December 2004
Some stories
Significant deterioration to detainees' mental health
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has stated that the 'sense of powerlessness' experienced by the Belmarsh detainees 'is likely to cause significant deterioration to [their] mental health'.
22 December 2004 (248 words)
Law Lords rule 'terror detentions' discriminatory and disproportionate
David Blunkett's anti-terrorist measures were thrown into disarray this morning as the highest court in the land ruled that the indefinite detention of foreign nationals under the 2001 Terror Act was incompatible with human rights.
16 December 2004 (549 words)
Caring for Minority Ethnic elders in Europe
The rapid ageing of Europe's population has become Europe's number one issue according to an MEP speaking, on 9 December 2004, at the launch of the Summary Findings from the Minority Elderly Care (MEC) project.
15 December 2004 (571 words)
Do you have a vision to change the world?
To celebrate the centenary of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT), the organisation has set up a new scheme to find 'six visionaries', who can work towards making 'the world - or part of it - more just and more peaceful'
13 December 2004 (246 words)
Report finds no contradiction in being British and Muslim
A new report published by the Islamic Human Rights Commission, based on a survey of more than 1,000 British Muslims, has found that there is little or no trade-off between being a good British citizen and having Islamic values.
7 December 2004 (362 words)
Did delay in treatment contribute to the death of a Turkish asylum seeker?
The family of Elmas Ozmico, a Turkish asylum seeker, believe that earlier medical intervention might have saved her life. This is one of the questions the family desperately want answered at the inquest into her death.
2 December 2004 (429 words)
The grim fate that awaits those deported to Congo
In an interview with IRR News, Congolese human rights activist René Kabala Mushiya alleges that asylum seekers deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face prison and death.
2 December 2004 (1502 words)