2006

December

Refugee Council statement about the Immigration and Nationality Directorate 18 December 2006
Charities call for help for asylum seekers who are HIV positive 4 December 2006
New Chair of the Refugee Council's Board of Trustees announced 1 December 2006

November

Refugee Council response to 'damning' report on Harmondsworth 28 November 2006
Conference welcomes new project to get refugees into business 24 November 2006
Pensioner denied eye operation joins "growing list of most vulnerable denied help" 7 November 2006

October

House of Lords makes decision on female genital mutilation 18 October 2006
Refugee Council response to ESOL funding cuts 18 October 2006

September

14,000 campaigners say NO to the detention of children 18 September 2006
Refugee Council backs Zimbabwe demonstration in Leeds 12 September 2006
Forced removal of Iraqi Kurds expected to begin today 5 September 2006

August

Refugee Council’s response to Court of appeal ruling on Afghan case 4 August 2006
Refugee Council’s response to Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ruling on Zimbabwe 2 August 2006

July

Refugee Council’s alternative reform action plan 25 July 2006
Refugee Council’s response to Home Office reform plans for immigration system 25 July 2006

June

May

New figures reveal increase in number of children locked up in the UK 23 May 2006
New Minister of State for nationality, citizenship and immigration 23 May 2006
One in four appeals now successful, show latest asylum figures 23 May 2006
Refugee Council backs Church's call on government to lead public opinion on asylum 22 May 2006
Refugee Council responds to attacks on the Human Rights Act 15 May 2006
High Court judge attacks government for not following procedures in Afghan cases 10 May 2006

April

UN is right - UK must take more responsibility on asylum seekers 19 April 2006
Holding centres ‘dehumanising’ claims report 5 April 2006
Zimbabweans in ‘legal limbo’ after Court of Appeal hearing 12 April 2006
Refugee organisations unite to criticise failure of asylum policies 26 April 2006
Refugee Council supporters ‘face-up’ to fight against small arms trade 25 April 2006

March

Crackdowns don't make a policy: Refugee Council response to Public Accounts Committee reported comments 14 March 2006
Refugee Council condemns vouchers as expensive, damaging and proven to be wrong 20 March 2006
Stop locking up children - campaign launches to end 'inhumane and unnecessary' policy 28 March 2006
Voice Recognition announcement speaks volumes as asylum experts gather 10 March 2006
Zimbabwe too dangerous? Ruling challenged in Court of Appeal 6 March 2006

February

Asylum applications plummet - UK accepts equivalent of lower-league football match 28 February 2006
Detention causes psychological damage to asylum seekers, say experts in top medical journal 3 February 2006
Poll victory for asylum 16 February 2006
Refugee Council concerned over plans to tag asylum seekers 28 February 2006
Refugee Council welcomes new website for those working with refugee children 13 February 2006
Stop ignoring elderly refugees: campaign launched to help the ‘invisible’ generation 23 February 2006

January

Section 9 is a question of morality, not law, says the Refugee Council 31 January 2006
Scrap Section 9 - Refugee charities condemn policy as ‘inhumane and ineffective’ 31 January 2006
Refugee Council announces its first-ever appointment of patrons 23 January 2006

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