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Mashal released by judge pending new age determination investigation

Posted on March 5, 2010, 10:48 am, by simon, under Cardiff, UKBA, Unaccompanied minor, campaigns, child detention, children, deportation, mistreatment, unlawful imprisonment.

Campaigners for the release of young Afghani orphan Mashal Jabari were delighted to hear that following a judicial review being lodged the judge agreed the following interim measures: until another full age assessment is completed, Mashal is to be considered 14 years of age and placed with a foster family in Wales where he has some support.
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Welsh Refugee Council urgent call to stop detention and removal of 14 year old Afghan orphan

Posted on March 3, 2010, 4:41 pm, by simon, under Cardiff, UKBA, Unaccompanied minor, child detention, children, deportation, unlawful imprisonment.

A recent photo of Mashal Jabari (right) with his 16 year old brother Zaki.

A 14 year old orphan has been arrested & detained in Campsfield Immigration Removal centre near Oxford, which exclusively holds adult males, and is due to be deported because the authorities claim not to believe he is under 18. His older brother has [...]

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Guardian reveals shocking mistreatment of asylum claimants by UKBA

Posted on February 2, 2010, 7:46 pm, by simon, under Cardiff, DR Congo, Home Affairs Select Committee, Keith Vaz, LibDems, North Korea, UKBA, children, deportation, mistreatment.

The Guardian newspaper in its online edition, carries a report by Diane Taylor and Hugh Muir highlighting the shocking allegations of a former caseworker, at the UKBA office in Cardiff. The former UKBA employee, Louise Perrett, claimed that asylum seekers were mistreated, tricked and humiliated by staff working for the UK Border Agency. Ms Perrett reveals how

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