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March 20, 2006
Refugee Council condemns vouchers as expensive, damaging and proven to be wrong
The controversial and highly criticised use of vouchers for asylum seekers will officially be brought back…
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March 14, 2006
Crackdowns don’t make a policy: Refugee Council response to Public Accounts Committee reported comments
In a report today (14th March 06), the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) attacks the government on…
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March 10, 2006
Voice recognition announcement speaks volumes as asylum experts gather
The politics, personal issues and practical problems of asylum seekers were highlighted at a prestigious conference…
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March 6, 2006
Zimbabwe too dangerous? Ruling challenged in Court of Appeal
A controversial judgement that prevented the UK Government from returning any asylum seekers to Zimbabwe is…
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February 28, 2006
Asylum applications plummet: UK accepts equivalent of lower-league football match
Responding to the latest asylum figures, published by the Home Office today, which show that the…
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February 28, 2006
Refugee Council concerned over plans to tag asylum seekers
Asylum seekers who are being considered for refugee status are now being tagged by the government…
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February 23, 2006
Stop ignoring elderly refugees: campaign launched to help the ‘invisible’ generation
Understanding the issues of older refugees and asylum seekers—the so-called ‘invisible’ refugees—is the aim of a…
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February 16, 2006
Poll victory for asylum
In early February, Sky News ran a poll on their website asking their audience to vote…
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February 13, 2006
Refugee Council welcomes new website for those working with refugee children
A new website that provides information for those working with refugee children has been launched by…
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February 3, 2006
Detention causes psychological damage to asylum seekers, say experts in top medical journal
An article in the British Medical Journal this week (04 February) by Dr Mina Fazel, lecturer…
