Asylum Update 5th May 2010
5 May 2010
Research
“Integrated in Brent” a joint project between housing associations is a project evaluation and good practice guide by A Azim El-Hassan and John Perry.
Urban Forum has published a series of case studies for the Equality and Human Rights Commission on good public sector practice, including a study of involving refugees through volunteering at Leicester Libraries
Refugees' Experiences of Home Office Interviews: A Qualitative Study on the Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information by Diana Bogner; Chris Brewin; and Jane Herlihy in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Volume 36, Issue 3.
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a summary report on Separated, asylum-seeking children in European Union Member States
See also
- Dutch childrens' NGOs’ Position paper on the return of separated children to reception houses in countries of origin on this practice of European states towards asylum seeking children
- The Independent on child deportee safety checks
The Italian Refugee Council together with the Ministries of Interior and the organizations of 6 Member States has published the 'Dubliners' report into how the Dublin Regulation affects the rights of asylum seekers throughout Europe.
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Law and policy
The Refugee Council has published a summary of its draft response to the Department of Health consultation Review of access to the NHS by foreign nationals
The latest ICAR ‘Focus on’ column features a personal take on Asylum in the elections
Events
Tuesday 25 May, 4pm: Researching undocumented migrants: the fieldwork experience - talk at City University by Professor Alice Bloch, co-author of ‘No right to dream': The social and economic lives of young undocumented migrants in Britain Part of ICAR's 2009-10 seminar series on researching asylum seekers and migrants. Email us to book a place.
Tuesday 1 June: Changing the profile of volunteering conference – London. Organised by the Network of National Volunteer-Involving Agencies (NNVIA).
Wednesday 23 June: Excellence in Managing Complaints and Advocacy in Services to Vulnerable Children and Young People conference in London. Organised by the Care Matters Partnership.
Wednesday 21 July: The New Immigration Agenda - developments in post election policy Immigration Advisory Service conference, London.
Resources
Foster Families magazine carries regular features on fostering asylum seeking children, including this piece in their most recent edition.
The Silence Seeker (Tamarind Books 2009) by Ben Moore and illustrated by Carl Pierce is a new children’s book dealing with asylum.
Immigration document checks and workplace raids: a negotiators’ guide is a new publication from the Migrant Rights Network in partnership with the TUC and discrimination law expert Barbara Cohen.
ICAR internship vacancy
We have a new research internship vacancy at ICAR to work one day a week from now until the end of June. Deadline: Friday 7 May. See our recruitment section for details.