Sri Lanka's unwanted exports - Asylum seekers

A ship headed to Australia carrying 260 asylum seekers was intercepted in Indonesian waters in early October 2009. The ship was then diverted back to Indonesia, but those on board refused to get off the vessel. In recent days the asylum seekers have threatened to blow their...

Battered women find safety in the US

"After more than a decade of legal wrangling over what the official stance should be on foreign women seeking US protection from domestic abuse, the White House has opened the way for battered females to receive asylum. The administration recently submitted a cautiously...

Desperate Africans Pay Heavy Price to Cross Gulf Of Aden

Sometimes we forget how, despite credit crunch and downturn, lucky we are. War and poverty are rife around the World and thousands upon thousands of people risk their lives to flee these twin evils and find a...

The Two Way Street

Lured by high tax free salaries westerners move to work in Dubai and similar locations. Such moves are not a one-way deal. The attractive pay and luxury home require that you agree to live by the cultural mores...

Greece and UN cross swords for the second time in a month

The Greek government as been the target of United Nations criticism for the second time in less than a month. Last week the Greece was the first country ever to be suspended from the UN's carbon trading scheme...

BBC reveals physical, sexual abuse at asylum detention centre in Britain (AFP...

An undercover BBC documentary will show how private security guards in Britain's immigration system have assaulted and sexually abused asylum-seekers and immigrants.

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