Immigration, Nationality and asylum
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Asylum
Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees (AVID)
AVID is the national umbrella charity for groups visiting immigration detainees. The site has a good collection of links.
http://www.aviddetention.org.uk/ aviddefault.htm
Asylum Aid
Provides a telephone advice service. Site includes news and information on asylum and human rights and, in 'About Asylum' section, a history and overview of refugees in the UK.
http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/
Asylum Rights in the 21st Century
News and reports on asylum rights. The site is a project of AsylumSupport.info, below.
http://www.asylumrights.net/
AsylumSupport.info
News, features and links UK and worldwide.
http://www.AsylumSupport.info
European Council on Refugees and Exiles
ECRE is an umbrella organisation of 67 refugee-assisting member agencies in 25 countries working towards fair and humane policies for the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees.
http://www.ecre.org/
Forced Migration Online (FMO)
A wide variety of online resources dealing with the situation of forced migrants worldwide.
http://www.forcedmigration.org
HARP
Information for health professionals and volunteers working with asylum seekers and refugees.
http://www.harpweb.org.uk/
ICAR Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees in the UK
Includes research, ICAR's online publications, digests of other publications, statistics and details of local experiences of refugee settlement in individual towns and cities.
http://www.icar.org.uk
Refugee Council
Provides telephone advice lines and 'One Stop Services' for areas of the country, including the East of England. Follow links from 'How we help' in the menu. For practical advice guides and leaflets in twenty different langauges, follow links from 'Practice' in main menu. Site also includes news, briefings, policy and research
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Refugee Week
Refugee Week 2009 will take place from 15 - 21 June. Refugee Week is "a UK-wide programme of events which celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK".
http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/
Refugee Week Links
Links to many refugee groups, including arts organisations, campaign groups, community organisations and more
http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/ InfoCentre/ links/
Shelter - Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Information and assistance on housing and support from Shelter England, the housing information charity
http://england.shelter.org.uk/ get_advice/ advice_topics/ homelessness/ asylum_seekers_and_refugees
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Page last updated: 2 December 2008
