Asylum seekers to be barred from entering the UK

UNHCR press releases:
UNHCR Qusestions US Government policy to mandatorily detain asylum seekers based on nationality.
UNHCR concerned by U.S. asylum seeker policy change

Parliament: March 2003
Asylum Seekers (Language Analysis)
Beverley Hughes: evidence to 'Asylum and Immigration removals inquiry'
More help for victims of sex trafficking   Home Office Press Release 065/2003-10 March 2003
The people of Iran have now suffered some 40 years of tyranny.     Westminster Hall o5/03/2003

Home Office Press Releases
Home Secretary Statement on Zones Of Protection         Friday 28th March 2003
Home Secretary Statement On Zones Of Protection        Thursday March 27th 2003
David Blunkett Backs New Bill To Outlaw Female Genital Mutilation
New Fast Track Pilot For Asylum Claims
More Help For Victims Of Sex Trafficking
Tackling Abuse Of The Asylum System: Tighter Immigration Controls

Media - articles on asylum/refugee/economic migrants/ issues for the month of March

Report slams fresh abuses in Zimbabwe      Sunday Obesever Sunday 30th March 2003
Europe lukewarm on asylum centres plan       Independent Online March 29th 2003
Amnesty condemns 'safe haven' scheme     Guardian Online Friday March 28th 2003
Blunkett's 'safe havens' refugee plan is censured     Telegraph Online Friday 28th March 2003
MPs attack removal of Roma asylum seekers      The Guardian Thursday February 27th 2003
Blunkett pushes asylum havens      BBC News Online, Thursday 27th March 2003
Asylum requests may be handled in Russia     The Guardian Thursday March 27th 2003
Asylum 'havens' urged by UK     BBC News Online Wednesday 26th March 2003
Asylum Seekers Seeking Damages for ‘Racist Abuse’   The Scotsman Saturday 22nd March 2003
US to round up all Muslim and Arab asylum-seekers   Independent Online Wednesday 19th March 2003
Blunkett puts brave face on defeat     BBC News Online Tuesday 18th March 2003
Blunkett loses asylum appeal   Independent Online Tuesday 18th March 2003
Europe's first migrant patrol founders on the rocks of incomprehension    Independent Online 11th March 2003
Blunkett plans to send asylum seekers to Albania     Sunday Telegraph, Sunday March 9th 2003
Depressed refugee gets right to sue     The Sunday Times, Sunday 9th March 2003
Woolf defends judge over rights ruling         The Guardian Friday March 7th 2003
Section 55: Destitute Asylum Seekers ‘Will Turn to Crime’ The Scotsman March 5th 2003
Section 55: Asylum law 'unworkable' after late claims ruling             The Guardian March 4th 2003
Asylum: The Truth         Daily Mirror Monday 3rd March 2003
Britain to repatriate Afghan refugees            The Independent 2nd March 2003
Policy on asylum-seekers should be based on human rights, not fears     The Independent 1st March 2003
Surge in asylum claims forces £1bn Treasury handout        The Independent 1st March 2003
Asylum seekers win housing case                        BBC News Online Saturday 1st March 2003
Misery of rag-trade slaves in America's Pacific outpost       The Guardian Saturday March 1st 2003
Fortress of fear - Asylum should not be a numbers game      The Guardian Saturday March 1st 2003
Blunkett pushes for refugee safe havens    The Guardian Saturday March 1st 2003
Labour's battle with asylum   BBC News Online Saturday 1st march 2003
Asylum: What do the figures tell us?   BBC News Online Saturday 1st march 2003