November 2003
Some stories
Step up in family visitor visa denial
Citizens Advice is asking government ministers to review the rising rate of family visitor visa application refusals so as to ensure that injustice is not being done to members of the UK's Black and Minority Ethnic communities.
27 November 2003 (322 words)
It's official: media coverage of asylum is distorted and unfair
Research commissioned by Article 19, a group that campaigns for free expression, has found that the British media's coverage of asylum seekers and refugees is characterised by stereotyping, exaggeration and inaccurate language.
19 November 2003 (1321 words)
Black and Minority Ethnic teachers miss out on performance pay rises
Is there discrimination against Black and Minority Ethnic teachers in performance-related pay?
17 November 2003 (487 words)
Custody death at Heathrow airport
Paul Yorke, a 38-year-old mixed-race man, died after being arrested by police officers at Terminal Two of Heathrow airport on 2 November.
13 November 2003 (199 words)
Indefinite detention without trial upheld
On 28 October 2003, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) upheld the detention of ten men detained without trial or charge under the Anti Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA).
4 November 2003 (1118 words)