Archive News Stories

UK News

Guardian Online (23/05/2010): Speedy end to child detention is needed

Guardian Online (22/05/2010): As a gay asylum seeker, I was lucky

Guardian Online (21/05/2010): Labour's new motto: immigration, immigration, immigration

BBC News (21/05/2010): Iraqi asylum seeker sues UK government in High Court

Refugee Council (21/05/2010): Refugee Council response to coalition agreement published today

Guardian Online (21/05/2010): No room for secret evidence in British justice system

Guardian Online (21/05/2010): Law must protect gay asylum seekers

Human Rights Watch (21/05/2010): UK: Torture Inquiry Decision Important First Step

The Daily Telegraph (20/05/2010): Yarl's Wood immigration centre is not fit for children and families

Guardian Online (20/05/2010): Border agency breaking rules over detention of children in Yarl's Wood

Guardian Online (20/05/2010): Andy Burnham joins Labour leadership race with immigration pledge

The Daily Telegraph (20/05/2010): Can we really not send terrorist suspects home?

The Daily Telegraph (20/10/2010): Increasing use of Human Rights Act to escape deportation

The Times Online (20/05/2010): Iranian actress Kiana Firouz fears film of her life ends in death

IRR News (20/05/2010): How good is the good news on child detention?

Refugee and Migrant Justice (20/05/2010): RMJ opinion piece in Guardian.co.uk: “It’s time for the UK Border Agency, which is so rigorous in applying the law to others, to apply the law to itself.”

UKBA (19/05/2010): Detention of children in Dungavel ends

The Times Online (19/05/2010): ‘Al-Qaeda operative’ can stay in UK despite posing threat, judge rules

BBC News (19/05/2010): Asylum seekers 'guilty until proven innocent'

Guardian Online (19/05/2010): SIAC: striking the balance between national security and human rights

UKBA (18/05/2010): Weston-bound illegal migrants are stopped in France

Refugee Council (18/05/2010): Urgent asylum issues for the new government

The Daily Telegraph (18/05/2010): Al-Qaeda bomb plot pair cannot be deported, court rules

Human Rights Watch (18/05/2010): New coalition government must address human rights

The Daily Telegraph (18/05/2010): Pakistani students arrested in terror raids win deportation battle

Guardian Online (18/05/2010): Immigration minister: our policy was right, we just didn't tell people

Guardian Online (18/05/2010): The revival of sanctuary

Guardian Online (18/05/2010): Should terror suspects be allowed to stay in the UK?

Guardian Online (18/05/2010): Terror arrests timeline

Guardian Online (18/05/2010): Pakistani students arrested in anti-terror raids can stay in UK

Guardian Online (18/05/2010): Jon Cruddas is right (and so is Boris)

BBC News (17/05/2010): Children 'to remain' at Dungavel detention centre

UKBA (15/05/2010): Update on child detention

Guardian Online (15/05/2010): Asylum children will be kept out of 'distressing' detention centres

Human Rights Watch (14/05/2010): UK: Make Rights a Priority at Home and Abroad


Refugee Council PoliBlog (14/05/2010): New government, new approach to asylum policy?

The Times Online (13/05/2010): Detention of asylum-seeker children to be scrapped


World News

Human Rights Watch (20/05/2010): Sri Lanka: New Evidence of Wartime Abuses

Refugees International (20/05/2010): Refugees International Testifies in Support of the Refugee Protection Act of 2010

ICRC (19/05/2010): Annual report 2009: drawn-out conflicts require sustained and flexible humanitarian response

Human Rights Watch (19/05/2010): US: Renewing America’s Commitment to the Refugee Convention

Human Rights Watch (18/05/2010): Madrid needs to stand up for the forgotten children of Tenerife

Refugees International (18/05/2010): The Wall of Women: Hearing Stories of Statelessness in Kuwait

Refugee Council PoliBlog (14/05/2010): New government, new approach to asylum policy?

Human Rights Watch (13/05/2010): UN Human Rights Council: Competitive Vote Would Improve Membership

Refugees International (13/05/2010): The PEP Launches New and Improved Web Resource for Peacekeeping Advocates

Human Rights Watch (10/05/2010): ICC: Bolster Global Justice at Kampala Conference

Human Rights Watch (04/05/2010): Uzbekistan: Stop Persecuting Andijan Refugees’ Families

Human Rights Watch (03/05/2010): Uzbekistan's Imprisoned Human Rights Defenders

Refugee Archive Summer Opening Hours 2010

Please read the whole email, including the important paragraph at the end.

Please find below the revised opening hours for the Refugee Archive at UEL and the Docklands Library over the summer months.  We have tried to keep the Archive open every day.  However, we would recommend that you either make an appointment or contact us in advance of your trip just to confirm that the Archive will be open and staffed on the day you wish to come. 

Our contact details are:  020 8223 7676 (reading room) or 020 8223 7817 (Paul Dudman) or 020 8223 6462 (Caroline Lam) in the office.  Our email address is library-archives@uel.ac.uk

Alternatively, if coming to the Docklands Campus is a problem, you might want to make use of the SCONUL Card service which can give you access to other University libraries in London.  Further details can be found on the Library website by following the link below:

http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/services/sconulfaq.htm

Archive Summer Opening Hours

The summer opening hours for the Refugee Archive will come into effect from Saturday 22 May, 2010.

Therefore, the revised opening hours from Monday 24 May, 2010 will be as follows:

Mondays:                   1pm - 4.30pm

Tuesdays:                  1pm - 4.30pm

Wednesdays:            10am - 1pm

Thursdays:                 1pm - 4.30pm

Fridays:                      10am - 1pm

Sat / Sun:                   Closed

These are also available on our website at:  http://www.uel.ac.uk/rca/using-rca.htm#top

Library Summer Opening Hours

The summer opening hours for the Docklands Library start from Saturday 5 June.

So the building closes at 9pm on Friday 4 June, then it's:

Monday-Friday: 9am-9pm (Security only from 5pm)

Saturday: 10am-5pm (Security only)

Sunday: closed

Potential for Possible Disruption

It is possible that there may be further disruption to these opening hours over the course of the summer.  As soon as we have further information we will of course let you know, but at the moment disruption to the archive may be caused by:

i) Building works in the Library.  Work on the library air conditioning system is due to start on Tuesday 8 June. The work itself is supposed to take place between 9pm and 6am. However, there is a small possibility that the library may close at some point.

ii) Scanning of the British Olympic Association (BOA) archive.  We are due to have a company on site in the Archive to scan materials from Monday 14 June for a period of between 2-4 weeks.  Disruption of the archive service during this period is inevitable and we strongly recommend that you make an appointment for to access the Archive as we cannot guarantee that the archive will be available fro general access during this period.

iii)  Staff leave.  There will be staff on leave over the summer months and we hope this will not cause too much disruption to the service.

Update on Recent News Stories

Apologies for the slight delay in posting but here a a selection of recent published news stories....:

UK News Stories

The Times Online (13/05/2010): Detention of asylum-seeker children to be scrapped

The Guardian Online (13/05/2010): A welcome move on child detention

The Guardian Online (12/05/2010): Bike scheme for asylum seekers is saddled with success

Refugee Council (12/05/2010): Refugee Council response to coalition agreement to end detention of children

The Guardian Online (09/05/2010): UK policy on gay and lesbian asylum seekers challenged in supreme court

The Guardian Online (09/05/2010): Election 2010: Stoke rejected the BNP, but immigration is still the issue

The Guardian Online (07/05/2010): Oakington immigration centre loses safety award after detainee's death

The Guardian Online (07/05/2010): Hideously Diverse Britain: The London Roma take a stand

Bristol No Borders (06/05/2010): Missed Appointments: The Nigerian prince and the UK failed immigration system by Corporate Watch

BBC News (05/05/2010): What illegal migrants think about the general election

The Guardian Online (05/05/2010): Iranian civil rights protester is spared deportation

The Guardian Online (05/05/2010): I'm not British, but I deserve my vote

The Daily Telegraph (02/05/2010): Rochdale: One town's story of immigration

The Guardian Online (29/04/2010): Polish immigration to the UK: wild claims don't add up

The Daily Telegraph (28/04/2010): Immigrant holds on to coach gearbox for four hours


World News Stories

Minority Rights Group International (13/05/2010): High rates of violence against women from Africa’s indigenous Batwa community – new research

The Independent Online (11/05/2010): 250 ethnic Albanians found in mass grave

Human Rights Watch (10/05/2010): Hope and Humanitarian Space in Burma

Human Rights Watch (10/05/2010): UN: Demand Improvements by Human Rights Council Candidates

Human Rights Watch (07/05/2010): Sri Lanka: Government Proposal Won’t Address War Crimes

ICRC (06/05/2010): Philippines: 60,000 displaced people in Mindanao fear to return home

ICRC (05/05/2010): Central African Republic: aid hampered by unsafe conditions

The Independent Online (05/05/2010): Army to be sued for war crimes over its role in Fallujah attacks

Human Rights Watch (04/05/2010): Remembering Iran's Rights Abuses

Human rights Watch (04/05/2010): Iraqis Torturing Iraqis

ICRC (29/04/2010): Clarifying fate of Georgians, Ossetians and Russians missing in connection with 2008 hostilities

Human Rights Watch (28/04/2010): Middle East/Asia: Partial Reforms Fail Migrant Domestic Workers

Indigenous Portal (28/04/2010): CEDAW Country and Shadow Reports

Human Rights Watch (27/04/2010): Malaysia: Earn Seat on UN Human Rights Council

Human Rights Watch (27/04/2010): Iraq: Detainees Describe Torture in Secret Jail

Human Rights Watch (26/04/2010): Sudan: Flawed Elections Underscore Need for Justice

Human Rights Watch (23/04/2010): Rwanda: Allow Human Rights Watch to Work

Human Rights Watch (20/04/2010): Somalia: International Group Should Press All Sides to End Abuses

Human Rights Watch (19/04/2010): Human Rights Watch UPR Submission on Croatia

Human Rights Watch (14/04/2010): Australia: Promptly Process All Refugee Claims

Human Rights Watch (13/04/2010): Barring the Bahais

Human Rights Watch (12/04/2010): Universal Periodic Review: Liberia

Human Rights Watch (31/03/2010): Universal Periodic Review: United States

Human Rights Watch (05/11/2009) Universal Periodic Review: Guinea