February 2006
Some stories
Inquest indicts three agencies in restraint death of Black schizophrenic
A two-week inquest at the end of January recorded a detailed narrative verdict critical of the care that 28-year-old Andrew Jordan, a Guyanese man who had a history of schizophrenia, received from police, mental health officials and ambulance service staff in south-east London.
16 February 2006 (1816 words)
Living under a control order
Testimony about special bail conditions' intrusive impact on personal life reinforces the concerns recently expressed by Lord Carlile, the parliamentary anti-terror watchdog about control orders.
16 February 2006 (735 words)
Genocide survivors face deportation
A Rwandan mother and her three children are facing imminent deportation after being 'snatched' from their home in Salford last week.
15 February 2006 (719 words)
Are homes being turned into detention centres?
The National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns (NCADC) and has branded the tagging of a growing number of asylum seekers as a means of 'criminalising' the innocent.
14 February 2006 (623 words)
Disastrous cuts planned for helplines
A decision to cut funding for specialist legal support is likely to have dire consequences for new immigrants and asylum seekers across the country.
9 February 2006 (932 words)
Damages paid to man cleared in custody death case
A two-week civil hearing has cleared Jason Paul of any involvement in the death of fellow Afro-Caribbean Christopher Alder, who died in police custody in 1998, and has awarded him £30,500 in damages against the police.
7 February 2006 (569 words)
Man dies during police operation
The Somali community in the Woolwich area is in deep shock after the death of a 22-year-old Somali, Nuur Saeed, after an 'operation' by Woolwich police.
2 February 2006 (368 words)
Vigil for Bereket Yohannes at Harmondsworth
On a bitterly cold Sunday morning last week, over eighty people gathered outside Harmondsworth removal centre for a vigil in memory of 26-year-old Eritrean asylum seeker, Bereket Yohannes, who was found hanged in a shower block at Harmondsworth on 19 January.
2 February 2006 (135 words)
Better care for asylum seekers with HIV
The National AIDS Trust (NAT) has welcomed a decision by the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) to amend its policy on the dispersal of asylum seekers with healthcare needs.
2 February 2006 (163 words)
Coalition against deportations to Iraq
On 11 January 2006, a coalition was formed to stop forced deportations of Iraqi and Kurdish asylum seekers to Iraq.
1 February 2006 (202 words)