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Hornela: the campaign that might have been Guardianship scheme helps lone young asylum seekers rebuild their lives Asylum seeker housing managed by for-profit prison guards? Why not Campaign updates News round up Europe: Border fence. Map of asylum centres International: Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan Legal Updates: Fast Track. Detention. Marriages NoBorders Convergence  To subscribe to NCADC [...]

Human Rights Watch publishes World Report 2012; Unaccompanied Children: shocking report by Children’s Commissioner; Migrants’ benefits stats: investigation launched after complaints; Europe: human rights crisis; International: China, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq; Legal Updates; Parliament: cost of running detention centre; Research: UN seeks input for Report on Detention; Upcoming events; Subscribe to NCADC news by email [...]

January The year began with cracks appearing in the government’s plan to dramatically reduce immigration by 2015 and reports of violence towards detainees by UKBA. Evidence mounts against aim to slash immigration by 2015 Migrants’ Rights Network, 26 January 2011 This week, government ministers seemed to shy away from supporting its increasingly doomed objective of [...]

Illuminating the UK’s lethal detention and deportation conditions Inspection Report: too many pregnant women in detention Urgent Action Needed for Zimbabwean Activist Court rules deported Sri Lankan family can return International: new on NCADC country information pages Legal: detention centres legal surgery rotas ‘Raising Refugee Women’s Voices’ conference report Glasgow City of Sanctuary event — [...]

To subscribe to NCADC news by email, go to www.ncadc.org.uk/news In this newsletter: Victims of Trafficking are victims of crime, not criminals; Doctors of the World – Health is Not A Luxury campaign; Was failed asylum seeker allowed to stay in the UK because he goes to the gym?; Other news; Legal Updates; Parliament; Upcoming [...]

For the last few weeks, NCADC has been operating with just one worker and two volunteers since Ariel, our Campaigns Coordinator based in Brighton left to work overseas. This has coincided with most of our volunteers also moving on to work or further studies, so we’re concentrating on priority services at the moment.

Daily news round-up from NCADC Today’s top stories: Britain declines to ‘share the burden’ of refugees UKBA dawn raid on pregnant woman Passport, visa, virginity? A mother’s tale of immigration in the 1970s UNHCR urges states to avoid detaining asylum-seekers

Daily round-up from NCADC Today’s top stories: Visa charges target British Asian families Dying to leave Libya – Four ways the EU can stop migrants drowning Explaining what is in Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Events: Glasgow, Bristol and London

Daily round-up from NCADC Today’s top stories: Young People Seeking Safety campaign: Bristol conference Dying to leave Libya – Four ways the EU can stop migrants drowning Virginity tests for immigrants ‘reflected dark age prejudices’ of 1970s Britain Will the Scottish Parliamentary election results increase impetus for an independent immigration policy north of the border?

Daily news round-up from NCADC. Today’s top stories: Lydia Besong and Bernard Batey need your support; Hunger strike in London continues; Restrictions on A8 nationals lifted at last; Detention Action: launch of organisation and research report