In the fourth of a series, asylum campaigner John Grayson examines the deaths that have occurred of asylum seekers housed in the Direct Provision (DP) system in Ireland. Sharon Waters of the Irish Refugee Service described the lack of information on deaths and the number of suicides in direct provision accommodation centres as ‘shambolic’ …Waters
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 13 November: Nepalese man, Suraj Sapkota, is awarded £24,515.43 by the High Court for false imprisonment, after he was arrested and detained for thirty-six days because immigration officials wrongly believed he was marrying bigamously. (Free
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 27 October: Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, and Arbitrary Executions, presents a new report to the UN General Assembly on ‘Unlawful Death of Refugees and Migrants’, download it here. (Der Spiegel, 28
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) publishes today research showing that EU member states are using laws, aimed at traffickers and smugglers, to criminalise those acting out of humanitarian motives. The rhetoric of EU politicians and its border force, Frontex, may be fuelling far-right extremism, it IRR warns. It has written to the European Commission
In a podcast, Race & Class Editorial Working Committee member Arun Kundnani talks to journalist Anand Gopal and filmmaker Madiha Tahir about US empire in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan under Trump, and the US Left’s response. Anand Gopal has reported for the Wall Street Journal, Harpers, and the Atlantic and is the author of No Good Men Among
An evening to discuss the future of migrants’ rights in the UK. Thursday 30 November 2017, 5.30-9.30pm Amnesty International UK, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA Speakers include: Prof. Bridget Anderson – Professor of Mobilities, Migration and Citizenship at the University of Bristol Black Lives Matter UK – to be confirmed Simon Cox –
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 20 October: A pregnant asylum seeker living in ‘dangerous housing’ provided by G4S in Doncaster pleads to be moved. (Open Democracy, 20 October 2017) 20 October: The Home Office publishes: Grenfell Tower immigration cases (guidance
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 5 October: The Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) calls for evidence on how the Home Office ensures it acts in the ‘best interests’ of unaccompanied asylum seeking children. (ICIBI press release, 5 October 2017)
The launch of a report detailing the experiences of migrants coming to live in London and Leicester. Thursday 16 November 2017, 6.30pm Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA Speakers include: Dr Melanie Cooke – Senior Teaching Fellow in ESOL and Applied Linguistics, King’s College Rockhaya Sylla – Freedom from Torture Dr Leah Bassel – Principal Investigator
A conference on racism, borders and the security state in the context of the War on Terror. Saturday 18 November 2017, 10am-7pm P21 Gallery, 21-27 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD Speakers include: Amanda Weston Gareth Peirce Frances Webber – Institute of Race Relations Arnaud Mafille – CAGE Fizza Qureshi – Migrant Rights Network Related links Register here Download a flyer here (pdf
