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Stop the Immigration Bill: a “regime of harassment for migrants”

Published by NCADC on November 5, 2013 | 1 Response

Have your say on the Immigration Bill >> On 22 October, the new Immigration Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons. At this stage of a new bill, MPs are given the opportunity to debate the general principles and, afterwards to oppose it if they wish. Cowardly response Of great concern was the Labour Party’s stance on the Bill: most Labour MPs abstained from voting on the Bill, which passed by a massive 303 votes to 18. Just six Labour MPs voted against the bill. They were Diane Abbot, Kelvin Hopkins, David Lammy, John McDonnell, Fiona Mactaggart Read the full article…

Women on the Move Awards: nominate your candidate before 30 November

Published by NCADC on October 31, 2013 | Leave a response

The Women on the Move Awards (formerly the Migrant and Refugee Woman of the Year Award) celebrates and supports the contribution that migrant and refugee women, the media and their champions can make towards facing down prejudice and inspiring others. The Women on the Move Awards, now in their third year, will be delivered by The Forum, Migrants Rights Network (MRN) and for the first time, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The new name and categories mark the growth of the Awards’ new partnership and reflects the vitality and courage of the women we champion. Migrants and refugees Read the full article…

Young Afghans: audience response to Mazloom play in Leicester

Published by NCADC on October 31, 2013 | Leave a response

Post from After 18. In summer 2013 After18 hosted a theatre production of Mazloom on the Leicester leg of a national tour. Mazloom is a portrait of Asef, a young Afghan who in the claustrophobic environment of his London flat recalls the dangerous journey he made to the UK alone and his fears for his impending deportation back to Afghanistan. This closely reflects the life of many of After18′s young people, some of whom were in the audience. So, what did they make of the play and their first experience of live theatre? It was interesting, I was thinking Read the full article…

Injustices and abuse of migrants in the UK’s asylum and immigration system

Published by NCADC on October 22, 2013 | Leave a response

Lisa Matthews (campaigns coordinator, NCADC) explains to Amina Taylor, Press TV journalist, the many abuses and injustices of enforcement in the UK’s asylum and immigration system. Ranging from a broken asylum system, the securitisation of the asylum system, cuts to legal aid, and imprisoning migrants there is a lot to cover in this short report. In the programme, refugee Ivo Kuka (friend of NCADC), talks about his experience of the detained fast-track system and the constant presence of the threat of forced removal. Watch the report here.

Third country cases: Dublin III Regulations compared to Dublin II

Published by NCADC on October 17, 2013 | Leave a response

This guest blog post is written by Robert Swinfen, a member of the Management Committee of NCADC. He has been closely involved in a few campaigns for the right to remain, including a successful campaign to prevent a transfer under the Dublin II regulations. “Dublin” is the term often used to refer to the agreement between the EU countries about where people’s asylum claims are heard. The numerals after the name is the official way they are written: so Dublin II which means Dublin 2 and Dublin III means Dublin 3). The normal rule is that it the asylum claim Read the full article…

Why campaign?

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

NCADC is a national human rights organisation, founded in 1995, which supports community-led campaigns for justice in the asylum and immigration system, with a focus on supporting people’s campaigns for their right to remain. NCADC provides free and confidential advice, resources and training on campaigning to stay in the UK, to individuals and groups. We advise on the benefits and risks, campaign strategies, non-public campaigning options, and we help promote public campaigns. We do not provide legal advice, or run campaigns for people. Instead, we provide individuals and groups with information about campaigning, tools to get a campaign started, advice Read the full article…

Announced with hateful rhetoric, what does the Immigration Bill actually mean?

Published by NCADC on October 15, 2013 | 1 Response

Described variously as “ugly, divisive politics” (Sarah Teather MP), a “valuable tool for racist landlords” (Maurice Mcleod), “meandering popularism” (John Harris) and “immigration policy that has lost even any semblance of correlation with reality” (Dave Stamp of ASIRT), there’s a lot to digest (or spit out, disgusted) in the new Immigration Bill. In this latest post, NCADC’s legal volunteer Jacqueline analyses the major policy changes, and the responses they have provoked. A new Immigration Bill has been published by the Home Office, aimed at making it tougher for migrants to settle in the UK. The changes will include reducing appeal Read the full article…

The big news from our Annual General Meeting

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

The NCADC Annual General Meeting on Saturday was the most significant meeting since the coalition was founded in 1995. Following consultations earlier in the year, members voted to change the name of the organisation, and to amend the constitution to apply for charitable status. We launched the second edition of our Campaigning Toolkit, and attendees heard from inspiring campaigners, took part in a training workshop, discussed campaigning strategies, ate some wonderful food and chatted with friends old and new. Fighting for human rights, and celebrating solidarity The day opened with a welcoming address from NCADC Chair Romain Ngouabeu. Romain is Read the full article…

Campaign for Syrian refugees at port of Calais

Published by NCADC on October 4, 2013 | 1 Response

As more and more people flee the war in Syria, a small number of refugees have managed to reach Europe, seeking sanctuary. Around 65 Syrian refugees are staging a blockade of the Calais ferry terminal, demanding to speak to a representative of the UK Home Office. Some are on hunger strike. Last month at the G20 meeting in Saint Petersburg, David Cameron said that responding to the war and displacement in Syria was “…a moral imperative. This is the big refugee crisis of our time.” And yet the UK refuses to offer sanctuary to Syrian refugees. It’s time that the Read the full article…

Events: October and November 2013

Published by NCADC on September 29, 2013 | Leave a response

NCADC Conference and AGM Saturday 5 October 2013; London 10:30 - 5pm Praxis Community Projects, Pott St, London, E2 0EF All members, supporters, and friends of NCADC are invited to join us. The day-long event will include a review of the year, celebration of campaigns for justice, learning and information-sharing, plans for the future, and food, music and friendship. We are delighted that the (free) lunch will be provided by the wonderful women at Spice Caravan - a group of seven mothers from five different countries who met through their children’s primary school. Remember to book your place in advance. More Read the full article…