Refugees, asylum seekers & migrants

27.08.2004 Parents of an Iraqi man who died trying to enter Britain in 2001 are appealing to the British public to raise £3,100 to send home his body.

Eighty three per cent of refugee women feel so unsafe in Britain that they live under a self-imposed curfew, locking themselves indoors after 7pm. Refugee Action has documented (pdf) their experiences and campaigns for their right to live in safety. Pledge your support to encourage voluntary, statutory and private service providers to agree to minimum standards of safety for refugee women. January 2004

10.07.2004 See Oxford through the eyes of young asylum seekers - Asylum Welcome was set up by locals in response to the growing needs of young refugees and asylum seekers, giving them advice, support and guidance to access their rights.

20.07.2004 Commissioned by the Mayor of London the Media image, community impact report, published 13 July 2004, explores the link between media and political coverage of asylum issues, hostility to asylum seekers and refugees, patterns of racial incidents and increased community tensions.