News stories from asylumpolicy.info , 23rd May 2006
Government accused of draconian asylum treatment
In a bleak report from the Church of England the government is accused of using 'destitution as a tool of coercion'. http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/story/0,,1781050,00.html
Church anger over asylum poverty
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5003498.stm
About:
Faithful Cities: A call for celebration, vision and justice
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr5406.html
Refugee Council backs Church's call on government to lead public opinion on asylum
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2006/may06/relea0506_4.htm
Kirk attacks 'forced poverty' policy of discouraging asylum seekers.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=693802006
Report: Human Rights, Racial Justice and Migration (Word doc)
http://www.asylumpolicy.info/kirk.doc
Source: http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk
Rich-poor divide a disgrace says church report
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_060523faithfulcities.shtml
