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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…
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October 18, 2006
House of Lords makes decision on female genital mutilation
In response to today’s ruling in the House of Lords to recognise as a refugee a…
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October 18, 2006
Refugee Council response to ESOL funding cuts
In response to the announcement today by the Learning and Skills Council will no longer fund…
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October 6, 2006
Yarl’s Wood is failing in the provision of healthcare, report finds
The Chief Inspector of Prisons this week published a report that found serious failings in the…
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September 20, 2006
Asylum seeker kills himself for son, inquest decides
An inquest jury decided yesterday that Manuel Bravo, an Angolan asylum seeker, killed himself after being…
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September 18, 2006
14,000 campaigners say NO to the detention of children
Today, Monday 18 September 2006, the Refugee Council, Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) and Save the…
