Racist violence in Europe is sustained by cultures of impunity, as reports by Amnesty International, and Médecins du Monde and the Greek Council for Refugees make clear. Two reports published last month document in harrowing detail the reality and impact of racist violence across Europe, as well as its intensification against a backdrop of economic
Theme: Education
Migrant Voice annual conference
A two day conference to initiate an inclusive debate on migration, examine public attitudes and media representations of migrants and raise alternative voices and messages. Friday, 6 June 2014, 12pm-7pm – Saturday, 7 June 2014, 9am-2pm Amnesty International, the Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA Speakers include: Philippe Legrain Harriet
Dignity for asylum seekers solidarity march
A solidarity march to raise awareness about issues facing asylum seekers. Leaves Bristol Thursday, 29 May 2014 Arrive in Cardiff Monday, 2 June 2014 RELATED LINKS More details of the route and stop-over points, here Dignity for Asylum Seekers
The fading red line: Barnardo’s role in the detention and removal of children
Barnardo’s reflection on its first two years at Cedars ‘pre-departure accommodation’ raises once again the problem of NGOs working to a state agenda. When, in the wake of the coalition’s ‘abolition’ of child detention in 2010, Barnardo’s announced its participation in the Home Office’s new ‘family-friendly pre-departure accommodation’ to be managed by G4S, it ignited
Rally against racism
A Movement Against Xenophobia meeting on countering anti-immigrant discourses in the UK. Monday 19 May 2014, 7pm Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, London WC1 6QA Speakers include: Natalie Bennett – Green Party Tommy Tomescu – Alliance Against Romanian and Bulgarian Discrimination Jasna Badzak – former UKIP Press Officer Shreya Paudel – International Students Officer, NUS
Deaths in immigration detention: 1989-2017
Below we list all deaths that have taken place in immigration removal and short-term holding centres since 1989; we also list those who have died shortly after release from immigration detention. There have been thirty-four deaths in immigration removal centres since 1989; three women and the rest men. Harmondsworth detention centre accounts for nine deaths; five
Exile from the CIS: when persecution crosses borders
A parliamentary seminar to launch a new publication on the plight of political dissidents and refugees also drew attention to Europe’s complicity, via asylum policy and extradition requests, in repression in the Commonwealth of Independent States. A new publication by the Foreign Policy Centre, Shelter from the Storm? The asylum, refugee and extradition situation facing
Workshops on tackling forced labour
A series of workshops in May 2014, tackling labour exploitation among refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. Manchester – Tuesday 15 May 2014, 10-3pm Leeds – Tuesday 20 May 2014, 10-3pm London – Friday 23 may 2014, 9.30-2.30pm Related links Precarious Lives
SYMAAG AGM
The AGM of the South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group, looking at the impact of the asylum and detention system on migrants’ health. Tuesday 13 May 2014, 7-9pm Quaker Meeting House, St. James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW Speakers include Medical experts Asylum seekers Related links SYMAAG Download a flyer for the event here
The plight of unaccompanied asylum seeking children
Nicky Road examines three recent reports documenting the treatment of young asylum seekers in the UK. The Office of the Children’s Commissioner’s (OCC) recently published report, What’s going to happen tomorrow? Unaccompanied children refused the right to asylum, investigates what happens to unaccompanied children after they reach the age of 18. Up until they are