A demonstration to mark a year of the Family Migration Rules. Tuesday 9 July 2013, 4pm Home Office, 2 Marshall Street, London SW1P 4DF Related links Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
Theme: Education
Pregnant asylum seekers mistreated in detention
Medical Justice’s most recent report argues that the government must stop holding pregnant women in immigration detention. Given that asylum seekers are reduced to mere statistics as a matter of routine – to meet arbitrary removal targets, for example – it is ironic that when carrying another life, asylum seekers are not deemed worthy of
Anti-racism journal launched in Dublin
The Anti Racism Network (ARN), an Irish based migrant-led grassroots initiative, has launched a new journal in Dublin. At the launch in Trinity College on 2 May, co-founder of the ARN Public Journal Luke Bukha Kasuanga emphasised that this is a non-academic publication aiming not just to highlight the activities of campaigning groups but also
Reflections on the politics of asylum justice
A talk on legal struggles for asylum seeker and refugee rights. Monday 1 July 2013, 6pm National Centre for Early Music, St Margarets Church, Walmgate, Percy’s Lane, York YO1 9TL Speaker: Frances Webber – author of Borderline Justice Related links Refugee Action York National Centre for Early Music Borderline Justice: the fight for refugee and
Stand up for dignity
A protest for asylum seeker rights and an end to destitution. Saturday 29 June 2013, 12.30pm St Enoch Square, Glasgow G1 4AA Related links Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees
Precarious lives
The launch of a report about refugees and asylum seekers’ experiences of forced labour in England. Tuesday 2 July 2013, 3-5pm Hurley House, 1 Dewsbury Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS11 5DQ RELATED LINKS Precarious lives
Deportation on suspicion
The high-profile deportation of a suspected, but unconvicted, serial rapist opens the door to the risk of serious injustice. It was a shrewd move on the part of the Metropolitan police and Home Office to use the case of Lincoln Farquharson, a man charged with rape on five separate occasions between 2006 and 2011, tried
Campaigning in the asylum and immigration system
A talk on the role of campaigning in the asylum and immigration system. Wednesday 26 June 2013, 6.30-8.30pm Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ Speakers: Frances Webber – Haldane Society Vice Chair and author of Borderline Justice Harmit Athwal – IRR News editor Related links Download a flyer for the event
Dignity for asylum seekers march in Bristol
A march through Bristol to demand dignity for asylum seekers and an end to destitution. Saturday 29 June 2013, 11am Malcolm X Community Centre, St Paul’s, Bristol BS2 8YH Related links Bristol Refugee Rights Bristol Hospitality Network Bristol Defend the Asylum Seekers Campaign on Facebook Bristol City of Sanctuary
Public law and judicial review: north conference
A conference on challenges facing legal services for lawyers, advisers, advocates, campaigning organisations and legal services in public bodies. Thursday 11 July 2013, 9.30am BPP Law School, St James’ Building, Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6FQ Specialist seminars include: Public law and the voluntary sector Inquests and public law Destitution: rights and remedies Environmental challenges Funding