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Child refugees discuss their experiences on Woman’s Hour

Posted on August 19, 2010, 1:37 pm, by simon, under Chechnya, children, DR Congo, Iraq.

Three teenagers who came to Britain as child refugees discuss their experiences on BBC Radio 4′s Woman’s Hour, 17/08/2010. You can listen to the interviews here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009g9d7

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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, children, deportation, DR Congo, Home Affairs Select Committee, Keith Vaz, LibDems, mistreatment, North Korea, UKBA.

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 staff kept [...]

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British boy, 6, to be sent to Congo in divorce row Schoolboy’s mother ordered to go to Congo Republic

Posted on November 17, 2009, 5:19 pm, by simon, under campaigns, deportation, DR Congo.

By JO STEELE – Monday, November 16, 2009 www.metro.co.uk A boy of six who was born in Britain faces being sent to a war-ravaged part of Africa because his parents split up. Adrian Atkinson’s mother, Anna, has been ordered to go to the Congo Republic within the next nine days. The decision, based on Ms [...]

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