Asylum seekers and refugees
Recent News
Below we reproduce the statement given by the wife of Jimmy Mubenga to the inquest into his death.
G4S, a security company contracted to provide housing for asylum seekers, has threatened to evict a tenant in Leeds because of rent arrears that the company owes but refuses to pay.
Proposals requiring schools to check on the immigration status of their pupils have been vetoed by Liberal Democrat school minister David Laws, who says the plans would be too difficult to implement.
Recent Publications
May 8, 2013
Europe’s pariah state? the future of human rights in Britain
A report on the future of human rights in Britain.
April 4, 2013
Race & Class, April 2013
The April 2013 issue of Race & Class contains a special section on Cuts, crime and racialisation, which examines how neoliberalism, at a time of austerity, changes the very nature of racism and criminal justice.
October 11, 2012
Borderline justice: the fight for refugee and migrant rights
From pre-arrival to detention and deportation, Borderline Justice describes the exclusionary policies, inhumane decisions and obstacles to justice for refugees and migrants in the current legal system.
Upcoming Events
A series of films exploring the policing of national borders.
May 23 2013
Jimmy Mubenga: a day in the life of an inquest
IRR News provides a snapshot report from the second day of the inquest in to the death of Jimmy Mubenga[1] which is due to last eight weeks.
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