[noborders-brum] 'Right to marry, amity, deception, shoddy, cuts, bonded labour' - 26 Apr 07 - 65 items (approx)
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'Right to marry, amity, deception, shoddy, cuts, bonded labour'
Sent 27 Apr 07 - 65 items (approx)
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[03] Jobs
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[06] Events
[07] UNHCR E–news
[08] The Migration at Oxford Project
[09] Advice on NHS Charges for HIV Services
[10] June 22: Destitution Summer Sleepout 2007
[11] JCWI info: Migrants Rights - May 7, Surveillance, A2
nationals, Points, Gender & Fees
[12] Worldwide: Protests around the world mark grim four-year
anniversary of Darfur conflict
[13] How to cancel or change your subscription to Frank's List
[01] Lead items:
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'Right to marry, amity, deception, shoddy, cuts, bonded labour'
Right to marry challenge goes to Court of Appeal
..will continue to argue that people’s right to marry is
absolute and should not depend on their immigration status
at all.
http://www.frankslist.info/marry.txt
Protest march against 'racist' education cuts
Over 50 organisations will unite this Saturday in East London to march
in protest against cuts to English classes for immigrants
http://mathaba.net/rss/?x=553725
See:
Saturday 28 April 2007: The North East London Save ESOL campaign
demonstration
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2446
Report: The Human Rights Act – Changing Lives
...a new report from the British Institute of Human Rights challenges
the perception that the law is being used solely by criminals or
celebrities.
...arguments to challenge shoddy treatment from public services without
having to go to court
(PDF)
http://www.bihr.org/downloads/bihr_hra_changing_lives.pdf
Seeds of amity
Promoting community cohesion among the voters of tomorrow has become a
priority in towns where fringe political groups are taking root
http://society.guardian.co.uk/localgovt/story/0,,2065325,00.html
New evidence of 'bonded labour'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6593827.stm
Migrant 'underclass' to be probed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6594577.stm
Migrants 'deceived and exploited'
Migrant workers are being lured to Britain by deception and are forming
a new underclass
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6593321.stm
Joining immigrant underclass
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6593469.stm
Migrant worker calls for reform
Former migrant labourer Alona Tirzite recalls the pain and degradation
of her time in England's strawberry fields and sighs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/6331195.stm
Watch undercover filming
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6590000/newsid_6594100?redirect=6594139.stm&news=1&nbwm=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&nbram=1
New underclass
The trafficking and exploitation of Britain's migrant workers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6593827.stm
Lured into slavery
A Lithuanian woman speaks of her ordeal after being forced to work in
brothels
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6427203.stm
[02] UK
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26 Apr 07
Journalist pleads for asylum
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1706295.ece
Airport immigration staff accused
...a scathing attack on immigration staff at Heathrow Airport after
accusing them of treating foreign travellers in a racist manner.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6597499.stm
MPs say illegal migrants should be able to work
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2486647.ece
Immigrants mentoring idea success
http://www.peterboroughnow.co.uk/news?articleid=2731040
Population rises for fourth year
Immigration and migration led to much of the population rise
Scotland's population grew by more than 22,000 in 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6595431.stm
See:
Mid-2006 Population Estimates Scotland
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/population-estimates/mid-2006-population-estimates-scotland/index.html
Early defence of gay rights discovered on dusty parchment
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/relationships/article1706619.ece
Brits Ignore Iranian Asylum Bid
Toronto-based secretary-general of the Iranian Queer Organization, or
IRQO, is appealing for emergency funds to help a gay activist targeted
for prosecution and likely torture escape from Iran.
http://www.gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18264776&BRD=2729&PAG=461&dept_id=568864&rfi=6
Link:
IRQO
http://www.irqo.net/
Like it or loathe it, after 10 years Blair knows exactly what he stands
for
... what is the essence of Blairism in foreign policy. 'Liberal
interventionism'.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/0,,1074056,00.html
March and Rally for Migrants' and Refugees' Rights. May 7th Bank Holiday
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/04/368797.html
Verdict on ADSS Good while it lasted but we must move on
The death knell...over recent years ADSS...how close it is to
government...conversations behind closed doors
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2007/04/26/104269/verdict-on-adss-good-while-it-lasted-but-we-must-move.html
Howard joins critics of Home Office 'gimmick'
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2486646.ece
Another sacrifice for us all to remember
Kingsman Alan Jones was killed, aged 20, in Iraq this week, just one of
the 145 British soldiers who have died in this ill-conceived conflict.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2486638.ece
25 Apr 07
Beware bogus 'immigration police'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6591869.stm
Six years lost in asylum system
http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.1353505.0.six_years_lost_in_asylum_system.php
Jury set to decide refugee's fate
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=jury-set-to-decide-refugee%2Ds-fate%26method=full%26objectid=18962670%26siteid=50082-name_page.html
Early Day Motion 1532 United Nations convention on the Rights of the
Child
United Kingdom Reservation to the UN Convention of the Rights of the
Child on immigration and nationality is contradictory to the signing of
the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human
Beings and only serves to undermine efforts to tackle trafficking; and
therefore calls for it to be withdrawn immediately.
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMList.aspx
Immigrants 'should be allowed to change churches'
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/5144
Textile past is revisited
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/bradford/bradfordnews/display.var.1354246.0.textile_past_is_revisited.php
Anthropology unites humankind rather than dividing it
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2064664,00.html
Reid denies department split will lead to clash
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,2064828,00.html
24 Apr 07
Georgian community worker arrested
http://www.kickitout.org/index.php?id=9&StoryID=3150
Link:
Barnsley International Football Club
http://www.bifc2004.org.uk/
The Future of the Home Office
Uncorrected Oral evidence given by Rt Hon John Reid, MP, Secretary of
State for the Home Department, Sir David Normington, KCB, Permanent
Secretary, Home Office, and Ms Ursula Brennan, Chief Executive, Office
for Criminal Justice Reform : uploaded on 26 April 2007
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmhaff/uc499-i/uc49901.htm
[03] Jobs
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Mentor Project Co-ordinator - Time Together
Role: 6 month contract (maternity cover)
Salary: £25,000 per annum - pro rata
Location: London Bridge, SE1
http://www.timebank.org.uk/about/vacancies.php
More:
- Digital Mentoring Project Co-ordinator
- Time Together Project Officer
- Digital Mentoring Project Manager
- Volunteer Outreach Co-ordinator
- Time Together Project Officer
http://www.timebank.org.uk/about/vacancies.php
Research & Consultancy Manager
- Research Assistant
http://gs12.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_met01.asp
Campaigner East Asia (North & South Korea, Japan, Mongolia) £25,680
24/05/2007 Asia-Pacific
http://web.amnesty.org/jobs/index/26042007-ASA0710
Campaigner South Asia (Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan) £25,680 24/05/2007
Asia-Pacific
http://web.amnesty.org/jobs/index/26042007-ASA0711
Campaigner (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives)
http://web.amnesty.org/jobs/index/26042007-ASA0716 £25,680 24/05/2007
Asia-Pacific
[04] World
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Ecuador MPs seek Colombia asylum
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6590611.stm
The world's youngest political prisoner
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2486615.ece
Global outcry at Taliban's use of boy in beheading
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,2064910,00.html
Ethnic Somali rebels kill 74 at oilfield in Ethiopia
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2064732,00.html
China boom 'threatens minorities'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6592157.stm
Cuba frees political prisoners ahead of talks on EU sanctions
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2486643.ece
Iraq: UNAMI issues its 10th report on the situation of human rights in
Iraq
http://www.uniraq.org/
Somalia: The warlords of death return to steal city’s brief taste of
peace
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article1706367.ece
Sudan: Darfur peacekeepers understaffed, underequipped and now under
fire
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2483829.ece
Somalia : Massive new displacements as power struggle in Mogadishu
flares up again
http://www.internal-displacement.org/idmc/website/countries.nsf/(httpCountries)/02EE5A59E76049F5802570A7004B80AB?OpenDocument&count=1000
US: Office of Special Counsel's War On Whistleblowers
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/05/dont_whistle_while_you_work.html
[05] Europe
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[06] Events
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Sacred: discover what we share
See the world's greatest collection of Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy
books
27 April – 23 September 2007
http://www.bl.uk/sacred
Celebrate Mayday! Raise Money For Iraqi Workers! See Bands! In
Liverpool!
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/04/368857.html
Saturday 28 April 2007: The North East London Save ESOL campaign
demonstration
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2446
June 22: Destitution Summer Sleepout 2007
Information for the Sleepouts across Britain on and after the 22 June
2007.
http://www.church-poverty.org.uk/sleepout
[07] UNHCR E–news
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Stay informed as we bring you up-to-date information from humanitarian
operations around the world directly to your inbox.
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/template?page=home&src=static/signup.htm
[08] The Migration at Oxford Project
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The Migration at Oxford Project
An electronic gateway to migration research in OxfordThe
Migration at Oxford website acts as an information resource to improve
communication between Oxford migration researchers and to provide
signposts to people looking for contacts and information from outside
the University.
In the long run this site aims to provide links to all relevant research
centres, projects, individuals, publications, teaching and other
activities concerned with migration across Oxford.
http://www.migration.ox.ac.uk/
[09] Advice on NHS Charges for HIV Services
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The leaflet will be launched at the 13th Annual Conference of the
British HIV Association (BHIVA), which is being held in Edinburgh from
25-28 April.
http://www.nat.org.uk/page/4772
Leaflet: (PDF)
http://www.nat.org.uk/document/253
HIV and Immigration in Australia: Response
http://www.nat.org.uk/page/4745
[10] June 22: Destitution Summer Sleepout 2007
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June 22: Destitution Summer Sleepout 2007
Information for the Sleepouts across Britain on and after the 22 June
2007.
http://www.church-poverty.org.uk/sleepout
[11] JCWI info: Migrants Rights - May 7, Surveillance, A2
nationals, Points, Gender & Fees
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Migrants Rights - May 7
Join the biggest ever gathering in London on 7 May.
http://www.jcwi.org.uk/news/strangerscitizens.html
Surveillance inquiry - JCWI response to the HAC.
http://www.jcwi.org.uk/news/surveillance.html
Gender and the new points-based system for labour migration in the UK.
http://www.jcwi.org.uk/news/pointssystem.html
JCWI briefing on fee increases and rule changes for Indefinite Leave to
remain
(PDF)
http://www.jcwi.org.uk/news/visa%20fee%20increases.pdf
The latest on Government policy
A2 nationals in the UK - their rights and way forward.
(PDF)
http://www.jcwi.org.uk/news/accession.pdf
[12] Worldwide: Protests around the world mark grim four-year
anniversary of Darfur conflict
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Protests will take place on Sunday (29 April) in over 35 capitals around
the world to mark the fourth anniversary of the deadly conflict in
Darfur.
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=17345
Darfur Crisis Appeal launched
http://www.redcross.org.uk/48147
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