December 2003
Some stories
Call for greater ethnic minority and immigrant participation in Irish politics
A new report from the Africa Solidarity Centre in Dublin highlights the exclusion of immigrants and ethnic minorities from Irish political parties.
9 December 2003 (195 words)
Close surveillance of Campsfield protest
On Saturday 29 November, over 200 people from all over the country gathered for a demonstration outside Campsfield House Immigration Detention Centre, the scene of frequent protests, hunger strikes and a riot, to mark its 10th anniversary.
3 December 2003 (519 words)
Rising deaths as a result of racial violence
Research by the Institute of Race Relations shows that since the beginning of 1999, at least thirty-five murders with a racial element were committed in England, Wales and Scotland. This figure, when compared with the four years 1994 - 1998, when thirteen murders with a racial element were committed, shows an alarming rise. For, the rate of such murders has more than doubled.
3 December 2003 (572 words)