Showing posts with label Darfur. Show all posts
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Thursday, 25 February 2010

Stories in the News

Apologies in advance for the long list, I hope some of the following are useful:

Child Migrants to Australia Apology

BBC News (24/02/10): Gordon Brown apologises to child migrants sent abroad 

The Guardian (20/02/10): Children shipped to Australia to get formal apology


Children and Detention

The Guardian (23/02/10): (Audio): Yarl's Wood: 'They called us black monkey'


The Guardian (23/02/10): Fears for health of Yarl's Wood women in third week of hunger strike

The Guardian (22/02/10): Why I am on hunger strike at Yarl's Wood



The Guardian (23/02/10): Yarl's Wood: a disgrace


The Guardian (18/02/10): Don't deny this detention damage


The Guardian (18/02/10): Letters - Yarl's Wood: there is no need to detain families with children


The Daily Telegraph (17/02/10): Children should not be held in immigration centres, says watchdog


The Guardian (17/02/10): Yarl's Wood children face 'extreme distress', report reveals

BBC News (17/02/10): 'Never nice for children' - life in a detention centre


Bangladesh

The Times of India (25/02/10): Ethnic violence continues in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill tracts


The Indian News (25/02/10): Ethnic violence continues in Chittagong Hill Tracts


Earth Times (24/02/10): Bangladesh imposes fresh curfew after south-east riots - Summary


Voice of America (23/02/10): Bangladesh Deploys Troops to Stop Ethnic Clashes


Chittagong Hill Tracts News Reporter (23/02/10): News Updates (23 February 2010)

 BBC News (18/02/10): Bangladesh accused of 'crackdown' on Rohingya refugees


General Stories

BBC News (25/02/10): In pictures: Fleeing DR Congo


The Daily Telegraph (24/02/10): 'We can't take any more people'

BBC News (24/02/10): Foreign inmates await deportation from Dorchester jail

The Daily Telegraph (24/02/10): Somalian woman with no right to live in the UK must be given a council house, according to EU judges

BBC News (24/02/10): Afghanistan country profile


The Guardian (24/02/10):  Home Office to opt out of asylum claims EU directive


Human Rights Watch (23/02/10): Iraq: Protect Christians from Violence

BBC News (23/02/10): Will peace return to Darfur?


BBC News (23/02/10): Who are Sudan's Darfur rebels? 

Refugees International (23/02/10): South Sudan: Pointing Fingers, Placing Blame

Human Rights Watch (23/02/10): Iran: End Persecution of Baha’is


The Daily Telegraph (23/02/10): MI5 and MI6 not to be investigated over torture claims




Human Rights Watch (23/02/10): Thailand: Migrant Workers Face Killings, Extortion, Labor Rights Abuses

See Also: the Human Rights Watch page report entitled From the Tiger to the Crocodile  - the report is available to download in PDF format - click here to downlaod.

The Daily Telgraph (23/02/10): Opponents of immigration could be racist, warned advisers a decade ago


BBC News (23/02/10): Sudan signs ceasefire deal with Darfur rebel group

IRR News (23/02/10): Germany: freedom to speak on racism under threat

Child and Young People Daily Bulletin (23/02/10): Child asylum seekers granted 72-hour notice of removal

Amnesty International (23/02/10): Indigenous Peoples struggle to survive in Colombia.   Full report available in PDF format by clicking on the following link:  AMR 23/001/2010(PDF)

The Daily Telegraph (22/02/10): Binyam Mohamed and a question of balance 

BBC News (22/02/10): Israel's immigrant children fight deportation




BBC News (21/02/10): Key Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal


The Daily Telegraph (20/02/10): Thousands of illegal immigrants win right to stay in Britain under 'squatters' rights'


The Daily Telegraph (20/02/10): Torture: inquiry needed into 'security services involvement', says human rights watchdog


The Daily Telegraph (19/02/10): The Blackburn Resistance: three men 'intoxicated by evil of terrorism', court hears

The Guardian (19/02/10): Ethnic Kurd wins high court release ruling after failed deportation


BBC News (19/02/10): Stormont to host immigration debate 

Refugees International (19/02/10): DR Congo: Precarious conditions for refugees returning home





Amnesty International (17/02/10): Democratic Republic of Congo must end persecution of human rights defenders/ The full page report by Amnesty International is also available in PDF format by clicking on the following link:  AFR 62/001/2010(PDF)

Human Rights Watch (17/02/10): UN: Keep Peacekeepers in Chad


Amnesty International (17/02/10): Iran ’shows contempt’ for human rights by rejecting UN recommendations


BBC News (17/02/10): US aid rules in Somalia are impossible, says UN envoy


The Guardian (17/02/10): How to be British


The Daily Telegraph (17/02/10): Councils dismiss claims migrants are returning home



The Guardian (17/02/10): Letters - Migration Watch

Human Rights Watch (16/02/10):  UN: Council Review Highlights Iran's Poor Record

Human Rights Watch (16/02/10): Morocco: Sahrawi Activists' Passports Returned

Human Rights Watch (16/02/10): Egypt: Pledge Serious Human Rights Reform


The Guardian (16/02/10): The enduring legacy of Pauline Hanson


BBC News (16/02/10): 'Asylum has become a dirty word'

 Amnesty International (16/02/10): Myanmar urged to end repression of ethnic minorities before elections. 
 The full 58 page Amnesty International report is also available to download in either HTML or PDF versions. Click on the relevant link as follows: ASA 16/001/2010(HTML) or ASA 16/001/2010(PDF).
Image: Amnesty International - `
Many activists faced repression during 2007's Buddhist monk-led 'Saffron Revolution'
© APGraphicsBank


 The Guardian (15/02/10): Australian anti-migrant campaigner Pauline Hanson to emigrate

The Daily Telegraph (13/02/10): Number who say they are 'white British' in decline

Monday, 15 February 2010

News Story Updates (15 Feb. 2010)

Immigrants and the Art of Queuing

The Daily Telegraph (14/02/10): How to queue correctly
The Daily Telegraph (14/02/10): Queue here, please
The Daily Telegraph (13/02/10): Immigrants to be taught how to queue 

Torture

The Independent (15/02/10): Bruce Anderson: We not only have a right to use torture. We have a duty
The Daily Telegraph (13/02/10): MI5 officers diverted from counter-terrorism to fight 'torture' court cases
The Daily Telegraph (11/02/10): MI5 chief defends agency over torture cover-up claims

Darfur

Amnesty International (11/02/10): Darfuri refugees exposed to increased attacks if UN withdraws from Chad
New York Times (11/02/10): Darfur Refugees Say to Boycott Sudan Election

Somailia

The Press Association (13/02/10):   UN braced for mass Somalia exodus
BBC News (12/02/10): Thousands flee Somalia fighting, says UN refugee agency


BNP

The Independent (15/02/10): BNP votes in favour of non-whites
The Times (15/02/10): The day the BNP said it had changed its ways
BBC News (14/02/10): BNP votes to ditch whites-only membership rule

General Refugee Related News Stories

The Independent (15/02/10): Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: The closed minds that deny a civilisation's glories
The Guardian (13/02/10): The beautiful ghost of big government
 BBC News (13/02/10): Burma timeline 
The Daily Telegraph (13/02/10): Immigration: a plan to alter the nation's soul
The Daily Telegraph (12/02/10): Illegal immigrants handed compensation for wrongful detention
The Guardian (12/02/10): Unemployed take on immigrants' jobs for Evan Davis documentary
Amnesty International (12/02/10): Iran’s report to UN paints distorted picture on human rights 
The Guardian (12/02/10): Hunger strikers at immigration centre tell of squalid conditions
Human Rights Watch (12/02/10): Zimbabwe: One Year On, Reform a Failure
Human Rights Watch (11/02/10): Postcard From...Tripoli
BBC News (11/02/10): Timeline: Somalia
Reuters AlertNet (11/02/10): ESCAPING THE HORN: Desperate Somalis defy law, costs to cross into Kenya
Reuters (10/02/10): UN closes Palestinian camp on Syria-Iraq border
Amnesty International (10/02/10): Zimbabwe: Abuse of human rights continues under unity government

Tuesday, 15 July 2008

News Stories (15/07/08)

Sudan angered by genocide claims (BBC News) - [text online]

Sudan head accused of war crimes (BBC News) - [text online]

Aid groups mull leaving Somalia (BBC News) - [text online]

Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir faces war crimes charges (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, charged with genocide (The Times) - [text online]

‘Anti-Islamist group’ charged with plotting military coup in Turkey (The Times) - [text online]

Gordon Brown turns to EU after failed Zimbabwe vote (The Times) - [text online]

Failed asylum-seekers are abused by private security companies, says report (The Independent) - [text online]

Mercenaries join Mugabe's ruthless terror campaign (The Independent) - [text online]

MPs demand inquiry into torture of Briton overseas (The Independent) - [text online]

African Union: Suspend Sudan genocide charge (The Independent) - [text online]

After eight years, Gaza student walks to freedom and an education (The Independent) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 27, 03 - 09 Jul 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 26, 29 Jun - 05 Jul 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan warns ICC legal process could harm Darfur peace (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Colombia: Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Putumayo region (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Thousands flee Beletweyne as clash fears mount (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Azerbaijan: IDPs still trapped in poverty and dependence - IDMC (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

OPT: UNRWA signs 4 agreements valued at USD 6m with Saudi Committee (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Azerbaijan: IDPs still trapped in poverty and depenence (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) - [Full Overview (html/pdf)]

Memorandum to Djibril Bassolé: Building blocks for peace in Darfur (ENOUGH Project) - [text online]

The Merits of Justice (ENOUGH Project) - [text online]

Deportation threat lifted from asylum seekers (The Independent) - [text online]

African migrant wins deportation battle (Scotsman) - [text online]

EU immigration plan draws flak in Africa (EU Business) - [text online]

Italy rejects accusations of racism from EU assembly (EU Observer) - [text online]

Visa plan for 'risky' visitors (BBC News) - [text online]

Immigration: Bail bonds and electronic tags proposed for illegal migrants (The Guardian) - [text online]

Post-PC dignity (The Guardian) - [text online]

'They threatened to break my neck' (The Guardian) - [text online]

Asylum seekers assaulted by private security teams, says report (The Guardian) - [text online]

What's behind the baby boom? (The Guardian) - [text online]

South Africa: Changing pattern of displacement from Zimbabwe (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Close to 400 Lao Hmong repatriated from Thailand (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Winnipeg's refugee rapper with a mission (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Colombia's Putumayo region (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Zimbabweans face uphill struggle in search for asylum in South Africa (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Newcomers Must Earn The Right To Stay In The UK (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

Results Of Britains First Global Visa Review (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

President’s Corner: ICC Case Against Bashir is Risky but Right (Refugees International) - [text online]

Afghanistan: Refugees' Difficult Road Home (Refugees International) - [text online]

Darfur: ICC Moves Against Sudan’s Leader (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

ICC: Good Progress Amid Missteps in First Five Years (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

“Utter hypocrisy” as government fails to act on Zimbabweans left destitute in the UK (Refugee Council) - [text online]

UN awaiting clarification on future support to Nepalese peace process (UN News) - [text online]

ICC Prosecutor seeks charges against Sudanese President for Darfur crimes (UN News) - [text online]

SWAZILAND: Siphiwe Hlope, "Today women are so courageous"
(IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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