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Research report

Let’s Talk to the Media: Practical guide for refugee community organisations and refugee practitioners on working with the media

01/12/2004

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40 pages long

Languages: English

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The purpose of this guide is to share the Refugee Media Group’s experiences of working with local and regional media over 4 years encouraging accurate asylum reporting and ensuring the voices of men and women asylum seekers and refugees are heard. It is intended as a guide for refugee community organisations, or any local groups, […]

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Journal article

More than a token gesture: NGOs and trade unions campaigning for a common cause

01/02/2004

6 pages long

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With the passage of the 1999 Asylum and Immigration Act in the UK, a system of vouchers for all new asylum seekers was to be introduced from April 2000. These vouchers were widely regarded as iniquitous in that they discriminated against an already vulnerable sector of society. A unique coalition between two NGOs (Oxfam GB […]

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Research report

Migration and Development: Oxfam GB written submission for the international development committee

01/11/2003

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19 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam written submission for the UK Parliament International Development Committee, recommending that UK and EU governments reframe their migration policies to integrate social and economic development in migrants’ home countries with entry and integration in host societies.

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Journal article

Deprived of an individual identity: citizenship and women in Nepal

01/11/2003

7 pages long

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Deprived of an individual identity: citizenship and women in Nepal

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Development organisations aiming to end violence against women, and to promote women’s empowerment in societies such as Nepal, need to pay attention to the question of women’s citizenship, and its links to empowerment and independence. In Nepal, citizenship rights are still accorded to women through male relatives, rather than in their own right. Many women […]

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Research report

Asylum: The truth behind the headlines

23/10/2001

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19 pages long

Languages: English

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Refugees and IDPs

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This report arose from a serious concern about the quality of press coverage on asylum in Scotland, and the degree to which asylum seekers arriving in the country are badly affected by the negative coverage that they receive in the Scottish press. It aims to explore how this adverse treatment in sections of the press […]

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Briefing paper

Proposed Reforms to UK Asylum Policy: Oxfam’s response

01/10/2001

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11 pages long

Languages: English

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On 29 October 2001, the Home Secretary announced the outcome of the vouchers review, together with a broad range of additional proposals for the radical reform of UK asylum policy. A further announcement of anti-terrorism measures followed on 17 November. Some of these proposals will require legislation: a White Paper on the measures set out […]

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Journal article

The reproductive health of refugees: lessons beyond ICPD

01/07/2001

12 pages long

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The reproductive health of refugees: lessons beyond ICPD

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The vulnerability of populations affected by conflict or environmental disasters was stressed at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994. In particular, the high mortality and morbidity rates among refugees were emphasised. The ICPD and its Programme of Action have enabled a degree of consensus1 to be reached on […]

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Research report

Welcome or Over-Reaction?: Refugees and asylum seekers in the Welsh media

14/05/2001

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61 pages long

Languages: English

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In the 1990s the issue of refugees and asylum seekers has become highly politicised in the UK. Locally, regionally and nationally some politicians have used the issue of refugees claiming asylum in the United Kingdom to gain support for their own political parties. The national media focussed their reporting on the issues in London and […]

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Journal article

Critical Incidents in emergency relief work

01/11/2000

13 pages long

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The ethos of technical assistance in emergency relief work has emphasised the importance of recruiting people with appropriate professional and technical skills to work under the difficult circumstances of disasters. The authors used the Critical Incident Technique to assess job related skills that were seen to be crucial for the achievement of the objectives towards […]

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Briefing note

Immigration and Asylum Debate 12/4/2000

13/04/2000

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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In addition to Oxfam’s long-standing international work in relation to humanitarian protection, we have been developing our work with asylum-seekers and refugees in Britain since the setting up of the UK Poverty Programme in 1995. Oxfam is therefore well placed to comment on asylum issues in relation to the UK as well as internationally. This […]

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