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Stop Deportations to Afghanistan: public meeting, London

NCADC public meeting: Stop Deportations to Afghanistan Monday 25 June, 19:00 – 20:30 at: Praxis Community Projects, Bethnal Green, London Despite the upsurge in violence and worsening socio-economic conditions in Afghanistan, UKBA has resumed its fortnightly mass deportations to Kabul. The 25 June public meeting in London is an opportunity to share concerns about enforced [...]

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ZN (Afghanistan): family members of refugee who has been granted citizenship

PRESS SUMMARY, UK Supreme Court ZN (Afghanistan) (FC) and Others (Appellants) v Entry Clearance Officer (Karachi) (Respondent) and one other action [2010] UKSC 21 JUSTICES: Lord Phillips (President), Lord Rodger, Lord Collins, Lord Kerr, Lord Clarke BACKGROUND TO THE APPLICATION This appeal raises the question of which immigration rules apply to family members seeking entry [...]

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Afghanistan: return and re-integration prospects

This report was commissioned by the UNHCR Status Determination and Protection Information Section. It looks at the experiences of Afghans who were born or have been living in Iran or Pakistan, but most of the information could be relevant for refugees facing being returned from the UK or any other country, particularly if they have [...]

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Stop detention and removal of 14 year old Afghan orphan

Welsh Refugee Council today called on UKBA and Cardiff Council to act quickly to release Mashal Jabari, 14 years of age, from Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre, and to suspend removal directions until a full assessment of his age can be made. Welsh Refugee Council does not normally comment on individual cases, but in this instance [...]

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Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

“We Have the Promises of the World”. Human Rights Watch report ‘Afghan women continue to be among the worst off in the world. Their situation is dismal in every area, including in health, education, employment, freedom from violence, equality before the law, and political participation.’ Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, women and [...]

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War: what is good for?

Well, immigration control, according to UK Immigration Minsister Phil Woolas. In a quite bizarre statement, Woolas told MP that a benefit of the war in Afghanistan is to keep asylum seekers out of Europe: “An argument that is not aired strongly enough in my view is the benefit of the presence of our armed forces and [...]

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