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UK: Social Services Support to People with No Recourse to Public Funds

A report recently published by the NRPF (No Recourse to Public Funds) Network found that social services departments in 51 local authorities across the UK supported 6,500 people with ‘no recourse to public funds’ in 2009/10 at a cost of £46.5m.

Published
31 March 2011
From
Migrants' Rights Network
Immigration
Significant failings in HIV care for some immigration detainees in the UK

Many HIV-positive people held in immigration detention in the UK receive substandard healthcare, involving forced treatment interruptions, inadequate clinical investigation and breaches of confidentiality. Moreover, people are removed from

Published
23 March 2011
By
Roger Pebody
Immigration
Tougher rules for overseas visitor access to NHS

Action to establish a more balanced charging regime for overseas visitors, including tackling health tourism was promised today by Public Health Minister Anne Milton following publication of two consultations on charging overseas visitors for NHS hospital care.

Published
21 March 2011
From
Department of Health
Social and legal issues
Briefing on legal aid – what can UK community groups expect?

The proposals include: withdrawing funding from a wide variety of legal issues, including most immigration cases; making the eligibility criteria for funding more stringent; and centralising access to legal aid through a telephone helpline. As a result more people will be expected to resolve their issues out of court or to represent themselves at court.

Published
20 March 2011
From
Migrants' Rights Network
Immigration
EU resolution on health inequalities in access to health care for undocumented migrants

The European Parliament (EP) adopted yesterday a Resolution on ‘Reducing health inequalities in the EU’ in which it calls on Member States to tackle health inequalities in access to health care for undocumented migrants.

Published
11 March 2011
From
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants
Immigration
Russia discriminates against man with HIV—court

Russia discriminated against an Uzbek man by refusing him permission to stay in the country because he was HIV-positive, the European Court of Human Rights ruled.

Published
10 March 2011
From
AFP/Inquirer
Migrants
Liberian National AIDS Commission Clarifies Info About Ivorian Refugees HIV Status

The National AIDS Commission of Liberia (NAC) has clarified that at no time did it make any public statement regarding the HIV status of Ivorian refugees in Liberia.

Published
06 March 2011
From
New Liberian
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
28 gay Jamaicans granted asylum in US last year

Immigration Equality, an organisation which works to secure asylum for individuals persecuted in their home country based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV-status, said it won dozens of cases for clients from the Caribbean in 2010.

Published
12 February 2011
From
Jamaica Observer
Immigration
UK: Funding slashed for refugee advice services

Funding for vital advice services for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK will be slashed by over 60% from April 1st 2011.

Published
02 February 2011
From
Migrants' Right Network
Archbishop urges government to protect gay asylum seekers

Dr Rowan Williams condemns murder of gay rights activist in Uganda as lesbian awaits deportation there from the UK.

Published
28 January 2011
From
The Guardian
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