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January 19, 2007
Refugee Council announces new Chief Executive
Donna Covey has been appointed as Chief Executive of the Refugee Council and will start on…
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January 11, 2007
Scrap plans to cut funding of English classes, says Refugee Council
The Refugee Council today publishes a briefing paper calling on the government to reconsider its plans…
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December 18, 2006
Refugee Council statement about the Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Responding to recent reports about the processing of asylum claims by an official allegedly linked to…
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December 15, 2006
Reporting Asylum: the London Press Awards
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone and Shami Chakrabharti, Director of Liberty, announced the winners of the…
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December 4, 2006
Charities call for help for asylum seekers who are HIV positive
Ministers have been accused by a number of charities of condemning failed asylum-seekers who are HIV-positive…
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December 1, 2006
New Chair of the Refugee Council’s Board of Trustees announced
Douglas Board has been appointed as the new Chair of the Refugee Council’s Board of Trustees…
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November 24, 2006
Conference welcomes new project to get refugees into business
Supporting and Developing Refugee Enterprise, a conference taking place this Friday in London, will examine the…
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November 7, 2006
New reports on destitution highlight “government inhumane policy”
The government’s policy on refused asylum seekers does not work and is forcing thousands into abject…
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November 7, 2006
Pensioner denied eye operation joins “growing list of most vulnerable denied help”
This Tuesday 7 November, delegates at a Refugee Council conference in Yorkshire will hear how many…
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November 1, 2006
Health system is failing asylum seekers, says Refugee Council
The significant and sometimes life-threatening barriers faced by asylum seekers and refugees when attempting to access…
