From frank.corrigan at asylumpolicy.info Mon Jul 3 08:07:03 2006 From: frank.corrigan at asylumpolicy.info (asylumpolicy.info) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:07:03 +0200 Subject: [noborders-brum] 155 items - weekly digest up to 2/7/06 Message-ID: <828471152dd092384d759f3809106e53@hovercraft.yourmailinglistprovider.net> 155 items - weekly digest up to 2/7/06 Sent 3 Jul 06 To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.asylumpolicy.info A key, indispensable, unparalleled, one-stop service on asylum, anti-racism, immigration, oppression, conflict, war and human rights Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at asylumpolicy.info 2.Online: http://www.asylumpolicy.info/share.htm 3.Fax: 0870 285 6021 4.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX >>>> 155 items - weekly digest up to 2/7/06 Index ----- [A] 'Shetland's humanity' 2 Jul 06 - 34 items [B] 'do no harm, Shaming destitution, nightmares continue' 30 Jun 06 - 63 items [C] 'UN criticises Home Office, What am I living for?, forms of slavery' 28 Jun 06 - 58 items [D] How to cancel or change your subscription to asylumpolicy.info Content ------- [A] 'Shetland's humanity' 2 Jul 06 - 34 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.asylumpolicy.info A key, indispensable, unparalleled, one-stop service on asylum, anti-racism, immigration, oppression, conflict, war and human rights 01: UK 02: World 03: Europe 04: Events 05: Rise festival 06: Meeting: Iraq Occupation Focus 07: How to cancel or change your subscription to asylumpolicy.info Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at asylumpolicy.info 2.Online: http://www.asylumpolicy.info/share.htm 3.Fax: 0870 285 6021 4.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX Lead: - 'Shetland's humanity' Shetland's humanity shames Whitehall immigration officers dropped in and took him back to jail. Thanks to an error at the Home Office, he is paying for his stupid, youthful mistake a second time. His deportation hearing is set to take place in North Shields, Tyneside, on Friday. Makao's case is terrifying but, I suspect, not extraordinary http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1810838,00.html Rally helps to keep up the pressure http://www.shetlandtoday.co.uk/Shetlandtimes/content_details.asp?ContentID=19575 01: UK 2 Jul 06 Asylum-seeker barred by UK jailed in Syria http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1810802,00.html Call to halt exploitation of illegal workers http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1810806,00.html Frank Field: Still thinking the unthinkable Profile: Devout Christian and fervent admirer of Lady Thatcher, the outspoken Labour MP has fanned further controversy, this time over immigration. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/7days/story/0,,1810702,00.html If you take liberties, then make a good case for it http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,,1810790,00.html Now, it's even considered seditious to read my article The arrest of Steve Jago under anti-terror laws convinces me to support David Cameron's plan for a home-grown bill of rights. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1810937,00.html + JUSTICE welcomes debate on 'home-grown' Bill of Rights but identifies several difficulties with the proposals put forward by Conservative leader David Cameron. (PDF) http://www.justice.org.uk/images/pdfs/bill%20of%20rights%20press%20release%2026%20june%202006.pdf Fear of UK backlash on Afghan war http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1810735,00.html 1 Jul 06 Exiled islanders face appeal by government Foreign Office to appeal against a ruling that would have allowed islanders of Diego Garcia to return to their homes. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1810155,00.html Islanders lose benefits challenge http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2251804,00.html Bombs, war, fear: just what kids need http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2245291,00.html Argentina ups the ante in new battle over Falklands http://www.guardian.co.uk/falklands/story/0,,1810397,00.html The Somme: a march to certain death http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2251222,00.html 30 Jun 06 Multi-agency letter calls on government to give free healthcare http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2006/jun06/relea0606_8.htm 02: World Whatever happened to ... Radovan Karadzic? http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1810143,00.html Migrants sent $173 billion to their home countries in 2005, UN meeting told http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19055&Cr=migrant&Cr1= U.N.: Mixed Start for New Human Rights Council Body Must Be Even-handed in Addressing Rights Crises http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/06/30/global13685.htm Annan laments Darfur 'nightmare' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5136610.stm Congo's jungle terrorists disband http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1810725,00.html Cuba: Fidel's battle for the Elian generation http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1810726,00.html France drops plan to 'hunt down' immigrants' children http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=958802006 Iraq: Baghdad market blast kills scores http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5136028.stm Israel/Occupied Territories: Deliberate attacks a war crime http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGMDE150612006 Israel/Occupied Territories: Israel's act of war is inexcusable http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1810752,00.html Israel/Occupied Territories: Palestinian PM's HQ bombed http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5137768.stm Nepal rebel says no more war http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5134162.stm Spain: 59 held after demonstration against detention centres http://www.statewatch.org/news/2006/jun/06-detention-protest.htm Tibetans fear 'cultural genocide' from Chinese railway http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1810344,00.html US soldiers accused of rape and murder of Iraqi family http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1152079.ece Zimbabwe frees apartheid spies http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5137566.stm 03: Europe 04: Events The IAS London Conference - 24th July 2006. Book today! http://www.iasuk.org/C2B/msg/index.asp?ID=17 05: Rise festival Rise: London United Week 1 to 8 July The Mayor of London's Rise Week 2006 profiles events that celebrate the capital's diversity and oppose racism, and which lead to the free Rise: London United Festival in Finsbury Park on 8 July. Included in the week are a wide variety of events in boroughs, galleries, theatres, museums, music venues, arts and community centres, parks and public spaces, all of which reflect the vibrant multi-cultural nature of the city. Events are open for all to enjoy and many are free unless otherwise indicated. * Exhibitions http://www.london.gov.uk/rise/week/exhibitions.jsp * Family events http://www.london.gov.uk/rise/week/family.jsp * Festivals http://www.london.gov.uk/rise/week/festivals.jsp * Film http://www.london.gov.uk/rise/week/film.jsp * Music, arts and theatre http://www.london.gov.uk/rise/week/music-theatre.jsp * Talks http://www.london.gov.uk/rise/week/talks.jsp * Events for young people http://www.london.gov.uk/rise/week/young-people.jsp 06: Meeting: Iraq Occupation Focus 7pm, 13th July at the Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, W1. We are very pleased that Hassan Juma'a, President of the General Union of Oil Workers in Basra, will be our guest speaker at our next meeting on Thursday 13 July, 7.30pm, Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, WC1 (nearest tube Warren Street). Hassan is a friend and supporter of IOF. We were inspired by his speech at the teach-in last year. This is a very important time for the GUOE - its bank account has been frozen and it is subject to repressive laws restricting public sector trade union activity. The GUOE needs our support and we need to be informed about trade union struggles, and daily life in Basra. http://www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk/ 07: How to cancel or change your subscription to asylumpolicy.info Index ----- 1) Subscribe to both daily and weekly newsletters 2) Subscribe to the weekly digest only 3) To cancel your subscription 1) Subscribe to both daily and weekly newsletters To subscribe to both please go to: http://www.asylumpolicy.info and subscribe to the weekly digest. 2) Subscribe to the weekly digest only To subscribe to the weekly digest only, please click on the daily unsubscribe link at the bottom of this email, then go to: http://www.asylumpolicy.info and subscribe to the weekly digest. 3) To cancel your subscription To cancel, just click on the unsubscribe link shown below: [B] 'do no harm, Shaming destitution, nightmares continue' 30 Jun 06 - 63 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.asylumpolicy.info A key, indispensable, unparalleled, one-stop service on asylum, anti-racism, immigration, oppression, conflict, war and human rights 01: UK 02: World 03: Europe 04: Events 05: Prison report hits home: The Zahid Mubarek Inquiry 06: A very private business: migration and domestic work 07: Laws to safeguard prisoners of war, civilians and the wounded 08: How to cancel or change your subscription to asylumpolicy.info Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus+ subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at asylumpolicy.info 2.Online: http://www.asylumpolicy.info/share.htm 3.Fax: 0870 285 6021 4.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX Lead: - 'do no harm, Shaming destitution, nightmares continue' Research report: Shaming destitution NASS section 4 support for failed asylum seekers who are temporarily unable to leave the UK 28 page PDF http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/shaming_destitution.pdf NHS turns away failed asylum seekers with cancer http://society.guardian.co.uk/asylumseekers/story/0,,1808244,00.html Policy that denies healthcare must end http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2006/jun06/relea0606_7.htm Research report: First do no harm: denying healthcare to people whose asylum claims have failed 22 page PDF http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/downloads/rc_reports/Health_access_report_jun06.pdf Yorkshire asylum child's nightmares continue http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2006/jun06/relea0606_6.htm Scrap policy of refusing NHS treatment to failed asylum seekers, says charity http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2006/06/29/54773/Scrap+policy+of+refusing+NHS+treatment+to+failed+asylum+seekers%2c+says.html 01: UK 30 Jun 06 Geldof says richest countries' pledge to end poverty in Africa still not honoured http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article1147229.ece Fine judgments In the US and the UK, politicians have been cavalier in insisting that terrorism justifies departure from due process. http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,1809306,00.html 29 Jun 06 Glasgow strikes asylum agreement http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5131454.stm Keep Victoria, Christiana, and Daniel Safe in Leeds Campaign http://www.ncadc.org.uk/newszine71/Victoria.htm Jury's out on Clarke sacking, says Blunkett http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/homeaffairs/story/0,,1809114,00.html Russian winners of Amnesty journalism award voice concerns in meeting with UK human rights minister http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=17010 Refugees band together to make positive contribution http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.813328.0.refugees_band_together_to_make_positive_contribution.php Blair laid bare: the article that may get you arrested In the guise of fighting terrorism and maintaining public order, Tony Blair's Government has quietly and systematically taken power from Parliament and the British people http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1129827.ece High Court quashes control orders on Iraqis http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1129703.ece Et tu, Jack? How Straw could put the knife in over Blair's biggest blunder Whether or not he delivers the death blow depends on whether America attacks Iran http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2248088,00.html Police and Justice Bill - Two new briefings for House of Lords Committee stage We have produced two briefings on the Police and Justice Bill for Committee Stage in the House of Lords, one focussing on the Rendition amendment. http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/resources/policy-papers/main.shtml 28 Jun 06 NASS Benefits will be Reinstated Automatically for families who refused to move http://www.paih.org/archive/campaigns/YMCA/forcedremovalstoymca.htm Control orders ruled illegal http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/homeaffairs/story/0,,1808088,00.html Son?s brave sea rescue A heroic ferry worker has spoken of the moment he braved choppy waters to save the lives of 22 drowning refugees. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.810261.0.sons_brave_sea_rescue.php Research with refugees http://www.irr.org.uk/2006/june/ha000029.html Festival gets in the mix http://icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200southlondonheadlines/tm_objectid=17304757%26method=full%26siteid=50100%26headline=festival%2dgets%2din%2dthe%2dmix-name_page.html Birthday wish for freedom Coventry Refugee Centre is fighting to keep a Congolese asylum seeker in the UK, claiming that she could face danger and sexual violence if deported. http://www.irr.org.uk/2006/june/ha000031.html Ilengela Must Stay Campaign http://www.ncadc.org.uk/newszine71/ilengela.html Ex-minister's immigration warning http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5119892.stm Language a problem for immigrants http://www.peterboroughnow.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=845&ArticleID=1593012 02: World UNHCR warns on Uzbek refugee http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5125470.stm Beyond Victimhood: Women?s Peacebuilding in Sudan, Congo and Uganda http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4185 Dutch government collapses in the wake of immigration row over MP http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=954182006 World's highest railway - triumph of engineering or death knell for Tibet? http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1147215.ece The west's new Russophobia http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1809314,00.html Rich countries have failed to keep their Live8 promises http://www.guardian.co.uk/g8/story/0,,1809428,00.html East Timor: Australian troops patrol East Timor capital http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1807883,00.html Iraqis in anti-terror row 'are al-Qaida agents' http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,1809596,00.html Ireland: Call for non-EU spouses' rights http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=74675&pt=n Israel/Occupied Territories: Israeli missiles pound Gaza into new Dark Age in 'collective punishment' http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1129750.ece Israel/Occupied Territories: War or peace? Israeli jets strike. Hamas set to accept two-state solution http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1115913.ece Israel/Occupied Territories: In Gaza, foes and families can only dig in to wait for attacks ? or talks http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2250162,00.html Kuwait: Women of Kuwait take part in election for first time http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1147223.ece Malta: Over 250 illegal immigrants arrive in Malta, two dead http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/060628090838.uq9tcxip Russia rejects 40 foreign NGOs http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,,1809588,00.html Sri Lanka: Over half a million displaced people suffer effects of intensifying violence http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGASA370172006 Sudan/Chad: International action needed to protect civilians from cross-border attacks http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGAFR540282006 Syria fires on Israeli jets http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1808135,00.html Syria claims'provocation' as warplanes buzz President http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1129755.ece Thailand: Further information on Fear of forcible return: At least 231 ethnic Hmong Laotian refugees http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA390082006 US: Guant?namo trials ruled illegal http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,,1809111,00.html US must release prisoners or allow fair trials after Supreme Court ruling http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=17011 US: Class action suit filed v. Medicaid immigration law http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-06-28T184725Z_01_N28443688_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-IMMIGRATION-DC.XML&src=rss 03: Europe Row over proposal for 'European Home Office' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2248671,00.html 04: Events The Distance We Have Travelled - An art and film exhibition documenting oral histories from members of Manchester's Somali, Afghani and Kurdish refugee communties. The exhibition will be at the Angels, Gorton Monastery between 15th-19th June and at the Zion Community Resource, Hulme between 22nd-27th June 2006. Weds 28th June ? 1.30-5.00pm Thurs 29th June ? 1.30-5.00pm Friday 30th June ? 10am ? 5p Monday 3rd July -10am - 1.30pm Tues 4th July ? 1.30 ? 5pm http://www.racearchive.org.uk/news/thedistance.html 05: Prison report hits home: The Zahid Mubarek Inquiry a non-statutory public inquiry into the murder of Zahid Mubarek at Feltham Young Offender Institution on Tuesday 21 March 2000. http://www.zahidmubarekinquiry.org.uk/ The Inquiry Report: Summary and recommendations http://www.zahidmubarekinquiry.org.uk/article.asp?c=520&aid=3794 The Inquiry Report: http://www.zahidmubarekinquiry.org.uk/article.asp?c=374&aid=2848 The Chairman's Statement: http://www.zahidmubarekinquiry.org.uk/article.asp?c=395&aid=3719 Analysis: Prison report hits home http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5130368.stm 06: A very private business: migration and domestic work This paper examines demand for domestic work in private households, whether there is a specific demand for migrant domestic workers, and if there is why this should be. http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/publications/wp-06-28.shtml 07: Laws to safeguard prisoners of war, civilians and the wounded Guant?namo ruling PDF http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2006/06/29/05-184.pdf Fine judgments In the US and the UK, politicians have been cavalier in insisting that terrorism justifies departure from due process. http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,1809306,00.html US: Guant?namo trials ruled illegal http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,,1809111,00.html US must release prisoners or allow fair trials after Supreme Court ruling http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=17011 Laws to safeguard prisoners of war, civilians and the wounded http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article1147206.ece [C] 'UN criticises Home Office, What am I living for?, forms of slavery' 28 Jun 06 - 58 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.asylumpolicy.info A key, indispensable, unparalleled, one-stop service on asylum, anti-racism, immigration, oppression, conflict, war and human rights 01: UK 02: World 03: Europe 04: Events 05: ninemillion.org 06: Launch of RefBlog 07: How to get good asylum advice 08: Should we replace the Human Rights Act? 09: Reflecting Asylum in London?s communities 10: Young People and Asylum ? Fighting for Justice 11: Stop shuttling asylum seeking children around Europe 12: How to cancel or change your subscription to asylumpolicy.info Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus+ subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at asylumpolicy.info 2.Online: http://www.asylumpolicy.info/share.htm 3.Fax: 0870 285 6021 4.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX Lead: - 'UN criticises Home Office, What am I living for?, forms of slavery' A Report on Destitute Asylum Seekers and Refugees Living on the Streets of Leicester Next year there will be celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade ... we need to consider the social action that brought about this change in 1807 - we still have forms of slavery in these destitute people, child soldiers, human trifficking. What are we doing about this now? http://www.leicester.anglican.org/bsr/destitution.html Church finds refugees on streets Failed asylum seekers are living rough on the streets of Leicester http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/5114610.stm UN criticises Home Office over refugees It warned that the dismissive and disbelieving attitude of Home Office officials could lead to hundreds of refugees being returned to face torture and execution in their own countries. The report will add to the growing sense of crisis at the Home Office http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1115896.ece 01: UK 28 Jun 06 The real message of the World Cup Groups such as Migration Watch could be put to use reporting on villages that had no Costa Ricans http://comment.independent.co.uk/columnists_m_z/mark_steel/article1114446.ece Bank's new account targets immigrants http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1894532.html?menu= Two British marines killed in Afghanistan grenade attack http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1115931.ece Straw to call for end to Prime Minister's Royal Prerogative on war Jack Straw, the Leader of the House of Commons, will today suggest that MPs be given a vote in Parliament in the event of Britain going to war. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1115935.ece 27 Jun 06 Refugees tell of misery at eviction bid http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5054140.html Asylum seekers were opposed to being moved from their homes A controversial dispersal of asylum seekers living in an area of Glasgow has been postponed for three months. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5121982.stm Hunger strike: Joint statement issued by the Colnbrook IRC detainee's forum http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/06/343658.html The true face of Asylum http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=935032006 1m will hear story of Welsh in US http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/regionalnews/tm_objectid=17297831%26method=full%26siteid=50142%26headline=1m%2dwill%2dhear%2dstory%2dof%2dwelsh%2din%2dus%2d-name_page.html Clarke accuses Blair of lacking 'direction' http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1099176.ece Angry man bites 'attack dog' Charles Clarke could no longer suppress his liberal instincts. His successor suffered the consequences http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2244370,00.html Blair denies 'Howe moment' Criticism from Clarke continues to reverberate around Westminster. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/homeaffairs/story/0,,1807059,00.html Migration statistics 'inadequate' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5119866.stm 26 Jun 06 Syria: Rejected asylum-seeker deported from UK sentenced to 12 years? imprisonment after unfair trial http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE240462006 UN international day in support of victims of torture http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2006/06/26/54704/UN+international+day+in+support+of+victims+of+torture.html Neighbours in appeal to let mum and sons stay http://www.sunderlandtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1107&ArticleID=1588926 Giving a voice to the community http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0150business/0100news/tm_objectid=17294440%26method=full%26siteid=50003%26headline=giving%2da%2dvoice%2dto%2dthe%2dcommunity%2d-name_page.html Migrants made to wait extra year Ministers are accused of hostility towards 200,000 skilled workers who want to settle in Britain http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2243301,00.html Local authorities ignoring duties to promote equality Legal requirements to eliminate discrimination and promote equality ignored by nine out of 10 local authorities. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/localgovernment/story/0,,1806122,00.html Ulster justice system 'institutionally racist' http://www.guardian.co.uk/Northern_Ireland/Story/0,,1806515,00.html We could never make poverty history overnight http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1096454.ece One year on, vow to make poverty history in Africa has hollow ring http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2243428,00.html Cameron pledges to scrap Human Rights Act in constitutional review http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1096457.ece Failure over G8 pledges 'has left millions to die' http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article1096453.ece We'll beat you again, Afghans warn British http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1806029,00.html 25 Jun 06 Action urged on far-right website http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5102836.stm 02: World Sorry seems to be the easiest word Canada is apologising to its immigrant communities for their treatment in the past. http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,,1806477,00.html Dealing against the poor As the WTO nears the end of talks the developing world is set to suffer http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/john_hilary/2006/06/crunch_time_at_the_wto.html If wanton murder is essential to the US campaign in Iraq, it's time to leave http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1805802,00.html The perils of underestimating Ahmadinejad http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1806451,00.html The Guantanamo suicides reopen a festering question of medical ethics http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2243225,00.html US to deploy missiles in Japan http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,,1806317,00.html Peru's leader is a lap dog of the US, claims Chavez http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article1096399.ece 2 Million Ugandans Living in Refugee Camps http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5912344,00.html Iraq: Bombs kill 40 as insurgents contact Iraqi Government http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1099165.ece Iran's Jews learn to live with Ahmadinejad http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1807160,00.html Israel/Occupied Territories: Hamas seals deal on Israel http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,172-2246587,00.html Israel/Occupied Territories: War or peace? Israeli jets strike. Hamas set to accept two-state solution http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1115913.ece Malta: Police, soldiers injured in Malta migrants riot http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-06-27T214325Z_01_L27451398_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MALTA-RIOT.xml&src=rss Mexico: Candidates Must Address Murders of Women http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/06/26/mexico13623.htm Serbia S: In Kosovo's Shadow http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4184 Somalia: Mogadishu's miracle After 16 years of chaos, the Somali capital's streets are quiet. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1805807,00.html Sri Lanka on brink of civil war after killing of general http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1099168.ece Sudan pulls plug on UN operations in war-torn Darfur http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article1096412.ece US: Court Stands Ground on Immigration Measure http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5913301,00.html 03: Europe Europe: Governments Must End Renditions, Illegal Detentions http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/06/26/eu13625.htm EU members urged to admit to CIA renditions http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1807444,00.html 04: Events Pride comes to London A vibrant celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender life, the Pride season runs throughout the summer in cities across the UK. On Saturday 1 July Europe's largest Pride parade comes to London and promises to attract activists from all over the world. There will be up to 80 floats, 200 costumed groups, music, dancing and an atmosphere to rival the Rio Carnival. http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=10528 05: ninemillion.org UNHCR is launching a global campaign on World Refugee Day: ninemillion.org. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/partners/opendoc.htm?tbl=PARTNERS&id=4492c4e92 06: Launch of RefBlog a series of blogs authored by ICAR staff http://www.icar.org.uk/?lid=5778 07: Young People and Asylum ? Fighting for Justice Hackney Refugee & Migrant Support Group Day School Saturday 15 July 10.00- 4.30 The Old Fire Station 61 Leswin Road Stoke Newington London N16 Asylum seeking children in the UK are particularly hard hit by the UK?s draconian immigration policy. Around 2000 children are imprisoned in detention centres each year ? some for up to 9 months Many unaccompanied children seeking asylum live in inappropriate placements with no adult to care for them. Many are not receiving adequate support On reaching 18 young people may be sent back to their countries of origin despite having no more connections there. WORKSHOPS The Law on young people and those reaching 18 Social and Health needs, policy and provision Children in detention Campaigning for young asylum seekers? rights - with Channel 4 film on unaccompanied minors reaching 18 ?5.00/?3.00 concessions Hackney Refugee and Migrant Support Group hrmsgroup at googlemail.com 07791 991416 08: Should we replace the Human Rights Act? Cameron's constitutional revolution "...potentially revolutionary challenge to the British constitution that no one should ignore http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,1806550,00.html Ken Clarke brands Cameron plan for Bill of Rights as 'xenophobic' http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1116626.ece Enshrine these rights With no consultation, the public didn't buy into the Human Rights Act. We can correct that now. http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1806651,00.html Response to Conservative bid to scrap Human Rights Act Director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti said "Liberty welcomes any constructive conversation about how best to protect our rights and freedoms. But those who want to tear up the protections we already have must have a far clearer vision of what would replace them than what we?ve seen today.? http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/press/2006/response-to-conservative-bid-to-scrap-hra.shtml Cameron's plan to overturn rights laws labelled 'complete nonsense' http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1099173.ece We should have a Bill of Rights to stop MPs meddling, say Tories http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2243450,00.html Eight reasons why we need the Human Rights Act http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1099172.ece Should we replace the Human Rights Act? http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1099174.ece 09: How to get good asylum advice # Why should you get advice? # Dos and don'ts of getting advice # The mistakes people make... # Top tips # If you're not happy with your solicitor/adviser # How to find good advice http://www.advicenow.org.uk/asylumadvice 10: Reflecting Asylum in London?s communities ?Reflecting Asylum? by contrast finds that London?s papers overall show more accurate, balanced and community sensitive reporting. It includes a model of good practice for all press coverage of asylum seekers and refugees. download full report (PDF) http://www.icar.org.uk/bob_html/02_gla_report/Reflecting_Asylum_Report.pdf Summary: http://www.icar.org.uk/bob_html/02_gla_report/Reflecting_Asylum_Summary.pdf 11: Stop shuttling asylum seeking children around Europe Children seeking asylum are being put in danger by an EU regulation allowing them to be sent from one country to another, the Refugee Council says today. http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2006/06/27/54708/Stop+shuttling+asylum+seeking+children+around+Europe%2c+says+Refugee.html European agencies call for reform of Dublin II Regulation ECRE member agencies have today sent a public letter to European Commissioner Frattini challenging the EU's 'Dublin Rules'. The agencies state that these rules put the lives of people fleeing persecution at risk and cause unecessary suffering. They urge Frattini to look again at the legislation and address its shortcomings. (Word doc) http://www.ecre.org/news/dubletpr.doc Copy of letter (PDF) http://www.ecre.org/statements/Dublet.pdf On the rebound - stop sending asylum-seeking children from one country to another http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2006/jun06/relea0606_5.htm [D] How to cancel or change your subscription to asylumpolicy.info Index ----- 1) Subscribe to both weekly and daily newsletters 2) Subscribe to the daily digest only 3) To cancel your subscription 1) Subscribe to both weekly and daily newsletters To subscribe to both please go to: http://www.asylumpolicy.info and subscribe to the daily digest. 2) Subscribe to the daily digest only To subscribe to the daily digest only, please click on the weekly unsubscribe link at the bottom of this email, then to to: http://www.asylumpolicy.info and subscribe to the weekly digest. 3) To cancel your subscription To cancel, just click on the unsubscribe link shown below: _____________________________ Change address / Leave mailing list: http://ymlp.com/u.php?policyweekly+noborders-brum at lists.aktivix.org Hosting by YourMailingListProvider From phunkee at aktivix.org Mon Jul 3 13:11:07 2006 From: phunkee at aktivix.org (phunkee) Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:11:07 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] "Angry protesters at asylum case HQ" (Solihull Times article) Message-ID: <44A9176B.3000807@aktivix.org> Front page article of the Solihull Times about the joint Noborders, ARC monthly protest at Sandfield House: http://80.194.82.59/observerstandard/obsstandard/2006/week%2022/stratford%20series/slts001c010606v1-web.pdf Here's a copy of the text too: Angry protesters at asylum case HQ Jo Sykes and Kenton Whitehall PROTESTERS waving placards vented their anger at the region?s alleged inhuman treatment of asylum seekers when they descended on the West Midlands Headquarters for Immigration in Solihull on Friday (May 26). Members of human rights groups Birmingham NoBorders and the Anti Racist Campaign (ARC) targeted the Sandford House building on Homer Road to highlight what they say is the barbaric treatment of people seeking asylum in Solihull and Birmingham - including dawn raids and alleged strip searches of families and youngchildren. Dave Rogers, a campaigner on behalf of ARC, told the paper enforcement squads operating from the Homer Road head- quarters were forcibly snatching people from their homes in dawn raids every week. According to Mr Rogers, those people captured by the squads are brought back to Sandford House, before being sent to one of ten government detention centres around the UK to await deportation. ?We?re working with a family right now who were snatched from their home, brought here, and sent to Yarls Wood deten- tion centre. The couple were separated from their six-year- old son who was then strip searched. He added: ?This isn?t humane, this is barbarism. These people were Iran freedom fighters, they?re not crim- inals or second class citizens. ?How can you call a human being an illegal? It?s unbeliev- able.? Protester Nellie De Jongh, 39, a Zimbabwean who fled Robert Mugabe?s political dictatorship, said she was still waiting to hear whether or not she would be able to stay in the UK with her two daughters. ?The immigration system is so humiliating. Even while we wait to hear the court?s decision, officials visit my house four times a week and have the right to search everything inside it. ?My involvement in an opposition party to Robert Mugabe means I cannot return home,? she added. A Home Office spokes person confirmed Sandford House was the headquarters for the region?s Enforcement of Removals Directorate but denied the possibility of inhumane treat- ment. ?The Government has always made it clear that those people who are here illegally have not got the right to stay and will be removed. ?The officers who operate from Sandford House are trained in procedures to minimise stress during removal and we always try and keep families together where possible,? he added. Dave Rogers campaigning on behalf of the Anti-Racist Campaign outside Sandford House alongside asylum seekers afraid to make their identity known. 22.06.709.dj From mike-d at riseup.net Tue Jul 4 21:42:51 2006 From: mike-d at riseup.net (mike-d at riseup.net) Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 14:42:51 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] Social Centre Meeting 7.30pm @ MAC this Thursday Message-ID: <1323.mike-d.1152049371.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Hello everyone! From mike-d at riseup.net Tue Jul 4 22:01:18 2006 From: mike-d at riseup.net (mike-d at riseup.net) Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 15:01:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] Social Centre Meeting 7.30pm @ the MAC this Thursday Message-ID: <1333.mike-d.1152050478.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Hello Everyone! Firstly the usual apologies for anyone who has received this email multiple times due to being subscribed to different lists, and me accidentally hitting the 'send' button a bit too early. A new Social Centre is soon to open in Birmingham and a meeting is planned to discuss it's purpose and inception. The meeting will also provide a platform for everyone to suggest, discuss, and prepare any ideas they have to benefit the Social Centre such as:- -Activities -Workshops -Screenings -Meetings -Social outreach -Literature It will take place this Thursday 6th July at 7.30pm at the MAC. There are plans to set up a wireless media lab for the Social Centre (there are already 4 PCs and one monitor available) - if anyone can find any additional equipment, especially monitors that would be a great help. There has been a lot of interest in this project, and the more people who get involved the better it will be! See you all there, Mike From shiar at riseup.net Tue Jul 4 22:18:19 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 15:18:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] [scbrum] Social Centre Meeting 7.30pm @ the MAC this Thursday In-Reply-To: <1333.mike-d.1152050478.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> References: <1333.mike-d.1152050478.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: <2986.shiar.1152051499.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Finally this happening! Great, and well done to those who initiated this :) There is, however, a little thing that i couldn't help noticing. The meeting is called for Tursday 7:30, which is when both NoBorders and Indymedia usually meet up. Shouldn't you at least have cosulted them before using their lists to call for a meeting that would inevitably mean theirs is not gonna happen? See you on Thusday, -- Shiar Mike wrote: > Hello Everyone! > > Firstly the usual apologies for anyone who has received this email > multiple times due to being subscribed to different lists, and me > accidentally hitting the 'send' button a bit too early. > > A new Social Centre is soon to open in Birmingham and a meeting is planned > to discuss it's purpose and inception. The meeting will also provide a > platform for everyone to suggest, discuss, and prepare any ideas they have > to benefit the Social Centre such as:- > > -Activities > -Workshops > -Screenings > -Meetings > -Social outreach > -Literature > > It will take place this Thursday 6th July at 7.30pm at the MAC. > > There are plans to set up a wireless media lab for the Social Centre > (there are already 4 PCs and one monitor available) - if anyone can find > any additional equipment, especially monitors that would be a great help. > > There has been a lot of interest in this project, and the more people who > get involved the better it will be! > > See you all there, From mike-d at riseup.net Tue Jul 4 22:26:59 2006 From: mike-d at riseup.net (mike-d at riseup.net) Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 15:26:59 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] [scbrum] Social Centre Meeting 7.30pm @ the MAC this Thursday In-Reply-To: <2986.shiar.1152051499.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> References: <1333.mike-d.1152050478.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> <2986.shiar.1152051499.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: <1631.mike-d.1152052019.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> I think we should try and do both? It's just that Wednesday was a bit short notice and there is the Solfed meeting on Friday. Should we change the time of the SC meeting to later? See you Thursday, Mike > Finally this happening! Great, and well done to those who initiated this > :) > > There is, however, a little thing that i couldn't help noticing. The > meeting is called for Tursday 7:30, which is when both NoBorders and > Indymedia usually meet up. Shouldn't you at least have cosulted them > before using their lists to call for a meeting that would inevitably mean > theirs is not gonna happen? > > See you on Thusday, > > -- > Shiar > > > Mike wrote: > >> Hello Everyone! >> >> Firstly the usual apologies for anyone who has received this email >> multiple times due to being subscribed to different lists, and me >> accidentally hitting the 'send' button a bit too early. >> >> A new Social Centre is soon to open in Birmingham and a meeting is >> planned >> to discuss it's purpose and inception. The meeting will also provide a >> platform for everyone to suggest, discuss, and prepare any ideas they >> have >> to benefit the Social Centre such as:- >> >> -Activities >> -Workshops >> -Screenings >> -Meetings >> -Social outreach >> -Literature >> >> It will take place this Thursday 6th July at 7.30pm at the MAC. >> >> There are plans to set up a wireless media lab for the Social Centre >> (there are already 4 PCs and one monitor available) - if anyone can find >> any additional equipment, especially monitors that would be a great >> help. >> >> There has been a lot of interest in this project, and the more people >> who >> get involved the better it will be! >> >> See you all there, > > > From phunkee at aktivix.org Tue Jul 4 22:46:28 2006 From: phunkee at aktivix.org (phunkee) Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 23:46:28 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] [scbrum] Social Centre Meeting 7.30pm @ the MAC this Thursday In-Reply-To: <1631.mike-d.1152052019.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> References: <1333.mike-d.1152050478.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> <2986.shiar.1152051499.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> <1631.mike-d.1152052019.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: <44AAEFC4.8090700@aktivix.org> mike-d at riseup.net wrote: >I think we should try and do both? It's just that Wednesday was a bit >short notice and there is the Solfed meeting on Friday. Should we change >the time of the SC meeting to later? > >See you Thursday, > > >Mike > > > it'll be alright - it's a one off innit :) phunkee From phunkee at aktivix.org Wed Jul 5 16:20:06 2006 From: phunkee at aktivix.org (phunkee) Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:20:06 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] Voucher swapping Message-ID: <44ABE6B6.7010808@aktivix.org> Hey people, I'm having a bit of trouble swapping vouchers for cash at the moment. It appears virtually all my weekly income is being spent swapping vouchers so I can't swap any for the people i see this week :( So if anyone's about thursday at the mac for our fortnightly meeting please bring some cash along to swap for vouchers - then i can go and swap some more :) If anyone's into doing this on a weekly basis, gis a shout and i can hook you up with people who need to swap vouchers then i don't need to travel round bham every week swapping vouchers. At the moment, because of the demand i can't really sustain swapping vouchers for 4 people every week! phunkee From phunkee at riseup.net Sun Jul 9 13:34:57 2006 From: phunkee at riseup.net (phunkee) Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006 14:34:57 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] The Cottage of Content Occupied Social Centre Message-ID: <44B10601.5090009@riseup.net> Hi Everyone, got some great news! A boarded up Community Centre in Sparkbrook called the Cottage of Content has just been occupied for use as a Social Centre. The Community Centre, which includes a garden and a large hall, was closed by Birmingham City Council back in May 2005. It has since been boarded up and left to rot whilst local people have lost a valuable community resource. The Council are due to auction the property off on July 19th for 'commercial use', although our occupation of the property seeks to prevent this happening and aims to return the Cottage of Content to community use. The Social Centre Collective which includes local people meets every Monday at 7:30 pm. Everyone's welcome to attend. Here's the address: The Cottage of Content Occupied Social Centre, 147 Kyrwicks Lane, Sparkbrook, B11 1SS http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=408140&Y=284947&A=Y&Z=1 You can get there pretty easily from town if you get on the no. 50 bus and get off at Highgate Fire Station, where Moseley Road meets Highgate Road (A4540). Then take a left down Montpellier Street, go under the railway bridge and the Social Centre is on your right on the corner of Montpellier Street and Krywicks Lane. Here's the mailing list details if you'd like to get involved: mailing list: scbrum at lists.riseup.net An embryonic media lab is being setup in one of the rooms with some recyled linuxed pc's given to us by edinburgh imc where they were used at last year's g8 protests. We haven't as yet got the means to get them online, so if you've got any expertise in this area then it would be greatly appreciated :) Off the top of my head, here's the start of a wishlist for the social centre: soft furnishings - sofas etc computer monitors and mice working printer hardware for a wireless setup paint, brushes and rollers hoover cleaning materials photocopier paper kids toys and books gardening equipment copper pipe for water - some fool has already entered the property and half inched all the water pipe, so we need to get this fixed asap. We have sufficient funds from previous social events at the Nursery Social Centre to enable this. a plumber! phunkee From mike-d at riseup.net Tue Jul 11 16:52:15 2006 From: mike-d at riseup.net (mike-d at riseup.net) Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:52:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] National Demonstration Against Guantanamo this Saturday 15th July Message-ID: <40183.mike-d.1152636735.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Hello everyone, There will be a protest in London this Saturday against the unlawful and indefinite detention of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, their torture and ill-treatment, and the recent suspicious suicides which have taken place. Coaches leave Birmingham on Saturday 15th at 8.15am from Carr's Lane in Birmingham City Centre, and 8.30am from the Central Mosque. Tickets are ?6 unwaged and ?12 waged. The demo starts at 12.00 from Marble Arch and will leave London at 4.00pm. www.guantanamo.org.uk From phunkee at aktivix.org Tue Jul 11 22:40:33 2006 From: phunkee at aktivix.org (phunkee) Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:40:33 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] The Cottage of Content Occupied Social Centre In-Reply-To: <44B10601.5090009@riseup.net> References: <44B10601.5090009@riseup.net> Message-ID: <44B428E1.3060306@aktivix.org> report with photos: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2006/07/344533.html From jolyon.jones at btinternet.com Fri Jul 14 10:00:38 2006 From: jolyon.jones at btinternet.com (JOLYON JONES) Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:00:38 +0100 (BST) Subject: [noborders-brum] Birmingham protest at Isreali War Crimes: 22nd July 2006 Message-ID: <20060714100039.33846.qmail@web86505.mail.ird.yahoo.com> West Midlands PSC calls for your support: PROTEST AT ISRAELI WAR CRIMES IN PALESTINE AND LEBANON Saturday 22 July 1.00pm-3.00pm Birmingham city centre (Meet on High Street by Waterstones) This protest is planned to include leafleting and a die-in. --------------------------------- Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. 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The > Iraqi Kurds in Hull are showing the way forward, please assist them > if you can. > > Thanks very much, > In solidarity, > Sarah Parker > Coalition to Stop Deportations to Iraq > > > > INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES > > > PRESS RELEASE > > CALL FOR A DEMONSTRATION > against Home Office plans to resume deportations to Iraq > Let Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers keep their jobs > > > Hundreds of Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers in the city of Hull are > being sacked from their jobs. Their employers have suddenly told > them: ???You are illegal in this country and you should contact > the Home Office???. These same Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers > previously had permission to work and they worked for more than 3 > or 4 years, and now they don???t know what to do. The Home Office > has asked them to contact the IOM to go back to Iraq > ???voluntarily??? when they have just settled in England. Join our > demo to stop the new policy against Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers. > At least 7,000 Iraqi asylum seekers, many of whom have been settled > in the UK for more than five years, face imminent removal and are > now living in a climate of fear. In response, the International > Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR), which has over 1,000 members > among Iraqi asylum seekers, is supporting the asylum seekers??? > demonstration in Hull. IFIR expects over 500 Iraqi Kurdish asylum > seekers and members of the IFIR to gather at Pearson Park at 12 > noon on Saturday 22 July 2006 and then march to the BBC at 1 > o???clock. > The asylum seekers urgently need your support: with your support > this policy can be reversed. We are calling upon all of you to come > and join us in our > demonstration in an effort to stop the deportation of thousands of > Iraqi asylum seekers. > > IFIR is calling: > > ??? For a halt to plans to deport Iraqi asylum seekers > ??? For Iraqi asylum seekers to be granted leave to remain in > Britain as victims of war > ??? For the immediate release of all detained Iraqi asylum seekers > ??? For Iraqi asylum seekers to be entitled to the same rights to > work and benefits as other British residents > > Protests > > Hull: BBC. 1pm - till late in the evening on Saturday 22 July > > > For further information, please contact :Hussan on 07746075312 > ??? -- Shiar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IFIRprotestinhullcity[2].doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 33792 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shiar at riseup.net Tue Jul 18 10:49:22 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:49:22 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] [Fwd: Special Bulletin about the deportation of foreign nationals and bail] Message-ID: <3700.shiar.1153219762.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Special Bulletin about the deportation of foreign nationals and bail From: "John O" Date: Tue, July 18, 2006 1:34 am To: Recipient List Suppressed:; -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========== NCADC News Service ========== Special Bulletin about the deportation of foreign nationals and bail Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) is currently receiving many questions from detainees about detention and deportation (as is NCADC). Both organizations have received enquiries from many who have completed a criminal sentence but have not been released at the end of their sentence. This bulletin explains how someone so detained can apply for bail to secure their freedom. Bulletin can be printed off and posted to anyone that is detained. Part One (this section can be shown to the Judge) Law and policy The right to freedom is a fundamental principle of the law in this country. The Immigration Service, which is detaining you, has to give very strong reasons to say that you have to be detained. You must be given reasons for your detention and further reasons every further month that you are detained. The initial reasons will normally be given to you on Form IS91R and Monthly Progress Reports on Form IS151F. Deportation Have you been given notice of intention to make a deportation order? If you have been given notice of intention to make a deportation order and you are waiting for that order to be made, you can only be detained where a. your presence is not 'conducive to the public good'; b. you are recommended for deportation following conviction for an offence by a criminal court; c. you are the family member of someone who is, or has been, ordered to be deported. Have you been recommended for deportation? If you have been issued by a criminal court with a recommendation that you be deported, having been convicted for a crime, you can only be detained if the court has not made a direction that you are released at the end of your sentence. Is there a deportation order in force against you? You may be detained while waiting to be removed from the UK or waiting to leave the UK. You can only be detained in accordance with law and policy: The government's own policy in the Operational Enforcement Manual states: "The following are normally considered suitable for detention in only very exceptional circumstances, whether in dedicated IS detention accommodation or elsewhere: * unaccompanied children and persons under the age of 18 [?]; * the elderly, especially where supervision is required; * pregnant women, unless there is clear prospect of early removal and medical advice suggests no question of confinement prior to this [?]; * those where there is independent evidence that they have been tortured; * people with serious disabilities." You may not be detained for an unreasonable length of time. o A High Court judge has said: "If it becomes clear that removal is not going to be possible within a reasonable time, further detention is not authorised [?] the person seeking to exercise the power of detention must take all reasonable steps within his power to ensure the removal within a reasonable time." * This means that you cannot be detained for an unreasonable length of time. * The immigration authorities must act with speed to ensure that the immigration action is carried out within a 'reasonable time'. * You can only be detained for as long as reasonably necessary to carry out the authorized immigration action (for example, deportation). * If it appears that the immigration action cannot be carried out within a reasonable time (for example, you cannot be deported because it is not possible for you to be returned to your home country) then your detention will become unlawful. * If you know that you cannot be removed or there are problems with removal to your country, such as travel document delay, you cannot be detained indefinitely. You should apply to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) for bail and read the BID special bulletins on travel document delay. Your detention may be unlawful if: * Your detention does not comply with policy; the effect on you outweighs the immigration interest in detaining you; your detention is arbitrary because the reasons for it are unknown or not made public; your detention is based on an inadequate or wrong assessment of the facts about you; relevant circumstances have not been taken into account. * If your detention may be unlawful, you need to seek the advice of a lawyer who can challenge your detention in the High Court by judicial review proceedings or a writ for habeas corpus. Appeal against deportation: BID cannot give advice on deportation appeals as our focus is on helping detainees to apply for bail. You will need a lawyer to assist you with a deportation appeal. If you do not have a lawyer, you should contact the Community Legal Service helpline on: 0845 345 4 345 If you want to appeal against a decision to make a deportation order, you can apply to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal for the following reasons: * The Home Office has failed to apply its own rules or policy in the correct way. * There are human rights reasons why you should not be deported (including your family life and the right not to suffer torture). Your family life means your partner or children here, and other factors such as your employment in the UK can also be taken into account. * If you have claimed asylum and removing you would be against the Refugee Convention. If a deportation order has already been made, a lawyer may be able to help you to make representations to the Home Office asking that the order be revoked. If the order is not revoked, you can bring an appeal. Applying to an immigration judge for bail: To challenge your detention, you need to apply for bail to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT). * In a bail application, the Immigration Service has to convince the Immigration Judge that detaining you is necessary. * Detention is an infringement of the human right to liberty and the Judge will have to be satisfied to a high standard that any infringement of that right is essential. * 'The burden of proving that the presumption in favour of liberty does not apply lies on the Secretary of State. As detention is an infringement of the applicant's human right to liberty, you have to be satisfied to a high standard that any infringement of that right is essential.' These words are from the guidelines for immigration judges considering bail - paragraph 2.5 of the 'Guidance Notes for Adjudicators on Bail. Third Edition May 2003' ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Part Two. This section is to help you prepare your bail application and is not for court. What to do next * Read BID's Notebooks on Bail - in the detention centre library or contact BID or download from: http://www.ncadc.org.uk/resources/bail.html * Prepare your statement for bail using the Guide below. * Check with BID that this Bulletin is up-to-date before using it. Guide to Writing a Statement to explain your Case If you have no legal representation and you have to go to court yourself, you will have to prepare a statement for the Judge to consider. This is an explanation of what should be in the statement. Use separate paper to write a Statement using the following headings as a Guide. "I am making this bail application myself because (explain why you have no lawyer). I do not want to represent myself but I have no choice. I have received some help from Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID)." My immigration history * It is important to be brief at this stage. The Judge dealing with the bail application will not be looking at your main immigration case. The Judge will only be looking at whether or not you should be released on bail or detained. So the Judge will not want to know, for example, the details of why you fled your home country or the details of why you applied to stay in the U.K. My detention history * Explain when you were detained and at which centres including any periods of release. The reasons why I should be given Bail The main things you need to explain are: * Why the immigration service is wrong to say you will not keep in touch with the authorities (why you will not abscond) * Why you cannot be removed quickly. These two points are the rules which the Immigration Service have to prove to keep you in detention. So to be released you have to explain why the immigration service is wrong. I will comply with any conditions which are set for me because * Explain why you will comply with bail conditions. * If you have previously broken any conditions, why would it be different this time? * Go through the list on page 30 of the Notebook for Bail Part One and see if any of the list applies to you. If it does then explain it here. Information about my surety/sureties (if you have a surety/ sureties) It is not a requirement by law to have a surety to apply for bail. If you do have sureties, there is a space for their details on the bail form (Form B1) * Explain the sureties' relationship to you. Explain how long you have known the surety. * What is each surety's immigration status? * How much money is the surety offering and why are they offering that amount? * How often have you seen the surety - does the surety come to see you in detention? o Why will the surety be able to influence you to keep in touch with the authorities? Information about my accommodation o Explain what you accommodation will be. Who is providing this for you. If it is a friend explain the friendship. My comments on the bail summary (you will receive this the day before the hearing) * Go through the bail summary sentence by sentence and explain why you do not agree with the immigration service It is important to explain in detail everything in your favour. For example, if you have fully co-operated with the Immigration Service and the Home Office, explain how you have co-operated. ____________________________________________________ further information see: "The Deportation of Foreign Nationals factsheet" by Brenda Campbell, Louise Hooper, Duran Seddon, Maya Sikand, Mark Symes, Ronan Toal - Garden Court Chambers May/June 2006. Can be downloaded from: http://www.ncadc.org.uk/resources/foreignNats.html BID is grateful to the barristers of Garden Court Chambers for their assistance with this bulletin. 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URL: From shiar at riseup.net Tue Jul 18 18:45:01 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:45:01 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] reminder of Thursady's meeting Message-ID: <3632.shiar.1153248301.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> We're having the usual Thursday NoBorders meeting, but this time at the recently squatted Social Centre in Sparkbrook :) The Cottage Social Centre, 147 Kyrwicks Lane, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1SS http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=408140&Y=284947&A=Y&Z=1 You can get there pretty easily from Brum City Centre if you get the no. 50 bus and get off at Highgate Fire Station, where Moseley Road meets Highgate Road (A4540). Then take a left down Montpellier Street, go under the railway bridge and the Social Centre is on your right on the corner of Montpellier Street and Kyrwicks Lane. -- Shiar From phunkee at riseup.net Tue Jul 18 20:16:53 2006 From: phunkee at riseup.net (phunkee) Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:16:53 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] Saturday 21st July: Fundraising Party for the Cottage Occupied Social Centre Message-ID: <44BD41B5.2060608@riseup.net> Hi Everyone, sorry bout cross-posting and the short notice. The Cottage Occupied Social Centre after one week of occupation are having a fundraising party this Saturday starting at 8pm Bands and DJ's to be confirmed Entrance by donation The Cottage Social Centre, 147 Kyrwicks Lane, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1SS http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=408140&Y=284947&A=Y&Z=1 You can get there pretty easily from Brum City Centre if you get the no. 50 bus and get off at Highgate Fire Station, where Moseley Road meets Highgate Road (A4540). Then take a left down Montpellier Street, go under the railway bridge and the Social Centre is on your right on the corner of Montpelier Street and Kyrwicks Lane. More information about the Occupied Social Centre and its fight to get the community centre back for local people is available here: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2006/07/344533.html phunkee From phunkee at riseup.net Tue Jul 18 23:47:06 2006 From: phunkee at riseup.net (phunkee) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:47:06 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] [brumcriticalmass] Saturday 21st July: Fundraising Party for the Cottage Occupied Social Centre In-Reply-To: <44BD41B5.2060608@riseup.net> References: <44BD41B5.2060608@riseup.net> Message-ID: <44BD72FA.4050808@riseup.net> phunkee wrote: > Hi Everyone, sorry bout cross-posting and the short notice. > > The Cottage Occupied Social Centre after one week of occupation are > having a fundraising party this Saturday starting at 8pm > > Bands and DJ's to be confirmed > > Entrance by donation > > The Cottage Social Centre, 147 Kyrwicks Lane, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, > B11 1SS > > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=408140&Y=284947&A=Y&Z=1 > > You can get there pretty easily from Brum City Centre if you get the > no. 50 bus and get off at Highgate Fire Station, where Moseley Road > meets Highgate Road (A4540). > Then take a left down Montpellier Street, go under the railway bridge > and the Social Centre is on your right on the corner of Montpelier > Street and Kyrwicks Lane. > > More information about the Occupied Social Centre and its fight to get > the community centre back for local people is available here: > > http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2006/07/344533.html > > phunkee > Oops it's on the 22nd July, and that's a Saturday :) From frank.corrigan at asylumpolicy.info Thu Jul 20 07:48:18 2006 From: frank.corrigan at asylumpolicy.info (asylumpolicy.info) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:48:18 +0200 Subject: [noborders-brum] Service upgrade Message-ID: Dear asylumpolicy.info subscriber, RE: Service upgrade to: http://www.asylumpolicy.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway I am writing to let you know that, as part of the ongoing independent evaluation of www.asylumpolicy.info, an interim upgrade to the service has taken place. You now have more options to indicate how often you want the newsletter updates, change your email address and or specify which particular subjects you are interested in, such as: Children Deportation, return, removal Health Housing Legal: law, regulations, policy Social Care Welfare rights, advice Women + many more To make changes to your service please click on link below and tick the boxes to state your interests and then press the save button at the botton of the page to confirm. _____________________________ Change address / Leave mailing list: http://ymlp.com/u.php?frankslist+noborders-brum at lists.aktivix.org Hosting by YourMailingListProvider From shiar at riseup.net Sat Jul 22 06:39:33 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:39:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] [Fwd: B'ham; help needed] Message-ID: <2800.shiar.1153550373.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: B'ham; help needed From: "chiara lauvergnac" Date: Fri, July 21, 2006 12:07 pm To: "Shiar" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, there is a man I helped out of detention, now refused again and living on the streets after NASS threw him out. Can you help, or I'll get him to London? Pleanty of room at the still occupied social centre in Russell Square...but maybe he prefers to stay in Brum. His name is Paulo from Angola mobile 07944752646, nice man.Very sorry now, I was so happy when he came out, after 1 year in detantion and 5 removals cancelled.... Chiara 07940 143983 London NoBorders --------------------------------- -- Shiar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The more explicit focus of www.frankslist.info will be: >> asylum >> immigration >> rights All new email newsletter digests will now indicate they come from: [frankslist] frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2) Upgrade update: Amendments Below is a short summary of the options inclusive of amendments. Changes to digests sent 2 to 4 times per week ______________________________________ Only the following digest will be available 2 to 4 times per week: >> All UK, Europe and World news This is the digest most people are currently subscribed to and is an exact copy of how emails had been before the recent changes. Weekly digest changes ___________________ The following digests will now only be sent of a weekly basis: >> All UK news >> All Europe and World news >> All UK events Monthly digest changes ___________________ It has been decided that only monthly digests will be sent out with regards topics of specific interests. All of the above options will take full effect on or before August 1st 06. If you have any queries to raise over these changes please contact me via: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info Apologies if you get duplicate copies of this email this is because you will have expressed interest in a number of subjects. If you wish to make any further changes to your subscription please click of the link shown at the foot of this email. Thanks Frank Corrigan http://www.frankslist.info _____________________________ Change address / Leave mailing list: http://ymlp.com/u.php?frankslist+noborders-brum at lists.aktivix.org Hosting by YourMailingListProvider From phunkee at riseup.net Tue Jul 25 12:23:58 2006 From: phunkee at riseup.net (phunkee) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:23:58 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] Film Screenings at the Cottage Social Centre Message-ID: <44C60D5E.5040804@riseup.net> Hi, At the last birmingham indymedia meeting there was a proposal to do a series of weekly or fortnightly film screenings for grass-roots groups. If your group is interested in having a film shown please reply to scbrum at lists.riseup.net or come along to an indymedia meeting this thursday at the cottage social centre for 7:30pm. seize the time, phunkee The Cottage Social Centre, 147 Kyrwicks Lane, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1SS http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=408140&Y=284947&A=Y&Z=1 You can get there pretty easily from Brum City Centre if you get the no. 50 bus and get off at Highgate Fire Station, where Moseley Road meets Highgate Road (A4540). Then take a left down Montpelier Street, go under the railway bridge and the Social Centre is on your right on the corner of Montpelier Street and Kyrwicks Lane. More information about the Occupied Social Centre and its fight to get the community centre back for local people is available here: The Cottage of Content Occupied Social Centre is reclaimed! http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2006/07/344533.html What Lead to the Closure and Sale of the Cottage of Content Community Centre? http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2006/07/345419.html Disused Buildings of Birmingham Have No Shortage of Occupants http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2006/07/345918.html From shiar at riseup.net Tue Jul 25 13:24:11 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:24:11 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] NoBorders meeting minutes - 20/7/2006 Message-ID: <3076.shiar.1153833851.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Below are the minutes of last meeting. Sorry for the delay. -- Shiar ------------------------- NoBorders meeting minutes - 20/7/2006 1. Angel's legal complaint Following a number of articles and feature on Indymedia, as well as the leafleting at Celebrating Sanctuary last month, that exposed the Angel Group, the asylum housing providers who fund the event, someone wrote a comment, using Julia Davey's daughter's name (J. Davey is the owner of the company), claiming, among other things, that she hired a stripper to entertain her employees and evaded taxes. Angel's solicitor wrote to Indymedia asking for the comment to be removed or they'll go to court and put an injunction on Indymedia. Whoever is in charge of legal matters chose to take the comment out to avoid any legal troubles. But it seems, at least, that we caused Angel some trouble. There was agreement that we should do more about this. A letter to Celebrating Sanctuary -that should have been done long ago- criticising them for being funded by such asylum dodgey profiteers is still something to do. The main points that should go in the letter were agreed on. There was also a willingness to do something about other housing providers, such as Aston Brook and Clear Spring. Some stories of miserable housing conditions and asylum seekers suffering because of that were told. 2. Solihull Demo Next one is on Friday, 28 July. It was agreed that the 'theme' for this month would be Children in Detention (last time, it was death in detention etc.), since Nellie has been doing a great job with NCADC ringing up families in Yarl's Wood detention centre and compiling their kids' stories. The outcome of her work has been printed out, with the help of JohnO from NCADC, as a multi-page leaflet that could be distributed before and at the demo. Nellie is gonna ask for NCADC's permission to do that. We need to be more organised. For example, last time everyone assumed that someone else would bring a megaphone, but in the end no one did. A check list before each demo would be good idea to overcome that. - Megaphone - Pots and pans - Banners. There is a banner-making session on Tuesday evening. Please come and help. - Leaflets. We need more copies of that demo call-out leaflet. Please put anything that needs photocopying on the list and there are people who could do it. - Anything else? 3. NoBorders event Now that we've got a place (the Social Centre), we can have one more easily. It was agreed that this one should be more educational and aimed more at refugees rather than just a fundraiser. It was agreed to hold it in 2 weeks' time, on Fri 4 Aug. Suggested activities include talks, screenings, food, music (especially by refugee musicians and bands), stuff for kids etc. We need to discuss the details more. 4. Unfortunately we didn't have enough time to discuss other things on the agenda, especially a NoBorders 'office' at the Social Centre and what we, as Noborders, can do there (refugee support, English lessons, voucher swapping etc.). We also agreed that we need a leaflet about this. We'll hopefully talk about all this next time or, preferably, people can make use of the 'communication revolution' and use the mailing list more often :P ------------- From shiar at riseup.net Wed Jul 26 10:33:41 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:33:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] [Fwd: [noii-uk] Anyone in Birmingham able to help?] Message-ID: <1281.shiar.1153910021.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [noii-uk] Anyone in Birmingham able to help? From: "Raemond Bradford" Date: Tue, July 25, 2006 7:21 pm To: noii-uk at lists.riseup.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi I've a friend in Glasgow who urgently needs to get some information from Birmingham for his asylum case. Does anyone on the list stay in Birmingham or know someone who could help and save him time and a long journey? Thanks a lot Rae ___________________________________________________________ All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- Shiar From mike-d at riseup.net Tue Jul 25 10:47:56 2006 From: mike-d at riseup.net (Mike D) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:47:56 +0100 (BST) Subject: [noborders-brum] This Saturday 29th demo on Lebanon Message-ID: <1762.mike-d.1153824476.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> **************** Mike D * ;) **************** ------------------------- Original Message ------------------------- Subject: Fwd: 29th demo on Lebanon From: "Naeem Malik" Date: Tue, July 25, 2006 8:32 am To: bhamguantanamocampaign at yahoo.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear All First of all, we are going to be travelling on wednesday the 26th July to the High Courts in London to demonstrate outside the court as the appeal on behalf of the British residents held at Guantanamo is heard inside. Pleae join us and let me know via my mobile 07721 427690. We will be leaving Birmingham at 7.00 am to be in London by 10:00. We will be back by 7.00 p.m. possibly leaving London around 3.00 p.m. Also, we meet on Wednesday the 26th 7.30 p.m. at the MAC ( cafeteria area) to discuss future activities and planning the events around Labour Party conference. This saturday the Palesitinian Solidarity Campaign has called a protest in Birmingham, I am including the details on the demo. Birmingham Guantanamo Campaign instead of holding the usual stall outside Waterstone's will be joining the PSC demonstration. Please join us in supporting the calls for immediate ceasfire and the resolution of all issues including the release and exchange of all prisoners on both sides. Naeem Birmingham Guantanamo Campaign Mobile 07721 427690 Note: forwarded message attached. --------------------------------- Web email has come of age. Don't settle for less than the All New Yahoo! Mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: Gargi Bhattacharyya Subject: 29th demo Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:21:12 +0100 Size: 83082 URL: From frank.corrigan at frankslist.info Mon Jul 31 08:08:11 2006 From: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info (frankslist.info) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:08:11 +0200 Subject: [noborders-brum] All UK, Europe and World news digest, 142 items up to 30 Jul 06 Message-ID: <4bf7bfee1d289e514ffb033ce0779ff9@hornblower.ymlpnet.net> All UK, Europe and World news digest, 142 items up to 30 Jul 06 To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX A) 'Jailed at birth' - 30 Jul 06 - 90 items B) 'Alternative reform' - 25 Jul 06 - 52 items C) How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info A) 'Jailed at birth' To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Events 04: Europe 05: FMR Supplement: Education and Conflict 06: Self-help for rape survivors seeking asylum 07: JUSTICE welcomes DCA review on Human Rights Act 08: Middle East: Lebanon/Israel/Occupied Territories 09: KPMG?s report into the activities of the Angel Group 10: Plight of the maid: report lifts lid on global suffering 11: The Boundaries of Belonging: reflections on Migration Policies into the 21st Century 12: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'Jailed at birth' Detained parents on hunger strike http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/5226670.stm Asylum children: Jailed at birth They are the forgotten victims of Britain's asylum system: babies born behind bars and locked up in detention centres http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1204503.ece Britain's youngest Prisoners - Lack of 'Duty of Care' http://www.ncadc.org.uk/newszine72/Nellie2.html Families held at an immigration detention centre that was criticised this week by the jail watchdog have launched a hunger strike. http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1660945 Chief Inspector of Prisons calls for "complete overhaul of the detention of children" http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2006/jul06/curr0706_1.htm Report on Yarl?s Wood Immigration Removal Centre (PDF) http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/21395/Yarl's_Wood.pdf Detention: No place for a child (anyone!) http://www.noplaceforachild.org/ 01: UK 30 Jul 06 What happened to ... rape victim Tanya? http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1833561,00.html Home Office warns of social tension A restricted Home Office document, 'Migration from Eastern Europe: Impact on Public Services and Community Cohesion', warns ministers may have to stop refusing to grant housing and welfare benefits to new arrivals. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1833623,00.html Machine to detect port illegals is working weekdays only http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/30/wille30.xml Millions of children to be fingerprinted European rules being drawn up in secret will make it compulsory for all UK children, possibly as young as six, to have their fingerprints stored on a database which could be shared with countries around the world. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1833407,00.html Report: The Implications of the Introduction of Biometrics and Identity Management (PDF) http://www.statewatch.org/news/2006/jul/biometrics-and-identity-management.pdf Reopen Lawrence case, says top QC The human rights barrister urges police to 'go back to the beginning' to bring killers to justice http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article1204514.ece Government U-turn on free information http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2291779,00.html More UK troops to face Taliban http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2291530,00.html Cabinet in open revolt over Israel http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1833538,00.html The readers' editor on... showing the reality of war http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1833492,00.html Independence is the key. From Blair, that is http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1833372,00.html My journey on the highway of fear with families who lost everything http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1833341,00.html City march over Lebanon conflict http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/5225810.stm Albania does not deserve this insult http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2291188,00.html 29 Jul 06 Immigrants help Scotland's population rise for third year http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1099582006 Bush and Blair lay out peace plan http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1832856,00.html Bush and Blair back UN force to take control in Lebanon http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2290553,00.html This is worse than Iraq http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1832724,00.html How mad for Britain to be the US poodle: the neocons will fade away http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2289986,00.html 28 Jul 06 Mahdi Hidari Must Stay http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm?gid=1256290&messageid=3897 Hunger strike at immigration centre http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1932903.html?menu= How a wide world of immigrants put West Cumbria on the working map http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=394292 Refugee children find safety and hope http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED28%20Jul%202006%2018%3A36%3A59%3A210 Grant aid for refugees http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=138943&command=displayContent&sourceNode=138769&contentPK=15009186&folderPk=80412 4.5 quit Britain for new shores More than 4? million Britons live abroad, with the highest number ? almost 800,000 ? in China. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,174-2289126,00.html Investigation of suspect asylum worker's cases http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1097292006 Peers seek to cut back power to declare war http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,174-2289125,00.html 27 Jul 06 Families left ?in limbo? as asylum policy chaos reigns http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/article.aspx?articleid=1447888 02: World Victory for the mother whose son was killed by the Russians http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,174-2289404,00.html U.N. Challenges U.S. Rights Record http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/27/usdom13870.htm UN council agrees Iran resolution http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2290713,00.html Albania does not deserve this insult http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2291188,00.html Congo DR: Forever in chains: The tragic history of Congo http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article1201822.ece Congo DR: Tight security for DR Congo vote http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5226772.stm Iraq: Pentagon says Iraq forces will rise to 135,000 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2290922,00.html Iraq; Dozens killed as more troops head to Baghdad http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1201302.ece Italy: Migrants 'die' on voyage to Italy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5227436.stm Jamaica: Investigate Murder of Alleged Lesbians http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/27/jamaic13869.htm Jordan: Systematic torture of political suspects http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGMDE160082006 Germany gives entry test to Jewish migrants http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2291196,00.html Latvia: Investigate Attacks on Gay Activists http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/26/latvia13831.htm Latvian authorities fail to protect LGBT community http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGEUR520032006 Philippines: Government must prevent further political killings http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGASA350072006 Russia Condemned for 'Disappearance' of Chechen http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/27/russia13864.htm Somalia on the brink of all-out war as minister is shot dead http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2290159,00.html Somali government close to collapse as Islamists take palace http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article1201308.ece Spain finally attempts to lay ghosts of the Franco era http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,,1832898,00.html Sudan: Army attack breaks Darfur truce http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5227186.stm Uganda: No Amnesty for Atrocities http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/27/uganda13863.htm US: DNA Testing More Common for Immigrants http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-5978736,00.html US: Lawmakers Doubt of Border Plan's Efficacy http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5978098,00.html US: Immigration Reform Could Result In Shortage Of Elder Care Workers http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=48148 Uzbekistan: Trial of Imam Highlights Refoulement Concerns, Treatment in Custody http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/29/uzbeki13880.htm 03: Events 23 August 2006 Refugee and Asylum workshop for schools Venue: Charlotte Square, Edinburgh This interactive workshop will explore asylum and why people become refugees, focusing on the story of a family that has to flee from repression. http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?ID=35 The Human Rights Law Conference 2006 Organised by JUSTICE and Sweet & Maxwell 8th Annual Conference Thursday 26 October 2006 Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL Law Society and Bar Council Accredited: 6 hours CPD Standard fee: ?325 plus VAT (10% discount for JUSTICE members) http://www.justice.org.uk/trainingevents/currenttraining/main.html 04: Europe 27 July 2006 This will be the last ECRAN Weekly Update before the summer break. Full service will be resumed in the autumn. In this ECRAN weekly update you will find information on: Council of the EU JHA Council discusses the progress of the Hague programme; Member States must tackle illegal immigration together says JHA Council; General Affairs Council concerned at increased illegal immigration to EU; European Parliament Police action alone not enough to deal with illegal immigration, says Borrell; MEPs criticise Frattini's 'Captain Europe' approach to illegal immigration Member States Cyprus appeals for urgent help with individuals fleeing Lebanon UNHCR Malta detention conditions shock UNHCR Miscellaneous Spanish NGO calls for EU evacuation programme from Lebanon; Meijers Committee comments on Dublin II Regulation; Internship vacancies at ECRE London office Read in full: Word version http://www.ecre.org/Update/Weekly%20update%2027%20July%202006.doc Sign up to receive the ECRAN weekly up date direct to your email here http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECRAN-Weekly-Updates/ 05: FMR Supplement: Education and Conflict Education and Conflict http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=ind0607&L=forced-migration&D=1&T=0&O=D&P=2762 06: Self-help for rape survivors seeking asylum Get the Asylum Rights Sheet (PDF) http://www.womenagainstrape.net/PDFfiles/AsylumRightsSheetWomenAgainstRape.pdf Asylum from Rape Petition (PDF) http://www.womenagainstrape.net/PDFfiles/AsylumfromRapePetitionBWRAP22June06.pdf If you are an asylum seeker or a refugee who has fled rape or other sexual violence: Come and meet other women, give each other support and share information in our lively self-help group Get help and referrals regarding your asylum claim, accommodation, children's needs, health Learn new skills. We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds. Many languages are spoken by women in the group We also provide guidance to organisations on how to meet the needs of asylum-seeking rape survivors Contact Anne or Kristina to find out more Monday-Friday 1.30pm-4pm Women Against Rape, Crossroads Women's Centre 230A Kentish Town Rd, London NW5 2AB Tel: 020 7482 2496 (voice & minicom) Fax: 020 7209 4761 Email: war at womenagainstrape.net http://www.womenagainstrape.net/ 07: JUSTICE welcomes DCA review on Human Rights Act Press release http://www.justice.org.uk/images/pdfs/press250706.pdf 08: Middle East: Israel/Occupied Territories/Lebanon Questions and Answers on Hostilities Between Israel and Hezbollah http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/17/lebano13748.htm Lebanon is the sideshow to Iran?s sinister moves on Iraq http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2291265,00.html I, too, am horrified by the awful scenes in Lebanon. But wait... http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1833487,00.html It's time for full engagement, whatever the pain http://observer.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,1833489,00.html Dozens killed in Lebanon air raid http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5228224.stm Israeli Cluster Munitions Hit Civilians in Lebanon Israel Must Not Use Indiscriminate Weapons http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/24/isrlpa13798.htm Aid fails to reach 800,000 Lebanese refugees http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1104482006 Israel/Palestine/Lebanon: Climbing Out of the Abyss http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4282 They run schools and fire rockets: what is their real aim? http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1833356,00.html Birth, death and destruction on Lebanon?s road to hell http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2291489,00.html We desperately need peacemakers, not peacekeepers http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1833485,00.html Hezbollah: we?ve planned this for 6 years http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2291499,00.html Israel strikes on Gaza continue http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5227324.stm Lebanon/Israel: Urgent need for arms embargo on Israel and Hizbullah http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGMDE010022006 'We suffer together, we leave together' http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1833257,00.html The day Israel realised that this was a real war http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1833349,00.html 'One in four Lebanese are now refugees... we can't cope' http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1104862006 '50 killed' as Israeli air strike hits children http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1204845.ece The world is still waiting http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,1832742,00.html How Israel has lost way in its war on Hizbollah http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1202851.ece Europe must lead the search for peace in the Middle East http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1832726,00.html Israel's secret war: the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Palestine http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1202850.ece The Big Question: Does aerial bombing win wars or does it just stiffen resistance? http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article1201279.ece Hizbullah men await the Israelis http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1832931,00.html Israel maintains pressure on Gaza (MP3) http://download.guardian.co.uk/sys-audio/Guardian/audio/2006/07/28/0728urquhart.mp3 Leaders lay out Lebanon plan http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/0,,362449,00.html Bush and Blair back UN force to take control in Lebanon http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2290553,00.html Israel fears long-range rockets put Tel Aviv in line of fire http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2290538,00.html 09: KPMG?s report into the activities of the Angel Group FOI 2852 We have a received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: I would like to see a copy of the KPMG report into the activities of the Angel Group, one of the contracted accommodation providers for NASS (National Asylum Support Service), which was delivered to officials/ministers last October. I understand that discussions took place between KPMG and officials leading to a final conclusion of the investigation at the end of January 2006. I would therefore also request copies of any correspondence between KPMG and officials, and or, minutes of meetings. Some information within this release was redacted under sections 43(2) and section 38 (1)(a) and (b), and section 40(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Full Document KPMG?s report into the activities of the Angel Group. (HTML) http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information/released-information/2852-KPMG-Angel-Group?view=Html 10: Plight of the maid: report lifts lid on global suffering Many domestic servants from developing countries are mistreated and abused by their employers, Human Rights Watch reports, with children often forced into servitude. Cases cited by HRW include two Indonesian children working as maids who were beaten to death and a 13-year-old servant who was repeatedly raped by her Indonesian employer. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1201306.ece Domestic Workers Abused Worldwide Report Spotlights Violence and Slavelike Conditions in 12 Countries http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/26/singap13804.htm 11: The Boundaries of Belonging: reflections on Migration Policies into the 21st Century This paper examines the politics of categorization that defines people who move, as well as the migration containment policies that set and maintain the boundaries of these categories. (PDF) http://www.statewatch.org/news/2006/jul/boundaries-of-belonging.pdf 12: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info To make changes or cancel, just click on the link shown below: B) 'Alternative reform' 'Alternative reform' 25 Jul 06 - 52 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.asylumpolicy.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Middle east 04: How to cancel or change your subscription to asylumpolicy.info Lead: - 'Alternative reform action plan' Alternative reform action plan http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2006/jul06/relea0706_1.htm Don't turn employers into the immigration police, TUC tells Government http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-12175-f0.cfm Rebuilding Confidence In Our Immigration System http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-releases/rebuilding-confidence 01: UK 25 Jul 06 Fight to keep asylum seeker in UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/5213240.stms Embarkation controls 'to return' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5212130.stm Reid to announce border security force http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-07-24T232310Z_01_L24905557_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BRITAIN-IMMIGRATION.xml&src=rss Poles who live betweeen two cultures http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,1827939,00.html Refusal to seek return of detainees 'unlawful' http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1827960,00.html Passport price rise 'a tax on holidaymakers' ID card scheme blamed for second big increase Pressure group predicts rush to renew early http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1827989,00.html Calls for weapons embargo on Israel http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1195271.ece Standing back from America http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,1827945,00.html 24 Jul 06 Never mind the uniforms, welcome the immigrants http://comment.independent.co.uk/leading_articles/article1193087.ece We must help end the sex slave trade http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/denis_macshane/2006/07/why_i_dont_want_to_meet_tony_b.html Passport control officers to get uniforms in Reid reforms http://society.guardian.co.uk/asylumseekers/story/0,,1827568,00.html Fees set for new biometric passports Fees have now been set for the biometric 'ePassport' - the most secure passport ever produced in the UK. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news/passport-fees-rise Reid plans immigrant raids http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1193118.ece Protest At Arrest Of Palestinians http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=145365&command=displayContent&sourceNode=145191&contentPK=14981364&folderPk=83726 Despair as forced marriages stay legal http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2282623,00.html Radical restoration It's time to celebrate Britain's heritage of dissent http://www.guardian.co.uk/britain/article/0,,1827491,00.html Iraqi PM admits security failure http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1828047,00.html Iraq leader meets Blair as security plan fails to halt killing http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2282719,00.html Councils Ready To Help Britons Evacuated From Lebanon http://www.publicnet.co.uk/publicnet/06072402.htm Ulster sees biggest ever increase in immigrants http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=699888 Final chance today for Britons to leave Lebanon as protesters appeal for peace in Middle East http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1647529 UK calls Israeli attacks 'disproportionate' http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1193107.ece Cameron makes surprise visit to Afghan mission troops http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1193421.ece 23 Jul 06 End of empire Suez - a history of oil, plots and the last gasp of the British empire http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5199392.stm 02: World The west's moral erosion has undermined the war on terror http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1827262,00.html Asian arms race heats up as Pakistan builds new reactor http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1195243.ece China: War and an unlikely hero: Schindler of Nanjing http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1193091.ece Ethiopian forces take second town in Somalia http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article1193088.ece Iraq: Sectarian break-up of Iraq is now inevitable, admit officials http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1193108.ece Iraq's demons http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2282800,00.html Pakistan 'steps up nuclear programme' http://www.guardian.co.uk/pakistan/Story/0,,1827772,00.html Serbia and Kosovo in independence talks http://www.guardian.co.uk/Kosovo/Story/0,,1827841,00.html Somalis demand Ethiopians leave http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5210244.stm Spain: Two dead on Canaries migrant boat http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5209514.stm 03: Middle east The Middle East: What happens next? http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1195264.ece Scale of human crisis emerges UN launches emergency appeal. http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1828153,00.html Syria offers to talk but warns it may join conflict http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2282975,00.html This is a fight for our survival http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1827967,00.html We are defending our sovereignty http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1827966,00.html The humanitarian urge is morphing into thirst for war http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1827968,00.html Outside help would be a welcome relief for Israel http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldbriefing/story/0,,1828165,00.html Syria wants to have its say, but US is determined not to listen http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2282996,00.html The cracks are opening http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1827300,00.html Fleeing civilian vehicles hit by Israeli missiles http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2282992,00.html UN launches Lebanese aid appeal http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5211958.stm Open arms Lebanese take in refugees fleeing the country's south http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5211244.stm C) How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info _____________________________ Change address / Leave mailing list: http://ymlp.com/u.php?frankslist+noborders-brum at lists.aktivix.org Hosting by YourMailingListProvider