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Whatever Happened to Asylum in Britain?: A Tale of Two Walls(9 Forced Migration)


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Refugees and asylum-seekers are high up on many people's political agenda. Even so, there is a remarkable lack of information. Who are these asylum-seekers? Aren't they almost all "bogus"? How do western immigration authorities decide whether or not they are genuine? Is the UN convention on Refugees out of date and in need of renegotiation? This book brings insider knowledge to the study of asylum in Britain today. It is based on visits to places where asylum seekers are detained, on working with lawyers representing asylum-seekers and on a close knowledge of many of the refugee organisations. It argues passionately that Britain shall not throw away, through ignorance and misunderstanding, a reputation for providing a place of safety for the persecuted, and the chance of welcoming people who have much to contribute to national life and culture.

Table of Contents:
Abbreviations Foreword Introduction: A Matter of National Pride Map 1.1: Distribution of Refugees in Sudan Chapter 1. Setting the Scene Chapter 2. The Tamils and the 1987 Watershed Chapter 3. Making Decisions Chapter 4. A Right of Appeal Chapter 5. Without Charge or Trial Chapter 6. Protecting Women, Children and Families Chapter 7. Building Walls Around Fortress Europe Chapter 8. Keeping Them Out: Building a Wall Around the UK Chapter 9. Supporting Asylum-Seekers Afterword Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Louis Pirouet has been in the refugee scene for many years both in Africa and Britain. She is a trustee of Asylum Aid, helps to run a group in Cambridge which works for safeguards for asylum seekers held at a detention centre near Cambridge, and finds herself asked to write expert reports for Kenyans and Ugandans appealing against refusal of Asylum.

Review :
“An exceptionally lucid history of asylum issue in the United Kingdom since the mid-1980s.” • International Migration Review “An unusual and highly successful book: a review of the changes which have taken place in asylum law in recent years, painted in their political context and described in accurate detail, but peppered with the personal experiences of asylum seekers which adds a poignant reality to what might otherwise appear a dry description.” • Nicky Padfield, Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781571814685
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
  • Publisher Imprint: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Series Title: 9 Forced Migration
  • Weight: 268 gr
  • ISBN-10: 157181468X
  • Publisher Date: 16 Aug 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Tale of Two Walls
  • Width: 140 mm


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