Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
News Stories
Human Rights Watch (04/12/2010): Burma: Eyewitness Accounts of Abuses in Eastern Fighting
Friday, 9 July 2010
News Stories
UK News
Reuters Africa (09/07/2010): British photographer wins UN refugee agency prize
The Guardian (09/07/2010): Sex, state and church: conflicting attitudes in Iran, Cameroon and the UK
The Independent (09/07/2010): The frantic last days in power of Labour's immigration minister
The Independent (08/07/2010): Six years in jail, no charge: the war on terror's forgotten victim speaks
The Independent (08/07/2010): Why the Supreme Court ruled against the deportation of gay asylum-seekers
Refugees International (07/07/2010): Internally Displaced: Not an Afterthought
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Gay refugees must get asylum, rule judges
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Labour must stay committed to civil liberties
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Gay asylum seekers win protection from deportation
Refugee Council (07/07/2010): Refugee Council response to gay asylum seeker ruling in Supreme Court
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Supreme court recognises gay asylum rights
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Full judgment: HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Two gay men win right to UK asylum
ICRC (07/07/2010): United Kingdom: Red Cross launches photo exhibition and book on Balkan war missing
The Independent (07/07/2010): Gay asylum seekers win appeal to stay
Human Rights Watch (07/07/2010): UK torture inquiry must be independent and thorough
Human Rights Watch (07/07/2010): A humane nation is a safer nation
The Daily Telegraph (07/07/2010): Gay asylum seekers win right to stay in Britain
The Guardian (06/07/2010): Ireland footballer faces deportation after asylum seeker bid fails
The Guardian (06/07/2010): Asylum seekers in Ireland protest against relocation plan
The Daily Telegraph (04/07/2010): Immigration loophole 'exploited' by companies
The Daily Telegraph (03/07/2010): Labour accused of pre-election cover up on immigration
The Indpendent (02/07/2010): Pride and prejudice: The Victorian roots of a very British ambivalence to immigration
The Indepednet (01/07/2010): How Goldsmith changed advice on legality of war
The Independent (01/07/2010): May 'committed to sharply cutting immigrant numbers'
IRR News (01/07/2010): Fighting ghosts: an interview with Husein Al-Samamara
The Daily Telegraph (30/06/2010): Fewer Britons retiring to a 'place in the sun', IPPR says
The Daily Telegraph (29/06/2010): Immigration cap plan reluctantly backed by employers
The Daily Telegraph (29/06/2010): Foreign workers may need private health care to work in UK
UKBA (28/06/2010): Coalition commits to impose migration limit
The Guardian (28/06/2010): More immigration advice providers could close
The Guardian (28/06/2010): Recession puts government on course to reduce immigration
The Guardian (28/06/2010): Immigration cap and curb on overseas students threaten to divide cabinet
The Guardian (28/06/2010): This immigration cap makes no sense
The Guardian (28/06/2010): Non-EU immigration to the UK: the statistics
World News
The Independent (09/07/2010): UN recalls Sri Lanka envoy over protests
The Daily Telegraph (09/07/2010): English language schools win reprieve against visa rule changes
Human Rights Watch (09/07/2010): Italy: Offer to Shelter Eritreans Detained, Abused by Libya
The Independent (08/07/2010): Afghanistan: Now it's America's war
Human Rights Watch (08/07/2010): US: Fix Dysfunctional Immigration System
The Independent (06/07/2010): Horrors of Bosnian War relived in British court
The Independent (06/07/2010): The battle over two rivals to decide the fate of Tibet
Human Rights Watch (04/07/2010): Australia: End Suspension of Asylum Claims
Human Rights Watch (04/07/2010): UK: Terrorism Search Power Violates Rights
The Independent (02/07/2010): Editor's murder 'approved by Rwandan President'
Human Rights Watch (02/07/2010): Libya: Do Not Deport Eritreans
Human Rights Watch (02/07/2010): UN: New Agency Strengthens Women’s Voice
Minority Rights Group (01/07/2010): Rise of far right in Europe fuels spread of intolerance towards religious minorities, new report
Minority rights Group (01/07/2010): Religious minorities targeted by rise in nationalist and extremist groups in South Asia – new report
Human Tights Watch (01/07/2010): Tunisia: Stop Arbitrary Punishment of Ex-Political Prisoners
UKBA (30/06/2010): Immigration limit consultation launched by Migration Advisory Committee
Amnesty Intertnational (29/06/2010): Spanish politicians urged to reject bans on full-face veils
Human Rights Watch (29/06/2010): France/Germany/United Kingdom: Wrong Message on Torture
ICRC (28/06/2010): Iraq: helping detainees and their families
Reuters Africa (09/07/2010): British photographer wins UN refugee agency prize
The Guardian (09/07/2010): Sex, state and church: conflicting attitudes in Iran, Cameroon and the UK
The Independent (09/07/2010): The frantic last days in power of Labour's immigration minister
The Independent (08/07/2010): Six years in jail, no charge: the war on terror's forgotten victim speaks
The Independent (08/07/2010): Why the Supreme Court ruled against the deportation of gay asylum-seekers
Refugees International (07/07/2010): Internally Displaced: Not an Afterthought
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Gay refugees must get asylum, rule judges
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Labour must stay committed to civil liberties
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Gay asylum seekers win protection from deportation
Refugee Council (07/07/2010): Refugee Council response to gay asylum seeker ruling in Supreme Court
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Supreme court recognises gay asylum rights
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Full judgment: HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31
The Guardian (07/07/2010): Two gay men win right to UK asylum
ICRC (07/07/2010): United Kingdom: Red Cross launches photo exhibition and book on Balkan war missing
The Independent (07/07/2010): Gay asylum seekers win appeal to stay
Human Rights Watch (07/07/2010): UK torture inquiry must be independent and thorough
Human Rights Watch (07/07/2010): A humane nation is a safer nation
The Daily Telegraph (07/07/2010): Gay asylum seekers win right to stay in Britain
The Guardian (06/07/2010): Ireland footballer faces deportation after asylum seeker bid fails
The Guardian (06/07/2010): Asylum seekers in Ireland protest against relocation plan
The Daily Telegraph (04/07/2010): Immigration loophole 'exploited' by companies
The Daily Telegraph (03/07/2010): Labour accused of pre-election cover up on immigration
The Indpendent (02/07/2010): Pride and prejudice: The Victorian roots of a very British ambivalence to immigration
The Indepednet (01/07/2010): How Goldsmith changed advice on legality of war
The Independent (01/07/2010): May 'committed to sharply cutting immigrant numbers'
IRR News (01/07/2010): Fighting ghosts: an interview with Husein Al-Samamara
The Daily Telegraph (30/06/2010): Fewer Britons retiring to a 'place in the sun', IPPR says
The Daily Telegraph (29/06/2010): Immigration cap plan reluctantly backed by employers
The Daily Telegraph (29/06/2010): Foreign workers may need private health care to work in UK
UKBA (28/06/2010): Coalition commits to impose migration limit
The Guardian (28/06/2010): More immigration advice providers could close
The Guardian (28/06/2010): Recession puts government on course to reduce immigration
The Guardian (28/06/2010): Immigration cap and curb on overseas students threaten to divide cabinet
The Guardian (28/06/2010): This immigration cap makes no sense
The Guardian (28/06/2010): Non-EU immigration to the UK: the statistics
IRR News (25/06/2010): Racial violence: the buried issue
World News
The Independent (09/07/2010): UN recalls Sri Lanka envoy over protests
The Daily Telegraph (09/07/2010): English language schools win reprieve against visa rule changes
Human Rights Watch (09/07/2010): Italy: Offer to Shelter Eritreans Detained, Abused by Libya
The Independent (08/07/2010): Afghanistan: Now it's America's war
Human Rights Watch (08/07/2010): US: Fix Dysfunctional Immigration System
The Independent (06/07/2010): Horrors of Bosnian War relived in British court
The Independent (06/07/2010): The battle over two rivals to decide the fate of Tibet
Human Rights Watch (04/07/2010): Australia: End Suspension of Asylum Claims
Human Rights Watch (04/07/2010): UK: Terrorism Search Power Violates Rights
The Independent (02/07/2010): Editor's murder 'approved by Rwandan President'
Human Rights Watch (02/07/2010): Libya: Do Not Deport Eritreans
Human Rights Watch (02/07/2010): UN: New Agency Strengthens Women’s Voice
Minority Rights Group (01/07/2010): Rise of far right in Europe fuels spread of intolerance towards religious minorities, new report
Minority rights Group (01/07/2010): Religious minorities targeted by rise in nationalist and extremist groups in South Asia – new report
Human Tights Watch (01/07/2010): Tunisia: Stop Arbitrary Punishment of Ex-Political Prisoners
UKBA (30/06/2010): Immigration limit consultation launched by Migration Advisory Committee
Amnesty Intertnational (29/06/2010): Spanish politicians urged to reject bans on full-face veils
Human Rights Watch (29/06/2010): France/Germany/United Kingdom: Wrong Message on Torture
ICRC (28/06/2010): Iraq: helping detainees and their families
Friday, 25 June 2010
Updated News Stories
UK News
The Guardian (25/06/2010): Manningham gets English Heritage guide
The Guardian (25/06/2010): Government reconsidering plans to impose immigration cap
The Guardian (25/06/2010): Our guest the asylum seeker
IRR News (24/06/2010): Child detention review: the challenge for NGOs
IRR News (24/06/20100: Control orders challenged
The Guardian (24/06/2010): UK population nears 62 million
The Daily Telegraph (23/06/2010):: Britain should be tougher on foreign terrorist suspects, watchdog says
Refugee Council (21/06/2010): Refugee Week confirmed it: it's time for destitution and payment cards to end
The Guardian (21/06/2010): Immigration officials are failing victims of domestic violence
The Guardian (21/06/2010): These few who reached our shores for help face bureaucratic oblivion
The Guardian (20/06/2010): Destitution isn't an acceptable outcome of the asylum system
The Guardian (20/06/2010): Mohammad Razai: from child Afghan asylum seeker to Cambridge undergraduate
The Guardian (19/06/2010): Migrant charity must be paid now
The Guardian (18/06/2010): Refugees' perspectives on Britishness
The Guardian (18/06/2010): Iraqi asylum seekers claim they were beaten on flight to Baghdad
The Independent (18/06/2010): Deactivated: spy cameras that targeted Muslims
BBC News (18/06/2010): UK border officials 'beat deported Iraqis'
Refugee Council (17/06/2010): Refugee Council response to the closure of Refugee and Migrant Justice
The Guardian (17/06/2010): It's not just asylum seekers who need to make a case for legal aid
The Guardian (17/06/2010): Collapsed charity 'unable to manage its affairs'
The Guardian (16/06/2010): Denying child asylum seekers a legal lifeline
The Daily Telegraph (16/06/2010): Nobel Laureate Gary Becker says immigrants should pay
The Guardian (16/06/2010): The asylum seekers who survive on £10 a week
UKBA (15/06/2010): Immigration Minister hears views on ending child detention
The Guardian (15/06/2010): We must extend the rights of asylum seekers in the modern world
The Guardian (14/06/2010): Yarl's Wood staff criticised for poor investigation into child sex case
The Guardian (14/06/2010): Suspicion of migrants is deep-rooted – but not fixed
World News
The Independent (24/06/2010): Robert Fisk: Ghosts from the past: Syria's 30 years of fear
Amnesty International (24/06/2010): Uzbekistan must halt forcible return of refugees to Kyrgyzstan
Refugees International (23/06/2010): Iraqi Refugees: "The Unreturned" Documentary
UKBA (23/06/2010): Refugee Migrant Justice and finding a legal representative
Human Rights Watch (22/06/2010): Spain: Migrant Children at Risk
Human Rights Watch (21/06/2010): UN: Rights Council Condemns Violations in Kyrgyzstan
The Independent (18/06/2010): Aung San Suu Kyi's desperate plea to the world
The Independent (18/06/2010): Ultra-Orthodox Jews accused of racism over education demands
Amnesty International (17/06/2010): International investigation needed into Kyrgyzstan violence
Human Rights Watch (17/06/2010): The Plight of Women in Northern Iraq
The Independent (17/06/2010): Uzbek men: 'We need peacekeepers, otherwise there will be a sea of blood'
Human Rights Watch (17/06/2010): Kenya: Police Abuse Somali Refugees
Human Rights Watch (17/06/2010): How Kenya welcomes refugees
Amnesty International (16/06/2010): Malaysia: Refugees arrested, abused and denied right to work
The Independent (15/06/2010): UN condemns escalating Kyrgyzstan violence
Amnesty International (15/06/2010): Kyrgyzstan neighbours urged to open borders
Human Rights Watch (14/06/2010): Orphans of war deserve our support
Human Rights Watch (14/06/2010): US: Step Up Pressure on Allies Using Child Soldiers
Human Rights Watch (14/06/2010): Middle East: End 'Sponsored' Gateway to Human Trafficking
Minority Rights Group (14/06/2010): Interview opportunity: Dr Hunain Al-Qaddo, Head of Iraqi Minorities Organization
The Guardian (25/06/2010): Manningham gets English Heritage guide
The Guardian (25/06/2010): Government reconsidering plans to impose immigration cap
The Guardian (25/06/2010): Our guest the asylum seeker
IRR News (24/06/2010): Child detention review: the challenge for NGOs
IRR News (24/06/20100: Control orders challenged
The Guardian (24/06/2010): UK population nears 62 million
The Daily Telegraph (23/06/2010):: Britain should be tougher on foreign terrorist suspects, watchdog says
Refugee Council (21/06/2010): Refugee Week confirmed it: it's time for destitution and payment cards to end
The Guardian (21/06/2010): Immigration officials are failing victims of domestic violence
The Guardian (21/06/2010): These few who reached our shores for help face bureaucratic oblivion
The Guardian (20/06/2010): Destitution isn't an acceptable outcome of the asylum system
The Guardian (20/06/2010): Mohammad Razai: from child Afghan asylum seeker to Cambridge undergraduate
The Guardian (19/06/2010): Migrant charity must be paid now
The Guardian (18/06/2010): Refugees' perspectives on Britishness
The Guardian (18/06/2010): Iraqi asylum seekers claim they were beaten on flight to Baghdad
The Independent (18/06/2010): Deactivated: spy cameras that targeted Muslims
BBC News (18/06/2010): UK border officials 'beat deported Iraqis'
Refugee Council (17/06/2010): Refugee Council response to the closure of Refugee and Migrant Justice
The Guardian (17/06/2010): It's not just asylum seekers who need to make a case for legal aid
The Guardian (17/06/2010): Collapsed charity 'unable to manage its affairs'
The Guardian (16/06/2010): Denying child asylum seekers a legal lifeline
The Daily Telegraph (16/06/2010): Nobel Laureate Gary Becker says immigrants should pay
The Guardian (16/06/2010): The asylum seekers who survive on £10 a week
UKBA (15/06/2010): Immigration Minister hears views on ending child detention
The Guardian (15/06/2010): We must extend the rights of asylum seekers in the modern world
The Guardian (14/06/2010): Yarl's Wood staff criticised for poor investigation into child sex case
The Guardian (14/06/2010): Suspicion of migrants is deep-rooted – but not fixed
World News
The Independent (24/06/2010): Robert Fisk: Ghosts from the past: Syria's 30 years of fear
Amnesty International (24/06/2010): Uzbekistan must halt forcible return of refugees to Kyrgyzstan
Refugees International (23/06/2010): Iraqi Refugees: "The Unreturned" Documentary
UKBA (23/06/2010): Refugee Migrant Justice and finding a legal representative
Human Rights Watch (22/06/2010): Spain: Migrant Children at Risk
Human Rights Watch (21/06/2010): UN: Rights Council Condemns Violations in Kyrgyzstan
The Independent (18/06/2010): Aung San Suu Kyi's desperate plea to the world
The Independent (18/06/2010): Ultra-Orthodox Jews accused of racism over education demands
Amnesty International (17/06/2010): International investigation needed into Kyrgyzstan violence
Human Rights Watch (17/06/2010): The Plight of Women in Northern Iraq
The Independent (17/06/2010): Uzbek men: 'We need peacekeepers, otherwise there will be a sea of blood'
Human Rights Watch (17/06/2010): Kenya: Police Abuse Somali Refugees
Human Rights Watch (17/06/2010): How Kenya welcomes refugees
Amnesty International (16/06/2010): Malaysia: Refugees arrested, abused and denied right to work
The Independent (15/06/2010): UN condemns escalating Kyrgyzstan violence
Amnesty International (15/06/2010): Kyrgyzstan neighbours urged to open borders
Human Rights Watch (14/06/2010): Orphans of war deserve our support
Human Rights Watch (14/06/2010): US: Step Up Pressure on Allies Using Child Soldiers
Human Rights Watch (14/06/2010): Middle East: End 'Sponsored' Gateway to Human Trafficking
Minority Rights Group (14/06/2010): Interview opportunity: Dr Hunain Al-Qaddo, Head of Iraqi Minorities Organization
Monday, 14 June 2010
Updated List of News Links
UK News
The Guardian (14 June 2010): Immigration will define Labour's leadership contest
The Guardian (14 June 2010): Being with your foreign spouse is a right, not a privilege
The Guardian (14 June 2010): Refugees: Go home office
The Guardian (14 June 2010): Asylum seekers' survey reveals most find UK 'welcoming'
The Daily Telegraph (13 June 2010): How King's Lynn views its new arrivals
The Daily Telegraph (13 June 2010): The towns in England where Poles are still arriving
The Guardian (13 June 2010): Actually, Mr Balls, the impact of Poles has been positive
The Guardian (13 June 2010): Immigrants' contribution to entrepreneurialism revealed
IRR News (10 June 2010): Darfuri asylum seeker failed by the system
The Guardian (10 June 2010): Expecting immigrants to speak English is hypocritical
The Guardian (10 June 2010): Provision for Afghan child asylum seekers
The Independent (09 June 2010): Immigrants to face English language test
The Independent (09 June 2010): Anger as asylum seekers forcibly returned to Iraq
The Daily Telegraph (09 June 2010): The Queen's English
The Daily Telegraph (09 June 2010): Stowaway survives flight from Austria to London on Sheikh's jet
The Guardian (09 June 2010): David Cameron defends deportation of failed Iraqi asylum seekers
The Guardian (09 June 2010): The V&A through the eyes of refugees
Refugee Council (08 June 2010): Refugee Council response to the planned return of unaccompanied children seeking asylum to Afghanistan
Refugee Council (08 June 2010): Refugee Council response to planned return of Iraqi asylum seekers
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Deporting unaccompanied child migrants is immoral
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Don't delay deportation flight, government warns judges
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Gay asylum seekers need sanctuary, not secrecy
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Where do child asylum seekers to the UK come from?
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Tackling global poverty requires an ethical immigration policy
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Deporting children: where does our duty lie?
The Daily Telegraph (07 June 2010): Immigration: a late conversion
The Daily Telegraph (07 June 2010): Separate worlds collide in the Kensington sunshine
The Guardian (07 June 2010): Tabloid treatment of asylum seekers under fire
IRR News (03 June 2010): Threatened closure spells disaster for refugees
The Indepedent (03 June 2010): Darfuri teenager killed himself after being told – wrongly – of deportation
The Guardian (03 June 2010): Failed Iraq asylum seekers screened for forced deportation
The Guardian (03 June 2010): End this 'inhumane and expensive' asylum system
The Daily Telegraph (02 June 2010): Britain is full up - Cameron must act to stem the tide of immigration
World News
The Independent (14 June 2010): Kyrgyz gangs accused of 'genocide' as death toll rises
Human Rights Watch (13 June 2010): Kyrgyzstan: Decisive Action Needed to Rein in Violence
ICRC (13 June 2010): Kyrgyzstan: authorities and emergency services overwhelmed by brutal violence in the south
Amnesty International (12 June 2010): Kyrgyz government must protect its population
Amnesty International (12 June 2010): Colombia: human rights abusers must not be protected from justice
The Independent (11 June 2010): Africa Rising: A big day for football. A giant leap for a continent
The Independent (11 June 2010): Officers guilty of 1995 massacre in Srebrenica
The Independent (10 June 2010): Viktor Ivanov: The real price of Afghanistan
The Independent (10 June 2010): Mexico condemns US for shooting boy over border
Indigenous Portal (10 June 2010): Nepal: NEW AGREEMENT ENABLES UN TO CONTINUE HUMAN RIGHTS WORK
Amnesty International (10 June 2010): Serbia must end forced evictions of Roma
Amnesty International (10 June 2010): Millions suffer in 'human rights free zone' in Northwest Pakistan
Human Rights Watch (10 June 2010): Burma’s authoritarian upgrade: 1990-2010
ICRC (09 June 2010): ICRC assists record numbers of IDPs in 2009
Amnesty International (09 June 2010): States must not ignore human rights in efforts to end poverty
Amnesty International (08 June 2010): Proposals threaten International Criminal Court’s independence
Amnesty International (08 June 2010): European states must stop the imminent forcible return of Iraqis
Refugees International (08 June 2010): Somali Refugees in Nairobi: Creating Pathways for Dignity and Independence
Human Rights Watch (07 June 2010): Saudi Arabia/Kuwait: Investigate Human Traffickers
Human Rights Watch (04 June 2010): EU: Defer Hasty Returns of Migrant Children
Human Rights Watch (01 June 2010): Pakistan: Massacre of Minority Ahmadis
The Guardian (14 June 2010): Immigration will define Labour's leadership contest
The Guardian (14 June 2010): Being with your foreign spouse is a right, not a privilege
The Guardian (14 June 2010): Refugees: Go home office
The Guardian (14 June 2010): Asylum seekers' survey reveals most find UK 'welcoming'
The Daily Telegraph (13 June 2010): How King's Lynn views its new arrivals
The Daily Telegraph (13 June 2010): The towns in England where Poles are still arriving
The Guardian (13 June 2010): Actually, Mr Balls, the impact of Poles has been positive
The Guardian (13 June 2010): Immigrants' contribution to entrepreneurialism revealed
IRR News (10 June 2010): Darfuri asylum seeker failed by the system
The Guardian (10 June 2010): Expecting immigrants to speak English is hypocritical
The Guardian (10 June 2010): Provision for Afghan child asylum seekers
The Independent (09 June 2010): Immigrants to face English language test
The Independent (09 June 2010): Anger as asylum seekers forcibly returned to Iraq
The Daily Telegraph (09 June 2010): The Queen's English
The Daily Telegraph (09 June 2010): Stowaway survives flight from Austria to London on Sheikh's jet
The Guardian (09 June 2010): David Cameron defends deportation of failed Iraqi asylum seekers
The Guardian (09 June 2010): The V&A through the eyes of refugees
Refugee Council (08 June 2010): Refugee Council response to the planned return of unaccompanied children seeking asylum to Afghanistan
Refugee Council (08 June 2010): Refugee Council response to planned return of Iraqi asylum seekers
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Deporting unaccompanied child migrants is immoral
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Don't delay deportation flight, government warns judges
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Gay asylum seekers need sanctuary, not secrecy
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Where do child asylum seekers to the UK come from?
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Tackling global poverty requires an ethical immigration policy
The Guardian (08 June 2010): Deporting children: where does our duty lie?
The Daily Telegraph (07 June 2010): Immigration: a late conversion
The Daily Telegraph (07 June 2010): Separate worlds collide in the Kensington sunshine
The Guardian (07 June 2010): Tabloid treatment of asylum seekers under fire
IRR News (03 June 2010): Threatened closure spells disaster for refugees
The Indepedent (03 June 2010): Darfuri teenager killed himself after being told – wrongly – of deportation
The Guardian (03 June 2010): Failed Iraq asylum seekers screened for forced deportation
The Guardian (03 June 2010): End this 'inhumane and expensive' asylum system
The Daily Telegraph (02 June 2010): Britain is full up - Cameron must act to stem the tide of immigration
World News
The Independent (14 June 2010): Kyrgyz gangs accused of 'genocide' as death toll rises
Human Rights Watch (13 June 2010): Kyrgyzstan: Decisive Action Needed to Rein in Violence
ICRC (13 June 2010): Kyrgyzstan: authorities and emergency services overwhelmed by brutal violence in the south
Amnesty International (12 June 2010): Kyrgyz government must protect its population
Amnesty International (12 June 2010): Colombia: human rights abusers must not be protected from justice
The Independent (11 June 2010): Africa Rising: A big day for football. A giant leap for a continent
The Independent (11 June 2010): Officers guilty of 1995 massacre in Srebrenica
The Independent (10 June 2010): Viktor Ivanov: The real price of Afghanistan
The Independent (10 June 2010): Mexico condemns US for shooting boy over border
Indigenous Portal (10 June 2010): Nepal: NEW AGREEMENT ENABLES UN TO CONTINUE HUMAN RIGHTS WORK
Amnesty International (10 June 2010): Serbia must end forced evictions of Roma
Amnesty International (10 June 2010): Millions suffer in 'human rights free zone' in Northwest Pakistan
Human Rights Watch (10 June 2010): Burma’s authoritarian upgrade: 1990-2010
ICRC (09 June 2010): ICRC assists record numbers of IDPs in 2009
Amnesty International (09 June 2010): States must not ignore human rights in efforts to end poverty
Amnesty International (08 June 2010): Proposals threaten International Criminal Court’s independence
Amnesty International (08 June 2010): European states must stop the imminent forcible return of Iraqis
Refugees International (08 June 2010): Somali Refugees in Nairobi: Creating Pathways for Dignity and Independence
Human Rights Watch (07 June 2010): Saudi Arabia/Kuwait: Investigate Human Traffickers
Human Rights Watch (04 June 2010): EU: Defer Hasty Returns of Migrant Children
Human Rights Watch (01 June 2010): Pakistan: Massacre of Minority Ahmadis
Monday, 24 May 2010
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
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
Thursday, 13 May 2010
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
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
Monday, 12 April 2010
Updated News Stories (12 April 2010)
UK News
The Independent (12/04/2010): Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: If we close our borders, we close our minds
The Times (12/04/2010): Labour will force foreign workers to speak English
The Guardian (12/04/2010): Amnesty attacks UK no-torture pacts
The Daily Telegraph (12/04/2010): Government accused over terror suspects' deportations
The Guardian (11/04/2010): Are you sure? Jobs for migrants
The Guardian (11/04/2010): Could this woman's fight change the way Britain treats asylum seekers?
The Daily Telegraph (10/04/2010): Migration is ruining our peaceful city, say Peterborough councillors
The Guardian (10/04/2010): Foreigners have not 'taken' new jobs
The Daily Telegraph (09/04/2010): General Election 2010: Labour has made immigration taboo, says David Cameron
The Independent (09/04/2010): Government had concerns over Gurkha fees three years ago
The Guardian (09/04/2010): Police 'lack resources' to pursue war criminals
ICRC (09/04/2010): Amid war and crime: humanitarian aid in high-risk environments
The Daily Telegraph (08/03/2010): Fewer British workers in private sector than in 1997, official figures show
The Daily Telegraph (08/03/2010): Baroness Scotland 'never asked about illegal immigrant housekeeper's status'
The Times (08/04/2010): Baroness Scotland ‘did not ask cleaner about immigration status’
The Guardian (08/04/2010): Attorney general's illegal cleaner 'was paid £95,000 for her story'
The Guardian (08/04/2010): General election 2010: 'There is real risk from BNP here'
The Guardian (08/04/2010): How official stats mislead on migration
The Guardian (08/04/2010): The multicultural Christian right
Refugee Council (08/04/2010): More evidence that UKBA is failing to clear backlog: our response
Refugee Council (07/04/2010): Age-disputed child asylum seeker left without care: Refugee Council response.
UKBA (07/04/2010): New rules for skilled and highly skilled migrant workers
The Daily Telegraph (07/04/2010): Attorney General: I checked Tongan cleaner's passport
Refugee and Migrant Justice (07/04/2010): Refugee and Migrant Justice is calling a fairer and more efficient system for processing asylum applications in the light of today’s Home Affairs Committee report.
The Daily Telegraph (04/04/2010): Home Office loses track of its own staff
The Daily Telegraph (03/04/2010): Violent clashes at mosque protest
The Guardian (02/04/2010): Fairness and immigration
World News
Amnesty International (12/04/2010): Europe must halt unreliable 'diplomatic assurances' that risk torture. Download PDF - (EUR 01/012/2010).
The Independent (12/04/2010): South Sudan takes first steps to independence
The Independent (09/04/2010): Guantanamo prisoner fights forced repatriation
Human Rights Watch (09/04/2010): Egypt: Don't Deport Darfur Refugees to Face Persecution
BBC News (09/04/2010): Australia halts Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum claims
Amnesty Internation (07/04/2010): Europe must break cycle of discrimination facing Roma. Download PDF - (EUR 01/005/2010).
Refugees International (04/04/2010): Biharis in Bangladesh: Inching Toward Integration
The Independent (12/04/2010): Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: If we close our borders, we close our minds
The Times (12/04/2010): Labour will force foreign workers to speak English
The Guardian (12/04/2010): Amnesty attacks UK no-torture pacts
The Daily Telegraph (12/04/2010): Government accused over terror suspects' deportations
The Guardian (11/04/2010): Are you sure? Jobs for migrants
The Guardian (11/04/2010): Could this woman's fight change the way Britain treats asylum seekers?
The Daily Telegraph (10/04/2010): Migration is ruining our peaceful city, say Peterborough councillors
The Guardian (10/04/2010): Foreigners have not 'taken' new jobs
The Daily Telegraph (09/04/2010): General Election 2010: Labour has made immigration taboo, says David Cameron
The Independent (09/04/2010): Government had concerns over Gurkha fees three years ago
The Guardian (09/04/2010): Police 'lack resources' to pursue war criminals
ICRC (09/04/2010): Amid war and crime: humanitarian aid in high-risk environments
The Daily Telegraph (08/03/2010): Fewer British workers in private sector than in 1997, official figures show
The Daily Telegraph (08/03/2010): Baroness Scotland 'never asked about illegal immigrant housekeeper's status'
The Times (08/04/2010): Baroness Scotland ‘did not ask cleaner about immigration status’
The Guardian (08/04/2010): Attorney general's illegal cleaner 'was paid £95,000 for her story'
The Guardian (08/04/2010): General election 2010: 'There is real risk from BNP here'
The Guardian (08/04/2010): How official stats mislead on migration
The Guardian (08/04/2010): The multicultural Christian right
Refugee Council (07/04/2010): Age-disputed child asylum seeker left without care: Refugee Council response.
UKBA (07/04/2010): New rules for skilled and highly skilled migrant workers
The Daily Telegraph (07/04/2010): Attorney General: I checked Tongan cleaner's passport
The Daily Telegraph (04/04/2010): Home Office loses track of its own staff
The Daily Telegraph (03/04/2010): Violent clashes at mosque protest
The Guardian (02/04/2010): Fairness and immigration
World News
Amnesty International (12/04/2010): Europe must halt unreliable 'diplomatic assurances' that risk torture. Download PDF - (EUR 01/012/2010).
The Independent (12/04/2010): South Sudan takes first steps to independence
The Independent (09/04/2010): Guantanamo prisoner fights forced repatriation
Human Rights Watch (09/04/2010): Egypt: Don't Deport Darfur Refugees to Face Persecution
BBC News (09/04/2010): Australia halts Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum claims
Amnesty Internation (07/04/2010): Europe must break cycle of discrimination facing Roma. Download PDF - (EUR 01/005/2010).
Refugees International (04/04/2010): Biharis in Bangladesh: Inching Toward Integration
Thursday, 1 April 2010
Update on Stories in the News
UK News
The Guardian (01/04/2010): Immigration: Speaking softly
The Times (01/04/2010): Gordon Brown: 'immigrants must honour British values'
The Guardian (31/03/2010): Gordon Brown warns against 'scaremongering' over immigration
The Guardian (31/03/2010): Leaders must speak up on immigration
The Guardian (31/03/2010): Appeal against immigration scaremongering may fall on barren ground
The Guardian (31/03/2010): Immigration is not out of control, says Gordon Brown
UKBA (31/03/2010): Prime Minister sets out new immigration measures
The Daily Telegraph (31/03/2010): General Election 2010: Gordon Brown promises 'controlled' immigration
The Daily Telegraph (31/03/2010): Immigration should be restricted, say MPs
The Daily Telegraph (31/03/2010): General Election 2010: Gordon Brown warns against immigration 'scaremongering'
The Daily Telegraph (31/03/2010): We need a credible policy on immigration
BBC News (31/03/2010): Brown admits 'misusing' immigration statistics
The Independent (30/03/2010): Anti-extremist scheme 'spies on Muslims'
The Independent (30/03/2010): Minister sorry for Lumley Gurkha slur
The Independent (30/03/2010): Banned, play that challenged the BNP
IRR News (30/03/2010): Select committee vindicates IRR report on Preventing Violent Extremism
IRR News (30/03/2010): Only an inquiry will bring trust in Prevent
The Guardian (30/03/2010): Pre-election build-up – as it happened
The Guardian (30/03/2010): Gordon Brown to pledge new curb on immigration
The Guardian (29/03/2010): Immigration is a real problem
The Daily Telegraph (29/03/2010): Defence minister apologises to Joanna Lumley over Gurkha row
The Guardian (28/03/2010): Tory plan to cap immigration 'could prevent clubs signing top footballers'
The Daily Telegraph (27/03/2010): Gordon Brown accused of fiddling immigration figures
The Guardian (27/03/2010): Passover and the principle of refuge
The Guardian (27/03/2010): Gurkha champion Joanna Lumley hits back at minister
BBC News (26/03/2010): Row over Gordon Brown immigration figures podcast
World News
Human Rights Watch (31/03/2010): Egypt: Guards Kill 3 Migrants on Border with Israel
BBC News (31/03/2010): Ecuador holds big drive to register Colombian refugees
IRR News (31/03/2010): International right-wingers gather for EU-wide minaret ban
The Times (31/03/2010): Britain turns off Haiti aid and delivers a snub to New York donor conference
The Independent (31/03/2010): Serbia apologise for Srebrenica massacre
The Times (31/03/2010): Serbia condemns 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys
Human Rights Watch (31/03/2010): China: Beijing Relocations Put Migrants at Risk
Refugee Council Poliblog (30/03/2010): Talking about asylum as election looms
BBC News (30/03/2010): Australia seeks three escaped Chinese asylum seekers
The Guardian (01/04/2010): Immigration: Speaking softly
The Times (01/04/2010): Gordon Brown: 'immigrants must honour British values'
The Guardian (31/03/2010): Gordon Brown warns against 'scaremongering' over immigration
The Guardian (31/03/2010): Leaders must speak up on immigration
The Guardian (31/03/2010): Appeal against immigration scaremongering may fall on barren ground
The Guardian (31/03/2010): Immigration is not out of control, says Gordon Brown
UKBA (31/03/2010): Prime Minister sets out new immigration measures
The Daily Telegraph (31/03/2010): General Election 2010: Gordon Brown promises 'controlled' immigration
The Daily Telegraph (31/03/2010): Immigration should be restricted, say MPs
The Daily Telegraph (31/03/2010): General Election 2010: Gordon Brown warns against immigration 'scaremongering'
The Daily Telegraph (31/03/2010): We need a credible policy on immigration
BBC News (31/03/2010): Brown admits 'misusing' immigration statistics
The Independent (30/03/2010): Anti-extremist scheme 'spies on Muslims'
The Independent (30/03/2010): Minister sorry for Lumley Gurkha slur
The Independent (30/03/2010): Banned, play that challenged the BNP
IRR News (30/03/2010): Select committee vindicates IRR report on Preventing Violent Extremism
IRR News (30/03/2010): Only an inquiry will bring trust in Prevent
The Guardian (30/03/2010): Pre-election build-up – as it happened
The Guardian (30/03/2010): Gordon Brown to pledge new curb on immigration
The Guardian (29/03/2010): Immigration is a real problem
The Daily Telegraph (29/03/2010): Defence minister apologises to Joanna Lumley over Gurkha row
The Guardian (28/03/2010): Tory plan to cap immigration 'could prevent clubs signing top footballers'
The Daily Telegraph (27/03/2010): Gordon Brown accused of fiddling immigration figures
The Guardian (27/03/2010): Passover and the principle of refuge
The Guardian (27/03/2010): Gurkha champion Joanna Lumley hits back at minister
BBC News (26/03/2010): Row over Gordon Brown immigration figures podcast
World News
Human Rights Watch (31/03/2010): Egypt: Guards Kill 3 Migrants on Border with Israel
BBC News (31/03/2010): Ecuador holds big drive to register Colombian refugees
IRR News (31/03/2010): International right-wingers gather for EU-wide minaret ban
The Times (31/03/2010): Britain turns off Haiti aid and delivers a snub to New York donor conference
The Independent (31/03/2010): Serbia apologise for Srebrenica massacre
The Times (31/03/2010): Serbia condemns 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys
Human Rights Watch (31/03/2010): China: Beijing Relocations Put Migrants at Risk
Refugee Council Poliblog (30/03/2010): Talking about asylum as election looms
BBC News (30/03/2010): Australia seeks three escaped Chinese asylum seekers
Friday, 26 March 2010
Weekly News Round-up by the Refugee Archive
UK News
The Independent (26/03/2010): Ministers are exaggerating the terrorist threat, say MPs
The Daily Telegraph (26/03/2010): Immigrants and asylum seekers face driving licence ban
Refugee Council (25/03/2010): Support for asylum seekers to increase by 1%
The Independent (26/03/2010): Leading article: The time has come for an overhaul of our terror laws
BBC News (25/03/2010): Driving rules tightened for failed asylum seekers
IRR News (25/03/2010): Concerns about abuse by UKBA contractors vindicated
Refugee & Migrant Justice (24/03/2010): RMJ statement on Dame Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons unannounced inspection of Yarl’s Wood
Refugee Council (24/03/2010): Report states detention ‘unnecessary’ for children at Yarl’s Wood
BBC News (24/03/2010): Children held unnecessarily at Yarl's Wood - inspector
Refugee & Migrant Justice (23/03/2010): Welcome to the UK: ‘welfare interviews’ by UK Border Agency putting children seeking asylum at risk
IRR News (18/03/2010): 'This country I came to for refuge for peace ...'
Human Rights Watch (18/03/2010): UK: Interrogation Policy Appears to Permit Complicity in Abuse of Detainees
The Daily Telegraph (17/03/2010): Migrant drivers charged higher insurance
Human Rights Watch (17/03/2010): This is Britain’s chance to uphold the Olympic ideal
UKBA (17/03/2010): Refugees' route to settlement
World News
The Independent (26/03/2010): Face to face with Pakistan’s most wanted
BBC News (26/03/2010): UN welcomes Pakistan's move on Afghan refugees
The Daily Telegraph (26/03/2010): David Miliband: Israeli cloning of British passports was 'intolerable'
The Guardian (25/03/2010): Migrants feel the chill as the French clamp down
The Guardian (25/03/2010): Can Labour 'out-nasty' the Tories on asylum?
Human Rights Watch (25/03/2010): Impossible Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon
Human Rights Watch (25/03/2010): Tajikistan: Don’t Return Asylum Seeker to Kyrgyzstan
The Guardian (24/03/2010): A non-toxic immigration debate
The Guardian (24/03/2010): Yarl's Wood detained baby for 100 days, damning report reveals
Human Rights Watch (24/03/2010): Bangladesh: Allow Photo Exhibit of Crossfire Killings
Human Rights Watch (24/03/2010): Cambodia: New Regulations Fail Refugees
Human Rights Watch (24/03/2010): Ethiopia: Repression Rising Ahead of May Elections
Amnesty International (24/03/2010): Malaysia must end abuse of migrant workers
- See also: Trapped: The exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia - report summary (ASA 28/006/2010)
BBC News (24/03/2010): Malaysia accused of migrant worker abuse by Amnesty
Human Rights Watch (24/03/2010): Tunisia Tries to Silence Human Rights Watch
Human Rights watch (24/03/2010): Iran: New Coordinated Attack on Human Rights Groups
UKBA (24/03/2010): New centre opens in Calais to combat border crime
The Guardian (22/03/2010): Three Yarl's Wood doctors investigated over healthcare failings
BBC News (22/03/2010): Somali refugees told to leave Mogadishu airport
Migrants' Rights Group (22/03/2010): MRG welcomes report to the Human Rights Council by the UN expert on minorities
BBC News (20/03/2010): Western Sahara activist 'beaten' after talking to BBC
The Guardian (20/03/2010): Court allows judicial review over Yarl's Wood detention
The Independent (19/03/2010): New secret agent rules delayed 'after falling foul of torture laws'
BBC News (19/03/2010): Swiss investigate death of Nigerian asylum seeker
Refugees International (18/03/2010): Iraq: Hill Event Sheds Light on Humanitarian Crisis
BBC News (18/03/2010): Iraq: Key facts and figures
Human Rights Watch (18/03/2010): Madrid needs to stand up for the forgotten children of Tenerife
Human Rights Watch (17/03/2010): Bangladesh: Hundreds Held One Year After Massacre
BBC News (17/03/2010): Australian coroner finds asylum boat blast 'deliberate'
Human Rights Watch (17/03/2010): Human Rights Watch Memorandum for the Resumed Eighth Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties
BBC News (16/03/2010): Sad return for Serbia's failed asylum seekers
The Guardian (16/03/2010): Artists and academics regularly refused UK entry, say campaigners
The Guardian (16/03/2010): English language schools plan legal challenge on tightening of visa rules
Human Rights Watch (16/03/2010): Human Rights Watch Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burma
Human Rights Watch (16/03/2010): Serbia: 9 Arrested for Kosovo War Crimes
ICRC (16/03/2010): ICRC president has talks with new European commissioner for humanitarian aid
The Independent (26/03/2010): Ministers are exaggerating the terrorist threat, say MPs
The Daily Telegraph (26/03/2010): Immigrants and asylum seekers face driving licence ban
Refugee Council (25/03/2010): Support for asylum seekers to increase by 1%
The Independent (26/03/2010): Leading article: The time has come for an overhaul of our terror laws
BBC News (25/03/2010): Driving rules tightened for failed asylum seekers
IRR News (25/03/2010): Concerns about abuse by UKBA contractors vindicated
Refugee & Migrant Justice (24/03/2010): RMJ statement on Dame Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons unannounced inspection of Yarl’s Wood
Refugee Council (24/03/2010): Report states detention ‘unnecessary’ for children at Yarl’s Wood
BBC News (24/03/2010): Children held unnecessarily at Yarl's Wood - inspector
Refugee & Migrant Justice (23/03/2010): Welcome to the UK: ‘welfare interviews’ by UK Border Agency putting children seeking asylum at risk
IRR News (18/03/2010): 'This country I came to for refuge for peace ...'
Human Rights Watch (18/03/2010): UK: Interrogation Policy Appears to Permit Complicity in Abuse of Detainees
The Daily Telegraph (17/03/2010): Migrant drivers charged higher insurance
Human Rights Watch (17/03/2010): This is Britain’s chance to uphold the Olympic ideal
UKBA (17/03/2010): Refugees' route to settlement
World News
The Independent (26/03/2010): Face to face with Pakistan’s most wanted
BBC News (26/03/2010): UN welcomes Pakistan's move on Afghan refugees
The Daily Telegraph (26/03/2010): David Miliband: Israeli cloning of British passports was 'intolerable'
The Guardian (25/03/2010): Migrants feel the chill as the French clamp down
The Guardian (25/03/2010): Can Labour 'out-nasty' the Tories on asylum?
Human Rights Watch (25/03/2010): Impossible Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon
Human Rights Watch (25/03/2010): Tajikistan: Don’t Return Asylum Seeker to Kyrgyzstan
The Guardian (24/03/2010): A non-toxic immigration debate
The Guardian (24/03/2010): Yarl's Wood detained baby for 100 days, damning report reveals
Human Rights Watch (24/03/2010): Bangladesh: Allow Photo Exhibit of Crossfire Killings
Human Rights Watch (24/03/2010): Cambodia: New Regulations Fail Refugees
Human Rights Watch (24/03/2010): Ethiopia: Repression Rising Ahead of May Elections
Amnesty International (24/03/2010): Malaysia must end abuse of migrant workers
- See also: Trapped: The exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia - report summary (ASA 28/006/2010)
BBC News (24/03/2010): Malaysia accused of migrant worker abuse by Amnesty
Human Rights Watch (24/03/2010): Tunisia Tries to Silence Human Rights Watch
Human Rights watch (24/03/2010): Iran: New Coordinated Attack on Human Rights Groups
UKBA (24/03/2010): New centre opens in Calais to combat border crime
The Guardian (22/03/2010): Three Yarl's Wood doctors investigated over healthcare failings
BBC News (22/03/2010): Somali refugees told to leave Mogadishu airport
Migrants' Rights Group (22/03/2010): MRG welcomes report to the Human Rights Council by the UN expert on minorities
BBC News (20/03/2010): Western Sahara activist 'beaten' after talking to BBC
The Guardian (20/03/2010): Court allows judicial review over Yarl's Wood detention
The Independent (19/03/2010): New secret agent rules delayed 'after falling foul of torture laws'
BBC News (19/03/2010): Swiss investigate death of Nigerian asylum seeker
Refugees International (18/03/2010): Iraq: Hill Event Sheds Light on Humanitarian Crisis
BBC News (18/03/2010): Iraq: Key facts and figures
Human Rights Watch (18/03/2010): Madrid needs to stand up for the forgotten children of Tenerife
Human Rights Watch (17/03/2010): Bangladesh: Hundreds Held One Year After Massacre
BBC News (17/03/2010): Australian coroner finds asylum boat blast 'deliberate'
Human Rights Watch (17/03/2010): Human Rights Watch Memorandum for the Resumed Eighth Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties
BBC News (16/03/2010): Sad return for Serbia's failed asylum seekers
The Guardian (16/03/2010): Artists and academics regularly refused UK entry, say campaigners
The Guardian (16/03/2010): English language schools plan legal challenge on tightening of visa rules
Human Rights Watch (16/03/2010): Human Rights Watch Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burma
Human Rights Watch (16/03/2010): Serbia: 9 Arrested for Kosovo War Crimes
ICRC (16/03/2010): ICRC president has talks with new European commissioner for humanitarian aid
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Weekly News Round Up
United Kingdom
UKBA (15/03/10): Brentford company faces fine of £90,000
IRR News (15/03/10): Fighting anti-Muslim racism: an interview with A. Sivanandan
The Independent (15/03/10): Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Our asylum policy is a national disgrace
The Observer (14/03/10): UK 'ignoring' systemic evidence of torture among asylum seekers
The Observer (14/03/10): We punish those we should protect
The Observer (14/03/10): Asylum deportation flights need rights monitors, EU says
The Daily Telegraph (13/03/10): Backlash at the mosque
The Guardian (13/03/10): 'I'm not a slave, I just can't speak English' – life in the meat industry
The Guardian (13/03/10): Violence and abuse rife in food factories
The Guardian (13/03/10): Sky-high Glasgow dreams that turned into a nightmare
BBC News (13/03/10): Hundreds attend tower block 'suicide' rally
The Daily Telegraph (13/03/10): Ian McEwan: Criticising Islam is not racist
The Daily Telegraph (12/03/10): Asylum seekers complaints of assaults by Home Office security staff 'not properly investigated'
BBC News (12/03/10): Handcuff restraint of asylum seekers criticised
The Guardian (12/03/10): The bigger picture on asylum
The Guardian (12/03/10): Officials failed to investigate asylum detainee abuse claims – report
The Independent (12/03/10): Forced Deportations Report: Asylum-seekers abused by security guards, says report
UKBA (12/03/10): Three illegal workers arrested at a car wash in Maidstone
UKBA (12/03/10): Government ramps up passenger screening
The Guardian (12/03/10): Red Road deaths: a tragedy of asylum, mental health and Russian intrigue
UKBA (11/03/10): E-Borders system helps identify drug smuggler at Gatwick Airport
Refugee and Migrant Justice (11/03/10): Process for removing asylum seekers lacks accountability and ‘will get worse’
The Daily Telegraph (11/03/10): 'Gaping hole' in rules on foreign doctors, GMC says
The Daily Telegraph (11/03/10): House of Lords employed illegal immigrant as catering worker
The Guardian (10/03/10): Our asylum system's fatal failures
The Independent (10/03/10): Lumley named in row over Gurkha charity
The Independent (10/03/10): Call for inquiry into Glasgow tower suicidesThe Independent
UKBA (09/03/10): Refugees' route to citizenship
Refugee and Migrant Justice (09/03/10): Detainees at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre held unlawfully
Refugee Council (09/03/10): Government publishes consultation on charging foreign nationals for healthcare – some refused asylum seekers will now be exempt
BBC News (09/03/10): Vigil held for tower block deaths
BBC News (08/03/10): 'I fear every knock on my door'
UKBA (08/03/10): Minister attends immigration debate in Wakefield
World
ICRC (15/03/10): Bangladesh: aid for victims of violence
BBC News (13/03/10): Mogadishu residents told to leave Somali capital
Amnesty International (11/03/10): Italian authorities urged to stop forced evictions of Roma See Also: Amnesty' snew briefing paper - Italy: The wrong answer: Italy's 'Nomad Plan' violates the housing rights of Roma in Rome (EUR 30/001/2010 - 11 March 2010).
ICRC (10/03/10): Sudan: violence threatens civilians in the south
BBC News (09/03/10): Bangladesh 'ignoring plight' of starving Burma refugees
Refugees International (03/03/10): The Global Implications of Climate Migration
UKBA (15/03/10): Brentford company faces fine of £90,000
IRR News (15/03/10): Fighting anti-Muslim racism: an interview with A. Sivanandan
The Independent (15/03/10): Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Our asylum policy is a national disgrace
The Observer (14/03/10): UK 'ignoring' systemic evidence of torture among asylum seekers
The Observer (14/03/10): We punish those we should protect
The Observer (14/03/10): Asylum deportation flights need rights monitors, EU says
The Daily Telegraph (13/03/10): Backlash at the mosque
The Guardian (13/03/10): 'I'm not a slave, I just can't speak English' – life in the meat industry
The Guardian (13/03/10): Violence and abuse rife in food factories
The Guardian (13/03/10): Sky-high Glasgow dreams that turned into a nightmare
BBC News (13/03/10): Hundreds attend tower block 'suicide' rally
The Daily Telegraph (13/03/10): Ian McEwan: Criticising Islam is not racist
The Daily Telegraph (12/03/10): Asylum seekers complaints of assaults by Home Office security staff 'not properly investigated'
BBC News (12/03/10): Handcuff restraint of asylum seekers criticised
The Guardian (12/03/10): The bigger picture on asylum
The Guardian (12/03/10): Officials failed to investigate asylum detainee abuse claims – report
The Independent (12/03/10): Forced Deportations Report: Asylum-seekers abused by security guards, says report
UKBA (12/03/10): Three illegal workers arrested at a car wash in Maidstone
UKBA (12/03/10): Government ramps up passenger screening
The Guardian (12/03/10): Red Road deaths: a tragedy of asylum, mental health and Russian intrigue
UKBA (11/03/10): E-Borders system helps identify drug smuggler at Gatwick Airport
Refugee and Migrant Justice (11/03/10): Process for removing asylum seekers lacks accountability and ‘will get worse’
The Daily Telegraph (11/03/10): 'Gaping hole' in rules on foreign doctors, GMC says
The Daily Telegraph (11/03/10): House of Lords employed illegal immigrant as catering worker
The Guardian (10/03/10): Our asylum system's fatal failures
The Independent (10/03/10): Lumley named in row over Gurkha charity
The Independent (10/03/10): Call for inquiry into Glasgow tower suicidesThe Independent
UKBA (09/03/10): Refugees' route to citizenship
Refugee and Migrant Justice (09/03/10): Detainees at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre held unlawfully
Refugee Council (09/03/10): Government publishes consultation on charging foreign nationals for healthcare – some refused asylum seekers will now be exempt
BBC News (09/03/10): Vigil held for tower block deaths
BBC News (08/03/10): 'I fear every knock on my door'
UKBA (08/03/10): Minister attends immigration debate in Wakefield
World
ICRC (15/03/10): Bangladesh: aid for victims of violence
BBC News (13/03/10): Mogadishu residents told to leave Somali capital
Amnesty International (11/03/10): Italian authorities urged to stop forced evictions of Roma See Also: Amnesty' snew briefing paper - Italy: The wrong answer: Italy's 'Nomad Plan' violates the housing rights of Roma in Rome (EUR 30/001/2010 - 11 March 2010).
ICRC (10/03/10): Sudan: violence threatens civilians in the south
BBC News (09/03/10): Bangladesh 'ignoring plight' of starving Burma refugees
Refugees International (03/03/10): The Global Implications of Climate Migration
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