Monday, August 01, 2011
Developing Countries Host Overwhelming Majority of Refugees, says UN Report
“Fears about supposed floods of refugees in industrialized countries are being vastly overblown or mistakenly conflated with issues of migration. Meanwhile, it’s poorer countries that are left having to pick up the burden.”
Posted by STAR team on 01/08/2011 at 12:32 PM
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
UNHCR increasingly concerned about refugees caught up in Libyan crisis
Laura Padoan of UNHCR highlights the plight of refugees risking their lives to escape Libya and other conflicts by boat in order to seek protection in Europe.
Posted by Communications on 18/05/2011 at 11:50 AM
Monday, April 18, 2011
Higher education fee increases: the negative impact on asylum seekers
by Lamine Konate
The UK government has voted to increase student tuition fees for UK universities and higher education.
Posted by Communications on 18/04/2011 at 01:14 PM
Friday, February 11, 2011
Education has always been my Dream - Lamine’s Story
Lamine Konate, STAR President and student at the London Metropolitan University, has had a long struggle to obtain asylum and to receive access to education. In this article he tells his story.
Posted by Communications on 11/02/2011 at 12:00 PM
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Gamu’s Story - the right to learn
Gamu arrived in the UK from Zimbabwe in 2000. After many years, during which she was determined to keep her dreams alive through education, she was finally granted refugee status in 2010. Read about Gamu’s story.
Posted by Communications on 20/01/2011 at 11:17 AM
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
End to child detention postponed as “alternatives” are piloted
Plans to finally end the detention of children continue to be delayed with so-called ‘alternatives’ failing to realise the real changes needed to the asylum system.
Posted by STAR team on 07/12/2010 at 04:39 PM
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
The Card That Steals Dignity
In 2009 the UK government introduced a new support system for refused asylum seekers, the ‘Azure’ card. This article highlights the hardship and stigmatisation that the card creates.
Posted by STAR team on 01/12/2010 at 11:06 AM
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Video: Torture victims wrongly detained
A Channel 4 News report by Home Affairs correspondent Andy Davies details the outrageous treatment of torture victims unlawfully detained. Watch the 4 minute video here. Andy founded STAR as a student at Nottingham University in 1994.
Posted by STAR team on 30/09/2010 at 11:06 AM
Monday, September 20, 2010
Refugee Reports
If you want to find out more about refugees, look through this list of reports from the last few years.
Posted by STAR team on 20/09/2010 at 10:30 AM
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The battle to end child detention is not over
Nick Clegg has yet to deliver his recent pledge to end child detention and close down the family wing at Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre. Detaining children is immoral and unacceptable; we must ensure the Government upholds its commitment.
Posted by Communications on 26/08/2010 at 09:25 AM
