Resource Links

Here is a list of useful links to find out more about the Asylum system:

Facts and  Statistics

The Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees (ICAR) is an academic research and information organisation which aims to encourage understanding, public debate and policy making about Asylum and Refugees in the UK, grounded in accurate and  academically sourced information

Migration statistics from the Home Office based on the UK Border Agency operation.

Useful publications from Refugee Action

Really useful information sheets from Refugee Action project Raising Awareness

The asylum process made simple by Asylum Aid 

Definitions of asylum and the system by the charity Turn2Us

 News on Asylum Seekers

Asylum Statistics from the Institute of Race Relations

Information on what happens to failed asylum seekers by Refugee Legal Aid

Independent facts and figures from the Migration Observatory

Interesting Articles:

http://www.fmreview.org/north-africa/garlick-vanselm.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jun/20/european-countries-asylum-crisis

http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/mo-farah-has-sent-a-message-of-hope-to-all-migrants-8009509.html

http://ncadc.org.uk/blog/2012/08/zimbabwean-activist-gladys-mabvira-shares-her-experiences-of-detention-with-the-new-statesman/

http://www.neurope.eu/blog/bordering-inhuman-europe-s-migration-policy-0

http://www.soros.org/voices/welcome-italy-five-filmmakers-one-film film by refugees

http://www.refugeinfilms.org/2012-programme.php

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/asylum-seekers/10115.html

http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/29/asylum-seekers-when-the-questions-tell-us-so-much-more-than-the-answers/