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
Monday, 24 May 2010
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
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
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.
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
Refugee Archive Newsletter & Acquisitions
The Refugee Archives have just published two new publications on the Refugee Council Archive website.
First up, the latest Refugee Archives newsletter (March 2010) is now available online viw the RCA wesbite. This newsletter provides current news in relation to the work of the Archive, including the recent work undertaken to refurbish the reading room.
Secondly, The Refugee Archives have also published their latest quarterly accessions list for the First Quarter (January - March) of 2010. This document gives an update of new materials which have been catalogued and made available within the Archive.
If you have any questions or feedback, please let us know. Either leave a message here on contact us on: library-archives@uel.ac.uk.
Full Link: www.uel.ac.uk/rca or Download Here (PDF - 4.75 MB).
Secondly, The Refugee Archives have also published their latest quarterly accessions list for the First Quarter (January - March) of 2010. This document gives an update of new materials which have been catalogued and made available within the Archive.
Full Link: www.uel.ac.uk/rca or Download Here (PDF - 0.3MB).
If you have any questions or feedback, please let us know. Either leave a message here on contact us on: library-archives@uel.ac.uk.
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
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