May 2006
Some stories
Highlighting the mental health needs of child asylum seekers and refugees
An expert in child and adolescent psychiatry has called for agencies to be more active in meeting the mental health needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee adolescents.
24 May 2006 (404 words)
18-month sentence for manslaughter of Pakistani man
Last week, a 17-year-old youth, Mardell Pennant, was sentenced to 18 months' detention and training order in a young offenders' institute after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Kamal Raza Butt in a joint enterprise with another youth, against whom charges were dropped.
18 May 2006 (342 words)
In memory of Manuel Bravo
A new project has been established in Leeds in memory of Manuel Bravo, an Angolan asylum seeker, who was found hanged in Yarl's Wood removal centre on 15 September 2005, where he was detained with his 13-year-old son pending deportation.
18 May 2006 (373 words)
Until you fight, change never happens
In a church in Piccadilly last week, a small group of families and friends of those who have died in police custody gathered at a press conference, supported by the Bishop of Southwark, to speak about their experiences and to launch a new leaflet for the United Families and Friends Campaign.
17 May 2006 (827 words)
Anger at overseas doctors' permit requirement
New regulations affecting International Medical Graduates (IMGs) have been criticised by leading members of the medical profession and immigration practitioners.
9 May 2006 (794 words)
'No Place for a Child': a campaign to free children in detention
A major campaign is underway to generate public and parliamentary support to free the 2,000 children detained in the UK each year for immigration purposes.
4 May 2006 (576 words)