Aisha Maniar examines the UK government’s policy of carrying out language analysis tests on undocumented asylum claimants. Asylum Now According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), a record 65.3 million people worldwide were displaced within and without borders in 2015. Although increasing slightly each year since 2010, after having fallen sharply in the first
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration March: Women for Refugee Women publish a report: The Way Ahead: An asylum system without detention, download it here (pdf file, 3mb). 2 March: The Migrant and Refugee Children’s Legal Unit (MiCLU) publish a report:
Second seminar in the Baobab Centre’s lecture series with David Kogan, Executive Director of Magnum Photos giving a personal and pictorial account on the theme of ‘From Children of Europe to Lesbos: What have we learnt in 70 years?’. Thursday 6 April 2017, 6pm Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London SE1 9DE (next to the Golden
The London launch of a report by Migreurop: ‘Migrant detention in the European Union: a thriving business’. Tuesday 28 March 2017, 6-8pm Praxis Community Projects, Pott Street, London E2 0EF Speakers from organisations including: Migreurop Corporate Watch Institute of Race Relations South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG) The evening will conclude with an
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 24 February: Following a legal challenge by the Refugee Council, the High Court rules that local authorities must support age-disputed asylum seekers as children. (EIN, 27 February 2017) 26 February: Irene Clennell, 52, is deported
The assault on the family life of migrants inevitably leads to the creation of ‘immigration offenders’, to detention and deportation. The month-long detention and deportation to Singapore of a grandmother with a 27-year marriage to a British husband, British children and a British grandchild rightly caused outrage. Yet it is no aberration, but an inevitable
Human Rights Watch presents its annual film festival. 6-17 March 2017 Barbican, Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS and Picturehouse Central, Piccadilly, London W1D 7DH Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to London showing an mix of films and talks highlighting human rights issues and celebrating activist victories. Related links Human Rights Watch Film Festival
A JENGbA march organised in support of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign. Monday 13 March 2017, 1pm The Supreme Court, Parliament Square, Little George St, Westminster, London SW1P 3BD Related links Download a flyer here (pdf file, 430kb) JENGbA Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign
A celebration of young people’s stories in words and images. Tuesday 21 March 2017, 5pm Mezzanine Gallery, Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA Line-up Shahidul Alam Chris Searle Alan Gilbey (local historian) Students will read poems from Stepney Words III, alongside the poets Caleb Femi, Maria Ferguson, Cecilia Knapp and Talia Randall
A ‘Welcome Bus’ tour of East London to celebrate 25 years of RAMFEL. Friday 24 March 2017, 1.30pm-5pm Pick up locations en-route The ‘Welcome Bus’ will be touring East London between 1.30-5pm, depending on traffic, and will be visiting the following locations: Barking and Dagenham Town Hall Havering Town Hall RedbridgeTown Hall Newham Town Hall Waltham
