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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…
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February 2, 2006
Inspirational refugees pick up national awards
Refugees who have played pivotal roles in their communities have been honoured at the prestigious national…
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January 31, 2006
Scrap Section 9 – Refugee charities condemn policy as ‘inhumane and ineffective’
The government’s controversial Section 9 policy, which can split asylum seeker children from their families, should…
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January 31, 2006
Section 9 is a question of morality, not law, says the Refugee Council
The first legal challenge to the government’s controversial Section 9 policy—which can split asylum seeker children…
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January 27, 2006
Shock as another detained asylum seeker takes his own life
Shock and outrage have been expressed at the recent suicide of Bereket Yohannes, 26, from Eritrea,…
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January 23, 2006
Refugee Council announces its first-ever appointment of patrons
The Refugee Council today announces the first-ever appointment of patrons to the independent charity which works…
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December 21, 2005
Children’s Commissioner report on Yarl’s Wood finds significant shortcomings
The first report on Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre from the Children’s Commissioner for England has…
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December 20, 2005
Home Office searches Iraq for wrongly returned Iraqi Kurd
Yesterday the Home Office admitted that they were searching for an Iraqi Kurd who had been…
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December 12, 2005
End destitution for Zimbabweans and give them the right to work, say MPs
At a news conference in the House of Commons this morning, the All Party Parliamentary Group…
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December 7, 2005
Refugee Council issues stark winter warning on destitute asylum seekers
The Refugee Council in Yorkshire and Humberside today expressed grave concerns for the welfare of Iraqi…
