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April 30, 2004
Government stops evictions over bank holiday weekend
Maeve Sherlock, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council said: “We’re delighted the Government has agreed not…
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April 29, 2004
Refugee Council calls for urgent rethink as thousands of families face homelessness
The Refugee Council today issues an urgent call to the government to put in place transitional…
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April 27, 2004
Refugee Council urges Prime Minister to challenge asylum myths
The Prime Minister Tony Blair today made a speech to the Confederation of British Industry. In…
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April 7, 2004
New report shows government policy leaving asylum seekers hungry and homeless
The Refugee Council has published its report Hungry and homeless: the impact of the withdrawal of…
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April 6, 2004
Crown Prosecution Service reports increase in racially motivated crimes
The number of defendants dealt with by the Crown Prosecution Service for racially motivated crimes rose…
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April 1, 2004
Immigration Minister resigns
In response to news that the Immigration Minister, Beverley Hughes, has resigned, Maeve Sherlock, Chief Executive…
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March 29, 2004
Refugee and human rights organisations call on EU to scrap key asylum proposal
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles today call on…
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March 23, 2004
UK refugee resettlement programme begins
The first refugees to take part in a government refugee resettlement scheme have arrived in the…
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March 17, 2004
Refugees should receive their full entitlement to benefits, says Refugee Council
The Sun newspaper today reported that the UK Government is planning to stop refugees receiving back…
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February 24, 2004
Refugee Council response to publication of 2003 asylum statistics
The asylum statistics for 2003 have today been published by the Home Office. In response, Maeve…
