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EU fails to stem human trafficking
Brussels: The European Union took to task its member states for not implementing new rules on human trafficking, as a report revealed that convictions of traffickers have been in decline even though the number of victims is on the rise. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/eu-fails-to-stem-human-trafficking-20130416-2hx2h.html#ixzz2QjFvjpgZ
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's accomplished third novel is a subtly provocative exploration of oppression and the idea of home. Read Guardian Alex Clarke's review here
Thousands to rally for immigrants’ path to citizenship
(Reuters) - Supporters of immigration reform are set to rally at the Capitol on Wednesday to back legislation that would include a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. Read full post here
Proud to give sanctuary
By Ellen Beardmore Published on 09/04/2013 {The Star} SHEFFIELD is well known for being a welcoming place. Thousands of students stay in the city long after graduation because they feel so at home. And for five years it has officially been a City of Sanctuary, as part of a project that aims to give asylum seekers and refugees that very same welcome. Read full post here
NHS takes over immigration detention health care
Written by Frances Webber| Institute of Race Relations There are grounds for hope for improvement in detainees’ health treatment, but vigilance is still needed. The NHS takeover of immigration detainees’ health care was perhaps the only positive news on 1 April, when the coalition’s ‘great benefits reform’ was inaugurated at the same time that most housing, debt, employment, social security and immigration advice and casework was removed from the scope of legal aid. Read full post here
News
Invisible wounds go untreated among Syrian refugees in Turkey
Turkey's camps for Syrian refugees are, by many measures, a model of humanitarian assistance. But one important detail appears to have been overlooked: According to aid workers, nowhere in Turkey's ...Will parliament speak up for asylum seekers?
Teather takes on asylum seeker support cuts
Lifeline to “climate refugees” ?
Health
Europe’s undocumented migrants struggle to access healthcare
(IRIN) - Europe's financial crisis and rising xenophobia are complicating access to medical treatment for undocumented migrants, according to a new report by the international NGO Médecins du Monde (MdM). Read full ...Immigration detention: more evidence of contempt for the mentally ill
NHS takes over immigration detention health care
In Iraq’s disputed territories, a health services vacuum
Countries
South Africa’s flawed asylum system
(IRIN) - South Africa attracts the largest number of asylum seekers in the world, but grants refugee status to very few of them, ranking only thirty-sixth in the world for ...Culture of disbelief works against asylum seekers
Zimbabwe needs you, or your cash
Malian refugees face abject conditions, long displacement
Media
Zim journalists charged after military-MDC story
CPJ - Police in Harare have filed criminal charges against two Zimbabwean journalists on accusations they published "false statements prejudicial to the state" in a story about behind-the-scenes discussions between ...Innovative ICT helps aid workers in Afghanistan
Syria refugees film – ‘Where the war still echoes’
No Zimbabwe Media Reforms, Just More Intimidation
Resources
New report reveals scale of UK asylum decisions overturned on appeal
The number of decisions overturned on appeal is testament to on-going problems with the asylum decision-making process, Amnesty International and the Still Human Still Here coalition said today as they ...UKBA policy puts pregnant asylum seekers at risk
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Sports
Uni study into terrace racism
A REPORT into the attitudes of football fans has found racism never left the terraces. Ellis Cashmore, professor of culture, media and sport at Staffordshire University, led the online ...Raise Your Game – An unrivalled insight into working in football
Leicester Tigers ‘Dynamite Project’
Desbon Leaves FURD
Opinion
Effect of detention on children
The post Effect of detention on children appeared first on Free Movement. Immigration detention dehumanises not only the detainee but also every person who deals with it. It is a ...The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Chapti/Bibi on pre-entry English tests
An immigrant’s perspective on immigration
Double standards on International Women’s Day
Events
Medical Justice Training
A training session for health professionals around the needs of asylum seekers in detention centres. Saturday 27 April 2013, 10.30-5pm Athlone Street Community Centre, Athlone Street, London NW5 4LR RELATED LINKS Medical JusticeThe launch of a report on the separation of migrant families.
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