United Nations updates and amends rescue at sea conventions for refugees
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16:41 08/08/2006
• Watch This Video The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has amended Maritime Conventions to facilitate search-and-rescue at sea. In response to several incidents in recent years...
Sri Lankan girl given UN Refugee Status after NZ deportation
19:47 27/03/2006
A Sri-Lankan teenager who was refused aslum by the New Zealand governement and deported in handcuffs under heavy sedation has been granted refugee status by the United Nations. The young woman was...
Opposition to announce UK immigration policies
13:04 24/01/2005
The leader of the UK's Conservative Party Michael Howard will make a speech today outlining radical immigration policy changes the BBC reports. If elected, the Conservatives would introduce rules for...
