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Detention: women, children, and the mentally ill

Published by NCADC on February 6, 2014 | Leave a response

In this post: Women for Refugee Women’s new report on the detention of asylum-seeking women Court of Appeal judgment on detention of seriously mentally ill migrants Continued detention of children, Cedars and Barnardos Detention of refugee women Last week, Women for Refugee Women launched its new report, Detained: women asylum seekers locked up in the UK. The research is based on interviews with 46 women who had sought asylum and had been detained, mainly in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre. The report was covered in the Mirror newspaper, whose columnist wrote:. “Our duty to refugee women is to care – Read the full article…

Why campaign for the right to remain?

Published by NCADC on February 5, 2014 | Leave a response

“I don’t know how I would have kept going except that I had so much support from people outside. The second time I was detained Women for Refugee Women made sure that people like Michael Morpurgo and Joan Bakewell were writing to the newspapers. And the grassroots groups I work with in Manchester were my support. They made calls, they faxed the airline, so no matter what the immigration was doing to me, I still felt strong. Sometimes you think, should you give up, but then you think, no, you are not fighting the fight alone. Other people act like Read the full article…

Worrying elements in Iraq country guidance case

Published by NCADC on January 31, 2014 | Leave a response

A guest post from NCADC’s legal volunteer, Jacqueline Farmer. We recently posted on our legal resources blog a summary of a 2013 Court of Appeal case about forced removals to Iraq, looking at whether Iraqis removed from the UK could relocate internally to areas of Iraq under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) as opposed to the Government in Baghdad (GOI). The summary looks at what this case might mean for Iraqi asylum seekers whose cases have been refused, and explained the judgment for non-lawyers. You can read it here. The judgment in this country guidance case, HM Read the full article…

Workshop on deportation with Diaspora Support Network

Published by NCADC on January 29, 2014 | Leave a response

Please note the date of this workshop has changed: it will now take place on Saturday 5 April 2014 The Diaspora Support Network supports the resettlement of foreign national detainees who are deported to their countries of origin and unlocks their potential to positively contribute, build and sustain their communities. As well as providing this support to individuals who are facing deportation from the UK (deportation following a criminal conviction, as opposed to administrative removal), they also run outreach sessions aimed at anyone who is having an immigration problem related to potential deportation of themselves or a family member who Read the full article…

LGBTI rights under attack

Published by NCADC on January 27, 2014 | Leave a response

A guest blog post from NCADC volunteer, Evelina Gambino The recent months have seen a worrying spread of anti-homosexuality bills approved on a global scale. Severe punishments, penalizing same sex unions have been introduced in several countries. From Sub-Saharian Africa to India and Russia, the increase of intolerance is an alarming sign in regards to the global situation of human rights and the protests of International NGO’s and LGBTI rights organizations are not sufficient to stop this situation. In Sub-Saharian Africa, Amnesty reports, the majority of countries officially criminalizes homosexuality and the past two months have marked a further decline Read the full article…

2013 in review

Published by NCADC on December 20, 2013 | Leave a response

2013 in review: news stories from the world of asylum, immigration, human rights and NCADC. This was another year of the UK’s hostile environment, and the EU’s fortress europe. Some of this news will make you angry, upset or depressed. But we have some inspiring, uplifting stories too, of solidarity in the struggles for freedom, justice and equality. And keep a look out for our campaign review of the year in January, for more stories of communities coming together to fight for migrants’ rights. January “Bounty Hunters” for Home Office The year begin with a theme that continued throughout 2013: Read the full article…

New Immigration Bill - update from ILPA

Published by NCADC on December 16, 2013 | Leave a response

ILPA information sheet 12 December 2013 Download pdf at ILPA (Immigration Law Practitioners Association) On 10 October 2013 a new Immigration Bill was introduced into the House of Commons containing wide-ranging changes to the legal landscape in the area of immigration controls. The Government aims to have this Bill approved and passed into law in early 2014. ILPA has numerous concerns about the proposed changes. The Bill seeks to severely curtail rights of appeal, limit access to bail and increase immigration officers’ powers to use force. It will also negatively affect migrants’ and British nationals’ access to a range of Read the full article…

Upcoming events

Published by NCADC on November 18, 2013 | Leave a response

Fri 29 and Sat 30 November Campsfield Detention Centre 20 years too long! A weekend of events - demonstration, meetings, talks, theatre - to mark 20 years of resistance to arbitrary detention at Campsfield, the detention centre near Oxford. The main event is the demonstration at 12 noon on Saturday. There are buses going from London. See the Close Campsfield website for more details of all that is happening. Medical Justice Festive Awards Ceremony 12 December at 6:00pm Andover Estate Community Centre, Finsbury Park, London N7 7RY Screening of a 10 minute film by ex-detainees will be followed by ex-detainees Read the full article…

NCADC training: Liverpool

Published by NCADC on November 11, 2013 | Leave a response

Next up on our training tour of the UK is Liverpool! Throughout 2012 and 2013, NCADC has been visiting local groups already involved in campaigning, or wanting to find out more. We have been running workshops on understanding the asylum/immigration status and campaigning for the right to remain, in Huddersfield, Manchester, Leeds, Oxford, Glasgow, Belfast and coming up before the end of the year we’ll be travelling to Newcastle, Liverpool and Nottingham. In the new year, we’ll be making our way to Leicester. If you’ve missed us, don’t worry, we’ll be coming back! If you’re interested in NCADC coming to deliver Read the full article…

Demo in Kabul against deportations to Afghanistan

Published by NCADC on November 11, 2013 | Leave a response

A report from Saturday’s demo against deportations to Afghanistan, outside the Afghan Parliament in Kabul. From our friends at the Kabul blog, ‘Stop Deportations to Afghanistan’. On 9th November 2013 dozens of deportees and the families of those affected by deportations gathered in front of Afghan Parliament to demonstrate against deportations to Afghanistan. Afghanistan not safe Mr Ramazan Bashardost was the first person to come and talk to those who had gathered for demonstration. He then had an interview with the media. Mr Ramazan Bashardost while talking to the media held Afghan Government responsible for the lives of Afghan refugees Read the full article…