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SA continues inhuman treatment of refugees

Webmaster — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:56:03 +0000

Allegations of inhuman treatment on asylum seekers are continuing here, a human rights organization being the latest to complain.

Source: The Zimbabwean

Refugees’ last minute reprieve

Webmaster — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:46:25 +0000

Source: Socialist

Campaigners won a last minute stay of deportation for two Cameroonian asylum seekers last week.

Lydia Besong and her husband Bernard Batey were due to be deported on an Air France flight at 8.20am last Saturday morning.Their supporters didn’t lose hope and kept bombarding the authorities and the airline with letters and emails. A judge granted a judicial review at 5pm on Friday evening.

The couple had been issued with a removal order by the UK Border Agency on 10 January, despite still awaiting a decision on an earlier claim.Lydia and Bernard’s solicitor Gary McIndoe said, “It’s an excellent result. It’s a battle won but we have a war to fight.”

Organisations rally against destitution at our AGM

Webmaster — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:26:25 +0000

The Scottish Refugee Council’s Annual General Meeting was hailed a success on Friday as supporters, refugees and refugee organisations packed in to City Halls to call on the UK government offer real protection to asylum seekers most in need and end the destitution they face.

Source: Scottish Refugee Council

LMH hosts Film Premiere

Webmaster — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:05:38 +0000

LMH will next week play host to the first UK screening of new film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, starring Ewan McGregor, in aid of Oxford based charity Refugee Resource.

Source: Cherwell.org

Poll reveals public wildly overestimate numbers of refugees in UK

Webmaster — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:12:24 +0000

The results of an opinion poll published today show that four out of ten people believe that more than 10% of the population are refugees. The report, Hopes and Fears, published by new think tank British Future also shows that one in 20 of us believe most people in Britain today are refugees, when the true number is under 1%.

In response, Donna Covey, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council said:

“This poll gives a useful insight into the public’s attitudes towards immigration. It’s alarming, however, to see yet another poll that shows people wildly overestimate the number of asylum seekers in the UK, highlighting public confusion between refugees who come to the UK seeking protection, and other groups such as economic migrants.

“Asylum seekers are people who have fled war or persecution and who come to the UK seeking safety, not work. They make up just a fraction of the whole immigrant population. It is time that politicians and the media joined us in helping people understand why the UK should be proud to protect refugees.”

In April 2011, the Refugee Council published an opinion poll that showed that there is significant misunderstanding around who a refugee is, with many confusing them with economic migrants from Poland and Eastern Europe. Three quarters of Britons also wildly overestimated the small number of refugees granted asylum in the UK. In 2009, 4,175 individuals were granted refugee status, yet 44% of Britons believed it was 100,000 or more.

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Empowered refugee and asylum seeker leaders of change

Webmaster — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:04:47 +0000

Throughout 2011, the Refugee Council has supported 18 London-based refugees and asylum seekers to develop their own campaign action plan to be delivered by the refugee community organisations they are involved in, and make a real difference in their communities.

Source: Foreigners in Uk

Kurdish refugees win compensation

Webmaster — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:01:50 +0000

Four members of the Ay family, Kurdish refugees from Turkey, have won compensation from the Home Office after being incarcerated in detention centres for 13 months as children.

Source: Guardian

Ensure asylum seekers are treated humanely in EU: RC

Webmaster — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:51:47 +0000

Refugee Council has welcomed the European Court of Justice’s ruling that asylum seekers should not be returned to countries where they may face “inhuman or degrading treatment”.

Source: Africa News

Network helps refugees feel part of community

Webmaster — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:14:17 +0000

A DECADE after it began, a network which offers help and advice to asylum seekers and refugees, is celebrating its involvement in the community.

Source: Evening Times

Somali refugees, asylum-seekers returning home

Webmaster — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:36:14 +0000

Somalis are slowly returning back home after twenty years of absence following the ouster of Siad Baree from the top leadership of Somalia that lead to an all-out civil war that has now lasted for more than two decades.

Source: Press TV