration promote racism, bishop warns  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6988719.ece?&EMC-Bltn=MQXD92F

The Guardian (15/01/10): Chance brings refugees to Britain not choice, says report  http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/14/chance-choice-britain-refugees-council-report

Refugee Council (14/01/10): New research shows asylum seekers do not choose to come to the UK  http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/press/2010/January/14012010_a.htm

IRR News (14/01/10): Deportation policy breaches human rights  http://www.irr.org.uk/2010/january/ha000015.html

The daily Telegraph (14/01/10):  Britain is no place for the white, working-class male http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/6990777/Britain-is-no-place-for-the-white-working-class-male.html

The Daily Telegraph (14/01/10): Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali: immigrants should accept Britain’s Christian values  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/6989284/Bishop-Michael-Nazir-Ali-immigrants-should-accept-Britains-Christian-values.html

Amnesty International (13/01/10): Morocco must adequately tackle legacy of human rights abuses  http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/morocco-must-adequately-tackle-legacy-human-rights-abuses-20100113

Amnesty International (13/01/10): Eliminate second-rate education for Roma in the Czech Republic http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/eliminate-second-rate-education-roma-czech-republic-20100113 .  See Also: Czech Republic must eliminate second-rate education for Roma  http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/czech-republic-must-eliminate-second-rate-education-for-roma-20100113

The Independent (13/01/10): The many faces behind the veil  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-many-faces-behind-the-veil-1865772.html

The Independent (13/01/10): Sarath Fonseka: Sri Lanka is in danger of winning the war but losing the peace  http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/sarath-fonseka-sri-lanka-is-in-danger-of-winning-the-war-but-losing-the-peace-1865997.html

The Daily Telegraph (13/01/10): Thousands of students from suspected bogus colleges in UK  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6974143/Thousands-of-students-from-suspected-bogus-colleges-in-UK.html

The Independent (12/01/10): Israel orders new fence to keep out African migrants  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-orders-new-fence-to-keep-out-african-migrants-1864827.html

The Independent (11/01/10): Basra in 2006: The height of the insurgency  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/basra-in-2006-the-height-of-the-insurgency-1864008.html

The Guardian (11/01/10): Cameron's empty immigration promise  http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/11/david-cameron-immigration-cap

The Daily Telegraph (11/01/10): Immigration system not stopping bogus students, warns leaked memo  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/6952401/Immigration-system-not-stopping-bogus-students-warns-leaked-memo.html

The Independent (11/01/10): Tories will cut immigration to avoid population of 70m  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tories-will-cut-immigration-to-avoid-population-of-70m-1863890.html

The Independent (11/01/10): Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Licentiousness breeds extremism  http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/yasmin-alibhai-brown/yasmin-alibhaibrown-licentiousness-breeds-extremism-1863919.html

BBC News (11/01/10): Israel to construct barrier along Egyptian border http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8451085.stm

The Guardian (11/01/10): Tories would limit immigration to 'tens of thousands' a year, says Cameron  http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/11/david-cameron-limit-immigration

The Guardian (10/01/10): Italy: a country united by racism  http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/10/italy-human-rights

The Daily Telegraph (10/01/10): Faith schools facing admissions curb  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6960963/Faith-schools-facing-admissions-curb.html

The Independent (08/01/10): Defiant Yemen tells US soldiers to keep out  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/defiant-yemen-tells-us-soldiers-to-keep-out-1861389.html

The Independent (08/01/10): France moves to outlaw the burka and niqab citing égalité  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-moves-to-outlaw-the-burka-and-niqab-citing-galit-1861411.html

The Independent (08/01/10): Independent Appeal: How the web can bring abundance to Africa  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/appeals/indy-appeal/independent-appeal-how-the-web-can-bring--abundance-to-africa-1861418.html

BBC News (08/01/10): South Sudan cattle raid kills 140  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8445872.stm

BBC News (07/01/10): Kenya 'expels hate cleric Abdullah al-Faisal to Gambia'   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8445844.stm

The Daily Telegraph (07/10/01): Sham marriages on the rise  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/6948025/Sham-marriages-on-the-rise.html

The Daily Telegraph (07/01/10): Number of extremists banned from UK drops by half  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6941712/Number-of-extremists-banned-from-UK-drops-by-half.html

BBC News (07/01/10): Aid groups warn of Sudan civil war risk http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8444843.stm

BBC News (07/01/10): Nepal child soldiers being freed  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8444801.stm

The Independnet (07/01/10: Tamils throw weight behind general who crushed them  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tamils-throw-weight-behind-general-who-crushed-them-1859872.html

The Independent (07/01/10): Independent Appeal: Rescuing Zimbabwe's lost generation  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/appeals/indy-appeal/independent-appeal-rescuing-zimbabwes-lost-generation-1859876.html

Human Rights Watch (06/01/10): Refugees Are Not Bargaining Chips

Refugees International World Bridge Blog (06/01/10): Ten Humanitarian Headlines for 2010

The Independent (06/01/10): Starvation looms as UN suspends Somalia food aid  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/starvation-looms-as-un-suspends-somalia-food-aid-1859011.html

The Guardian Politics Blog (06/01/10): Immigration should be talked about more than it is  http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2010/jan/06/michael-white-immigration-talked-about

BBC News (05/01/10): Gurkhas 'in need after coming to the UK with nothing'  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8439870.stm

The Independent (05/01/10): MI5 'still using threats to recruit Muslim spies'  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mi5-still-using-threats-to-recruit-muslim-spies-1857750.html

The Times (05/01/10): Arrival of 30,000 migrant IT workers 'deprives Britons of jobs’   http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/support_services/article6975922.ece?&EMC-Bltn=JIWDZ1F

The Times (05/01/10): Freed Guantánamo inmates are heading for Yemen to join al-Qaeda fight  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6975971.ece?&EMC-Bltn=JIWDZ1F

The Daily Telegraph (04/01/10): Illegal immigrants employed at UK Border Agency  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/6927688/Illegal-immigrants-employed-at-UK-Border-Agency.html

The Daily Telegraph (03/10/10): Conservatives accuse Labour of raising immigration issue in marginal constituencies  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/6923823/Conservatives-accuse-Labour-of-raising-immigration-issue-in-marginal-constituencies.html

The Daily Telegraph (02/01/10): Immigrants' family appeals costing taxpayers £1million a week  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/6920841/Immigrants-family-appeals-costing-taxpayers-1million-a-week.html

The Guardian (02/10/01): Here, everyone is a minority  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/02/leicester-minority-immigration-diversity-faith

The Guardian (01/01/10): Government sites can be archived now  http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/jan/01/digital-history-archiving-government-websites

Alaska Dispatch (22/12/09: Finding a way, far from home http://alaskadispatch.com/dispatches/news/3400-finding-a-way-far-from-home

New Refugee Archives Acqusitions List

Firstly, may take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy and successful New Year in 2010!

The Refugee Archives here at UEL have hust published their latest Archive Acquisitions List detailing the newly catalogues materials made available within the Refugee Council Archive and associated collections during the Fourth Quarter (October-December) 2009.  The list is available via our websitye and full details are given below:

• Refugee Archives Accession List Fourth Quarter 2009 - PDF Download
  
• Alternatively, please follow this link:  http://www.uel.ac.uk/rca/new_accessions.htm
  

If you have any questions or feedback, then please let us know by contacting us at:  library-archives@uel.ac.uk.