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Mazloom play comes to Glasgow

Published by NCADC on September 9, 2013 | Leave a response

NCADC is preparing to bring Mazloom to Glasgow, the finale of a tour that has sold out theatres across the UK. Mazloom at the Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 25 & 26 Sept The show will run for two nights at the Glad Cafe theatre, 25 and 26 September, in partnership with GRAMNet, the Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network. You can find out more about the show, and buy tickets at mazloom.org.uk Mazloom is based on the experiences of young Afghans, who as children were forced by war to leave their family and home to seek safety in the UK. The play Read the full article…

“Go Home” campaign sparks outrage in Scotland

Published by NCADC on September 9, 2013 | Leave a response

The UK Home Office has followed up its recent “racist van” initiative in London’s multicultural boroughs with a Go Home campaign targeting migrants at immigration reporting centres in Glasgow and London. “Is life here hard? Going home is simple.” The reporting centre waiting rooms have had their chairs and walls plastered with stickers and posters aimed at persuading migrants to leave the UK or face homelessness and destitution. One poster, showing a person sleeping rough on the streets, reads: “Is life here hard? Going home is simple.” In Scotland, the response has been swift and angry, with condemnation in the Read the full article…

Afghanistan: key areas of SHSH commentary

Published by NCADC on September 9, 2013 | Leave a response

Still Human Still Here (SHSH) is a “coalition of over 50 organisations that are campaigning to end the destitution of thousands of refused asylum seekers in the UK”. In June this year, they issued a commentary on the UKBA’s Operational Guidance Note (OGN) on Afghanistan. The commentary identifies inconsistencies and omissions between Afghanistan country of origin information (COI) and case law and the conclusions reached by the OGN. NCADC volunteer Jacqueline has summarised the commentary on Afghanistan, with a particular focus on issues relevant to Afghan asylum-seekers in the UK. You can read the full text of SHSH’s commentary here. Read the full article…

Legal aid consultation: next steps

Published by NCADC on September 6, 2013 | 1 Response

ILPA summary of the government’s response to the legal aid consultation (asylum and immigration law), and what you can do to campaign for access to justice to all. For the Government response to the consultation see here. ILPA’s response to the consultation can be read here. What can I do? There is general consensus that action at local, constituency level, is needed to raise interest in the effect of the civil proposals to a level where the debate can be heard. This will happen where people: Write to or visit local MPs (or if you deliver legal aid, ask them Read the full article…

Legal Aid – the Scottish perspective

Published by NCADC on August 12, 2013 | Leave a response

The UK government is pushing forward with plans to (further) decimate the legal aid system. In the second of a series of blog posts on Legal Aid, NCADC volunteer Jacqueline gives an overview of the impact the changes have had and will have in Scotland. Following our recent blog posts on the changes to legal aid and proposed further changes - ‘Where is Justice?‘ and ’Transforming Legal Aid‘ - and for the sake of clarity, it seems worth pointing out that the legal aid budget in Scotland is separate from England and Wales. Many of the changes which have taken Read the full article…

NCADC Annual General Meeting - Sat 5 Oct

Published by NCADC on August 2, 2013 | 1 Response

Saturday 5 October 2013 10:30am - 5pm at Praxis Community Projects Pott Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0EF The NCADC Conference and 18th Annual General Meeting will be held this October in London. 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 Read the full article…

Are the UK’s mass deportation charter flights lawful?

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

Corporate Watch has released a new, 20-page briefing examining the lawfulness of the UK’s mass deportation charter flights, where private airlines are contracted to deport up to 80 refugees and migrants to a particular country at a time. Part of a forthcoming report by Corporate Watch and Stop Deportation examining various other aspects of this controversial programme, the briefing aims to provide campaigners and legal practitioners with some arguments and tools with which to challenge the legality of these flights. Download the briefing here Collective expulsions and Protocol 4 The main focus of the briefing is Protocol No. 4 to Read the full article…

Transforming Legal Aid – Proposals and commentary so far

Published by NCADC on July 23, 2013 | 1 Response

The UK government is pushing forward with plans to (further) decimate the legal aid system. In the first of a series of blog posts on Legal Aid, NCADC volunteer Jacqueline gives an overview of the changes, proposals and debate. In our “Where Is Justice” blog post on 21 May 2013, we illustrated some severe changes made to legal aid by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), and we highlighted further brutal proposals contained in the “Transforming Legal Aid” consultation. The three proposals which will have the most disastrous impact on migrants are the proposal to Read the full article…

Dublin III - The Common European Asylum System

Published by NCADC on July 23, 2013 | 1 Response

The Dublin III Regulation enters into force Statement from ECRE and JRS Europe (link here). Brussels, 19 July 2013 – Today, the Dublin III Regulation enters into force. For the European Union and its member states, this is a pivotal moment because it heralds the arrival of what they consider to be the Common European Asylum System. It is also a pivotal moment for asylum seekers: the way in which EU member states implement Dublin III will undoubtedly impact their ability to seek protection in Europe. This year, both the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and the European Council on Refugees Read the full article…

Unlawful Killing

Published by NCADC on July 9, 2013 | 1 Response

After 8 weeks of evidence, an inquest jury has found that Jimmy Mubenga was unlawfully killed while being restrained by G4S guards in a deportation attempt in 2010. Jimmy Mubenga, a 46 year old Angolan father, died onboard a British Airways plane at Heathrow airport. The inquest heard that Mubenga had been calling out for help as three G4S guards heavily restrained him for more than half an hour. Several passengers said they heard him shouting that he could not breathe and that he was crying out: “They’re going to kill me.” Criminal charges against the three G4S guards were Read the full article…