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February 28, 2007
ESOL: Mass lobby at Parliament
The Refugee Council took part in a mass lobby of Parliament in protest over planned cuts…
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February 27, 2007
Colin Firth voices outrage at deportations to Congo
A nurse from the Democratic Republic of Congo has won a reprieve from deportation at the…
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February 27, 2007
Latest asylum stats reveal UK not “fulfilling its responsibility”
The latest asylum statistics for the final quarter of 2006 were released by the government today…
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February 19, 2007
Stop treating asylum seekers as “non-humans”, say protestors
People sleep out in Parliament Square in fight to end policy that treats asylum seekers as…
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February 5, 2007
Refugee Council response to new immigration detention centre
The Home Office announced today that a new immigration detention centre is to be established on…
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February 2, 2007
Refugee Council welcomes enhanced package for voluntary returns
The government announced this week that asylum seekers applying for voluntary return between 1 February and…
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January 31, 2007
Refugee Council statement on launch of Independent Asylum Commission hearings
In response to the launch of the first public hearing held by the Independent Asylum Commission…
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January 26, 2007
Refugee Council statement on unlawful detention of young asylum seekers
In response to a concession announced today at the High Court by the Home Office in…
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January 25, 2007
Volunteer awards for helping refugees and asylum seekers
The Refugee Council celebrated the work of our volunteers yesterday at this year’s Annual General Meeting…
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January 22, 2007
Forced removal is alarming given scale of refugee crisis in Iraq
The Refugee Council deplores plans for the forced removal of Iraqis at a time when aid…
