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2003
2003
December
Home Affairs Committee publishes report on Asylum Bill
16
December
2003
UK Asylum: new Bill endangers refugee protection in UK
17
December
2003
Government announces end to free health care for failed asylum seekers
1
December
2003
Home Secretary announces policy change regarding Section 55
18
December
2003
November
Refugee Council warns new asylum Bill is the wrong approach to reform
25
November
2003
Response to latest asylum statistics
27
November
2003
October
Refugee Council commends High Court judgment on 'hard case' support
9
October
2003
Government to allow 15,000 families to remain in the UK
24
October
2003
Government launches 'Explore & Prepare' for Afghan refugees
28
October
2003
Refugee Council welcomes Press Complaints Commission guidance for media reporting on asylum
23
October
2003
Government announces tough new asylum reforms
27
October
2003
September
Refugee Council report shows Sri Lanka still unsafe for returning refugees
18
September
2003
Following today's appeal court ruling, Refugee Council condemns Government's asylum laws that leave asylum seekers hungry and homeless
23
September
2003
Refugee Council hosts Speak! - a literary evening featuring Harold Pinter, Monica Ali, Hari Kunzru, Beverley Naidoo and Diran Adebayo
23
September
2003
August
High Court rules Home Office in breach of Human Rights Convention
1
August
2003
Deputy Prime Minister gives planning permission for asylum accommodation centre
19
August
2003
Charities tell government to stop detaining refugee children
15
August
2003
Figures published today show increased border controls denying help to those who need it
28
August
2003
July
Home Office pilots fingerprinting for Sri Lankan visa applicants
8
July
2003
June
Today the Refugee Council reacted to the European Commission's Communication on asylum, which includes a response to the UK's proposals for
4
June
2003
Refugee Council says new Government asylum measures are “unprincipled, unworkable and expensive”
17
June
2003
Refugee Council and ScreenStation present 'Benjamin and his Brother' during Refugee Week
2
June
2003
Government makes U-turn on asylum policy
17
June
2003
Government extends 'white list'
17
June
2003
Refugee Council appoints new Chief Executive
24
June
2003
Asylum: new opinion poll shows many young people worryingly ill-informed
17
June
2003
Joint NGO letter to Prime Minister warns the UK Government on World Refugee Day to maintain its commitments to protecting refugees
20
June
2003
May
Refugee Council’s response to the Home Affairs Select Committee report on asylum removals
8
May
2003
April
Refugee Council response report on immigration removal and detention centres from the Chief Inspector of Prisons
8
April
2003
Government forcibly returns of Afghan asylum seekers
29
April
2003
Joint response to Home Office decision, announced yesterday, not to proceed with plans for induction centres in Sittingbourne and Brighton
8
April
2003
Refugee Week 2003: 16 to 22 June
28
April
2003
March
Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision on asylum support
18
March
2003
"Zones of protection" proposals threaten to undermine spirit of the Refugee Convention, says Refugee Council
28
March
2003
February
In response to today’s government announcement on accommodation centre sites, Margaret Lally, acting Chief Executive of the Refugee Council said:
11
February
2003
High Court ruling restores food and shelter to destitute asylum seekers
19
February
2003
In response to today's interview in the Sunday Times with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Fazil Kawani, Director of Communications at the Refugee Council said:
2
February
2003
In response to comments made by Prime Minister Tony Blair to BBC’s
7
February
2003
Iraq tops list of asylum claims to the UK
28
February
2003
January
Refugee Council’s five point plan to end asylum gridlock
28
January
2003
Refugee Council’s AGM hears evidence of Government action that has left victims of torture sleeping rough on the streets
14
January
2003
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