Category - migrants

Migrant voices - listening to those who come

Simon Barrow — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:10:11 +0100

In a special feature for Refugee Week (16-22 June 2008) openDemocracy.net hosted MigrantVoice on refuge, a debate on the issues that matter for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.

US Methodist church calls for justice for migrants

agency reporter — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:04:54 +0100

The United Methodist Church is urging justice for migrants worldwide and reform of U.S. immigration laws.

Delegates to the denomination's top legislative body, meeting April 23-May 2, adopted resolutions covering both global migration and immigration issues in the United States.

Bishop attacks government over undocumented migrants

agency reporter — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:03:44 +0100

A Catholic bishop has launched a strong attack on the government's failure to regularise undocumented migrants living in Britain, branding its policies 'irresponsible', 'shameful' and 'unjust'.

British and Polish Catholics disagree over care of Polish migrants

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:18:33 +0000

Roman Catholic leaders in Britain and in Poland have publicly disagreed over how best to provide pastoral care for large numbers of Polish migrants who are currently living and working in the United Kingdom.

Blaming the jobless, migrants and workers

Savi Hensman — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:31:25 +0000

It's too easy too blame the vulnerable for the failings of public services and the economy, says Savi Hensman. We need a new culture, and both faith groups and secular ones like trades unions can contribute.

Cardinal calls for compassion not hostility towards migrants

staff writers — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:27:49 +0000

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, the senior figure in the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has called for a more welcoming approach to migrants in British national life.

Official treatment of asylum seekers accused of undermining social cohesion

staff writers — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:30:49 +0000

The British government has been accused of damaging social cohesion through its policies and rhetoric on asylum. The criticisms were made by a wide range of witnesses at the final public hearing of the Independent Asylum Commission.

Catholics respond to education needs of overseas priests in plural society

staff writers — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:09:30 +0100

Recognising the needs of priests from overseas and those ministering to increasingly migrant-based congregations, the Catholic Church in England and Wales has introduced a new course specifically for them at the northern seminary of Ushaw in Durham.

Britain 'ignoring' millions of Iraqi refugees

staff writers — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:12:08 +0100

Britain has been accused of ignoring the plight of millions of refugees fleeing the violence in Iraq. A report by Amnesty International has said it was "staggering" that the UK had forcibly returned more refugees to Iraq than any other European nation.

Episcopal leader calls on US government to refrain from 'inhumane treatment' of migrants

Episcopal News Service — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:04:30 +0100

Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has renewed the church's call for "immigration policies which respect the rights and gifts of those among us, now living in fear, whose contributions to our communities and economy are so valued."