Below we reproduce Frances Webber’s letter to the Guardian about the CPS’ failure to prosecute the G4S officers involved in Jimmy Mubenga’s death. The Crown Prosecution Service’s decision not to prosecute G4S or its guards for the death of Jimmy Mubenga (No prosecution of G4S guards for deportee’s death on plane, 18 July) seems perverse,
A campaign has been launched to provide people with vital information if they are subject to or witness a raid by the UK Border Agency (UKBA). IRR News spoke to Indira Kartallozi and Phil Miller, activists in the fast-growing campaign to ensure that undocumented migrants know their rights. IRR: How did the campaign start and
A screening of the documentaries, ‘How long is indefinite?’ and ‘Hamedullah: the road home’, with a Q & A session with the filmmakers. Tuesday 24 July 2012, 7pm 93 Feet East Bar, 150 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL Related links How long is indefinite? Hamedullah: the road home NCADC
An open meeting on pregnant women in detention and what can be done. Tuesday 17 July 2012, 6-8pm Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3L Speakers include: Raza Halim – Garden Court Chambers Jane Ryan – Bhatt Murphy Solicitors Jane Grant – Midwife Theresa Schleicher – Medical Justice an ex-detainee Related links
A joint action against proposed changes to the immigration rules. Monday 9 July 2012, 4.30pm Home Office, Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF Related Links Action for ESOL JCWI Migrants Rights Network
A party and benefit gig for friends and supporters of Unity, an organisation that helps asylum seekers in Glasgow. Saturday 30 June 2012, 8-11pm Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall Street, Glasgow G41 1BA Related Links Unity
A free legal workshop for women seeking asylum in Wales. Saturday 14 July 2o12, 1-4pm Adamsdown Resource Centre, 10G Moira Terrace, Adamsdown, Cardiff CF24 0EJ Includes: The asylum process and decision making The end of Legacy cases (and any unresolved cases) Making fresh claims and relevant case law updates Question & answer session
A march to stand up for the right to asylum and to call for justice, freedom and dignity for all. Saturday 30 June 2012, 11am Assemble at Stapleton Road Station, by Eastside Roots Garden Centre to march to Queen’s Square in the city centre Related links Asylum Seekers in Bristol Download a poster Download another
The home secretary’s latest immigration proposals will restrict migrants’ family life in the UK, make it contingent on income, language and integration tests and on continuing good behaviour. On 10 June, the coalition’s latest attempt to redeem its rash election promise to reduce net migration to below 100,000 was unveiled on TV’s Andrew Marr show.
The wholesale deportation of Sri Lankan Tamils in defiance of human rights concerns, and the feting of a leader accused of war crimes, demonstrate that asylum policy has as little to do with humanitarian considerations as it did a generation ago. For the British government, entertaining Sri Lanka’s president Rajapaksa at the diamond jubilee celebrations
