Press Releases
Supreme Court greatly widens the scope of the Refugee Convention
July 12, 2010An analysis by our Honorary Legal Adviser, published today, shows how the recent ruling by the Supreme Court has extended the test for asylum claimed by a homosexual from "a well founded fear of persecution" to whether or not he has "a right to live freely and openly as a gay man" in his own country. This is a very long way from what the framers of the Convention intended.
A selection of recent media reports
EU parliamentary panel approves pact with Pakistan on illegals An agreement with Pakistan on taking back its citizens illegally living in the European Union was backed by the European parliament's Civil Liberties Committee Tuesday, EuAsiaNews... Irish Sun (13-Jul-2010)
French MPs vote in favour of banning burka French MPs have passed a law banning Islamic face veils from public areas amid warnings it poses constitutional problems and risks being overturned in the... Telegraph.co.uk (13-Jul-2010)
Cannabis grower jailed for drugs gang manslaughter A VIETNAMESE cannabis grower was jailed for nine years on Tuesday after admitting his part in the killing of a hostage at a remote farmhouse. Hung Mai, 27, an illegal immigrant, was present but did not take part when 36-year-old Khach Nguyen was beaten to death by drug traffickers following a botched. Get Surrey (13-Jul-2010)
Interview with Alp Mehmet, Migration Watch Ethnic minorities are set to make up a fifth of the population by 2051, according to research published. According to experts from the University of Leeds, the ethnic minority share of the population will increase from 8% (2001) to around 20%. Telegraph and Argus (13-Jul-2010)
Somali asylum seeker laughing over £2,000-a-week Kensington home paid for by benefits An unemployed Somali bus conductor living with his family in a luxury Kensington home has defended their right to live in the posh suburb at taxpayers' expense. Daily Mail (13-Jul-2010)
UK ethnic minorities to increase Ethnic minorities will make up a fifth of the population by 2051, a study has suggested. According to experts from the University of Leeds, the ethnic minority share of the population will increase from 8% (2001) to around 20%. Mirror.co.uk (13-Jul-2010)
Minorities 'to make up fifth of UK population' by 2051 Ethnic minorities are set to make up a fifth of the population by 2051, according to research published today. According to experts from the University of Leeds, the ethnic minority share of the population will increase from 8% (2001) to around 20%. Evening Standard (13-Jul-2010)
Ethnic minorities to quadruple in next 40 years The number of people from ethnic minorities living in Scotland will almost quadruple by 2051, according to new projections. A total of 15.7% of the population equivalent to some 865,995 people are expected to be from outside the group classed as white British within 40 years, compared with... Herald Scotland (13-Jul-2010)
Ethnic minorities seeing majority of population growth Ethnic minorities will make up a fifth of the population of the UK by the middle of the century, according to a new study. Experts from the University of Leeds believe the ethnic minority share of the population will rise from 8 per cent in 2001 to 20 per cent in... The Scotsman (13-Jul-2010)
Minority numbers 'to rise by 2051' The initial findings of a three-year study include population projections for 352 local authorities in England and projections for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for each year until... Birmingham Post.net (13-Jul-2010)
CHANGING FACES OF BRITAIN 2050 PEOPLE from ethnic minorities will make up a fifth of Britain in 40 years, new research has... Daily Star (13-Jul-2010)
OUR MULTI-RACIAL SOCIETY NOW NEEDS TIME TO ADJUST THERE is no point in hankering after a return to the ethnically homogeneous Britain of the Forties. It is never coming... Daily Express (13-Jul-2010)
How migration and high birth rates 'will increase UK population to 78MILLION by 2051' The population of the UK could reach nearly 80million by the middle of this century, according to new research. Higher levels of immigration, higher birth rates and people living longer would push the total to... Mail Online (13-Jul-2010)
MINORITIES WILL DESERT CITIES PEOPLE from ethnic minorities will make up a fifth of Britain in 40 years, new research has... Daily Star (13-Jul-2010)
BENEFITS FAMILY EVICTED MINISTERS last night vowed to kick out a family on benefits from a £2million home after a hard-hitting Daily Star... Daily Star (13-Jul-2010)
Minority group numbers set to rise to 20 per cent Ethnic minorities will make up a fifth of the population by 2051, according to research published today. According to experts from the University of Leeds, the ethnic minority share of the population will increase from 8 per cent (2001) to around 20 per... The Independent (13-Jul-2010)
MILKMAN PICKS UP GUJARATI DELIVERING PINTAS A MILKMAN has become fluent in Gujarati because many of his Asian customers cannot speak... Scottish Daily Express (13-Jul-2010)
Poor dying nine years earlier than rich in Coventry POOR men in Coventry are dying nearly a decade younger than wealthier males in more affluent parts of the city. The gulf in life expectancy between the rich and poor is bigger in Coventry than anywhere else in the West Midlands, new figures... Coventry Telegraph.net (12-Jul-2010)
Labour must renew the covenant of trust that Keir Hardie forged We lost on trust, identity and the capacity to inspire reasonable hope among our people. To win, we need to get that... Guardian.co.uk (12-Jul-2010)
We can t move £2,000 a week benefits family until the rules change A family of former asylum seekers getting £2,000 a week in housing benefit to live in a £2.1 million Kensington property will be allowed to stay, the Government said... Evening Standard (12-Jul-2010)
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