http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/5858 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/50958 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 http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/50956 The National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns (NCADC) brings together families and individuals fighting deportation. Since June 1995 the NCADC has successfully averted 115 deportations. Find out how to set up or join a campaign. January 2004 http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/50954 Join the debate on how to create an alternative programme to the government’s asylum policy. The Centre for Democratic Policy Making and Red Pepper have commissioned Nigel Rose of Refugee Action in Manchester to open the debate. January 2004 http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/50919 Asylum seekers could be sent back to face torture, persecution or death as a result of proposals in the new Asylum Bill denying them a fair hearing. Get friends, workmates, neighbours and fellow students to sign this petition (pdf) to show their opposition to the Home Secretary’s plans. January 2004 http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/50916 Thousands of asylum seekers are hungry and destitute thanks to Section 55 of the Nationality, Asylum and Immigration Act 2002, which denies them state aid if they don’t claim within three days of arriving in the UK. The Coalition Against the Destitution of Asylum Seekers (CADAS) is campaigning to overturn this law. Read the Refugee Council's report (pdf) about the the impact of Section 55 on asylum seekers. January 2004