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Lives in Limbo: ‘It Affects You As a Parent and a Man’
Source: The Irish Times
The direct provision system for asylum seekers has a high human and social cost, and adapting to normal life afterwards is a slow process.VIDEO: Heidar has recently gained refugee status and has left the direct provision system. He speaks about the difficulties he has faced…
Resource type: News
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Just Another Goodbye
Source: StoryCorps
When Isaac Lugo was 15, his father was deported. The two had spent nearly Isaac's whole life in the United States. Isaac tells his story with Mike McAuliffe, the boxing trainer who became his foster father. Learn More > At This Boxing Gym, Former Undocumented…
Resource type: Video
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Three in Five TDs Met Racist Views - Survey
Source: Irish Times
By Deaglán de Bréadún, Political CorrespondentThree in every five of the TDs responding to a survey carried out by a professional polling company said they had encountered racist sentiments while canvassing in last year’s general election.More than a third of the TDs surveyed by Millward…
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Five $100,000 Purpose Prizes Awarded to Americans Making an Extraordinary Impact in their Encore Careers
Source: Civic Ventures
2011 Winners Work to Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change, Help Immigrants in the U.S. and Improve the Lives of Orphans, Women and Children in China, Latin AmericaSAN FRANCISCO – Civic Ventures today announced the 2011 winners of its Purpose Prize.Five social entrepreneurs over 60 will receive…
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Migrant bill should deal with violence, say lobbyists
Source: The Irish Times
PAMELA DUNCANAMENDMENTS DESIGNED to protect migrant women experiencing domestic violence should be included in the Immigration and Protection Bill, an Oireachtas committee heard yesterday.Representatives of Women’s Aid, migrant network AkiDwA and the Immigrant Council of Ireland said migrant women were in a vulnerable position, as…
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LGBT Clients Who Reported Gross Mistreatment In Immigration Custody Remain Detained
Source: National Immigrant Justice Center
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), an Atlantic grantee, is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers.This article was originally posted on NIJC's website by Jane Zurnamer on 05 July 2011. Defending the rights of sexual…
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Applicants for Irish citizenship waiting four years for decision
Source: The Irish Times
By Jamie Smyth, Social Affairs CorrespondentPEOPLE ARE waiting four years for the Government to decide on their applications to become Irish citizens, with some rejected for frivolous reasons such as receiving parking fines, a new report says.The study, Living in Limbo – Migrants’ Experiences of…
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Ensuring Human Rights Protections and Access to Justice
“I just kept fighting to be free. I knew I couldn’t give up because if I returned to Sierra Leone my life would be in danger.” That is how 25-year-old Badiatu Tunis, a Sierra Leone native residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, describes being detained by the…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Homeland-Security Officials to Meet With Foundation Leaders
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
By Caroline Preston. Officials from several foundations are scheduled to meet today in Washington with representatives from the Department of Homeland Security as part of an effort by the federal government to learn what philanthropy is doing to fight terrorism and other violent acts spurred…
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Declaration of the Civil Society Conference held on 27-28 October 2010, Boksburg, South Africa
Source: The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
The Civil Society Conference held on 27-28 October 2010 was a historic turning point in the history of South Africa. Over 300 delegates from 56 mass-based civil society organisations, with a combined membership of millions of South Africans, came together to rebuild a strong, mass…
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