IRR News is an independent news service on race and refugee issues, produced by the Institute of Race Relations, London. en-gb http://www.irr.org.uk Copyright, Institute of Race Relations news@irr.org.uk Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:4:0 GMT http://www.irr.org.uk/std/irr_logo_rss.gif http://www.irr.org.uk 144 23 http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/february/ha000008.html Below we reproduce a letter signed by academics in the Yorkshire region expressing concerns over the awarding of a housing contract to a private company. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/february/ha000007.html London No Borders, Goldsmiths students and other groups are organising a convergence in London between 13 and 18 February. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/february/ha000006.html Demonstration in support of 58 Somali refugees on hunger striker in Lutsk Detention Centre, Ukraine. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/february/re000005.html How can the law foster good race and community relations and at the same time ensure that the rights of all women are protected under human rights and equality law? http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/february/re000004.html Lawyers speak on cases and campaigning. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/february/ha000003.html An interview with Gloria Morrison, Campaign Coordinator of JENGbA (Joint Enterprise - Not Guilty by Association) which is a prisoners' support group made up of the friends and families of people convicted under the doctrine of joint enterprise. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/january/ha000021.html A respected academic has won his fight against deportation on the ground that his bank balance fell below £800. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/january/ha000020.html Remembering a unique campaigner for asylum and human rights. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/january/ha000019.html A new learning resource, Asians in Britain[1] produced by the British Library[2], explores the contribution that South Asians have made to Britain's cultural, social and economic life. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/february/re000002.html The annual conference of NACCOM which works with destitute asylum seekers. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/february/re000001.html A meeting to audit human rights violations and victories over the last ten years. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/january/ha000018.html As the prime minister derides the European Court of Human Rights as a 'small claims court', it isn't just the anti-human rights brigade who are worried by the its recent judgment. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/january/ha000017.html Reading of the allegations of racism in football, it struck me as the more sad, that, over the years, football has been for me the great leveller, the international language which speaks across countries, class and gender. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/january/ha000015.html Bernard Hogan-Howe's recent talk on 'total policing' at the LSE didn't go down too well. http://www.irr.org.uk/2012/january/ha000014.html A report on the UK Border Agency's management of foreign national offenders bears little reaction to the press' coverage.