July 2003
Some stories
Hull: Hundreds of asylum seekers protest against racism
Around 300 asylum seekers - mostly Iraqi Kurds - gathered at Pearson Park in Hull this week to demand a stronger response from Humberside police to the racist attacks they are suffering.
30 July 2003 (516 words)
Update: far-Right political parties in Europe
In its latest review of the successes and losses of far-Right and anti-immigrant electoral parties in Europe, the Institute of Race Relations notes that extreme-Right immigration and law and order policies are being incorporated into the agenda of mainstream centre-Right parties; extreme-Right electoral parties are appealing increasingly to rural constituencies; and new political parties are emerging, whose policies are shaped almost entirely by an anti-immigration agenda.
24 July 2003 (632 words)
Racist murder of Zahid Mubarek: questions remain unanswered
An appeal hearing at the House of Lords began this week on behalf of Zahid Mubarek's family, who are fighting for the right to have a fully independent, public investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. In March 2000, 19-year-old Zahid was murdered by a known racist who had been put in the same cell as him at Feltham Young Offenders Institute.
17 July 2003 (563 words)
Victims of racist harassment need independent support groups, research finds
A study, published this week by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, has found that independent, community-based support groups offer victims of racism a sense of empowerment and a validation of their experience that they are not finding from other agencies, such as the police, housing departments or racial equality councils.
17 July 2003 (997 words)
Use of fingerprints to be tested on Sri Lankans
Sri Lankans who apply for a visa to come to the UK are to be fingerprinted in a six-month pilot scheme. If successful, similar measures will be deployed for other countries.
10 July 2003 (870 words)
Oldham: Asian boy left unconscious after racist attack
A 16-year-old boy was left with a fractured skull after being attacked and racially abused by a group of teenagers in Chadderton this week.
10 July 2003 (122 words)