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3 Jan 2010

Appeal to Chinese government over missing asylum seekers

Amnesty International has called on the Chinese authorities to reveal the whereabouts of 20 ethnic Uighur asylum-seekers who were forcibly deported from Cambodia to China on 19 December 2009.
24 Dec 2009

Sentamu criticises treatment of asylum seekers and Ugandan anti-gay bill

Anglican Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu has strongly criticised the inhuman UK policy on asylum seekers and has also spoken against the anti-homosexuality bill currently going through the Ugandan parliament.
14 Dec 2009

Catching up with old Nick

Our news briefing service has been able to help 'break' a couple of media stories recently, one of which has important Christmas ramifications.
4 Dec 2009

Bah humbug! St Nick prevented from giving gifts to detained children

The patron saint of children and the imprisoned - and the inspiration for the modern day Father Christmas - St Nicholas was turned away at the gate of the Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre when he tried to deliver gifts to the children inside.
11 Nov 2009

European governments asked to act on rights after Berlin Wall events

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin wall, European governments must act urgently to tackle human rights abuses against migrants, asylum seekers, detainees and minorities, Amnesty International has declared.
24 Jul 2009

Help subvert the voucher system for asylum seekers

Some refugees are still being forced to live on supermarket vouchers instead of cash seven years after the government scrapped the controversial system because it was unfair and unworkable.
17 Jul 2009

'Let asylum seekers work', says Bishop

A bishop has called for an overhaul of the asylum system and for asylum seekers to be given the right to work at the launch of a new report.
12 Jun 2009

Churches mobilise to change attitudes around asylum

This Sunday Christian congregations across the country will remember and pray for oppressed and persecuted people seeking sanctuary in the United Kingdom as well as for the workers at the UK Border Agency.
11 Jun 2009

Are any of these your MP?

No, not more on their expenses. But there is a small window of opportunity to change the law so that asylum seekers can get better access to healthcare.
9 Jun 2009

Public massively overestimate numbers seeking refuge in UK, survey suggests

A massive 95% of the British public do not know how many people apply for asylum in the UK each year, with the vast majority hugely overestimating numbers, a British Red Cross survey has revealed.

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