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Civil Rights for Asylum Seekers

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Wednesday January 21, 2009 21:33

by Joe Moore - Cork Anti Racism Network

mapuche at eircom dot net

087-2994796

The Cork Anti Racist Network will launch a campaign for civil rights for asylum seekers at a public meeting on Monday 2nd February at 8.00pm in the Victoria Hotel, Patrick St. Cork.
The meeting will be addressed by Dr. Ronit Lentin, Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator, MPhil. in Ethnic and Racial Studies, Dept. of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin and Uche Odinukwe, Nigerian Activist.

Do you know that, in Ireland, asylum seekers are denied the right to work. Instead they are given €19.10 per week to live on. Many are fully qualified professionals, who want to work, and would be assets to society, and add value to the economy.

Do you know that asylum seekers have no say over where they live. The majority are in what is called Direct Provision, which is hostel-type accommodation, often in isolated areas, such as Drishane Castle, Millstreet and Kinsale Road, Cork. In these centres, three or four single people share one room. These people are often from different countries, speaking different languages, and with different cultures. Two single parents share one room, with their respective children, with neither having privacy. Meals are at set times, with residents having no control over the menu. These centres are controlled by private security, who discourage contact between the residents and the local community-their neighbours.

Do you know that all asylum seekers over 18 years are denied access to education. Children who complete their Leaving Cert. cannot continue their education to 3rd level. Instead they are given €19.10 and left to vegetate.

Do you know that the majority of asylum seekers in Ireland are denied refugee status. After years in the system without rights, they will eventually be served with a deportation order. When this is executed, men, women and children, who have committed no crime, are put in prison prior to deportation. On the specially chartered flights, each person is accompanied by at least two immigration police. Medical staff are also present on the flight-not to attend to people's health-but to restrain those who resist.

All this is carried out in the name of the Irish people-a people with a long history of emigration.

Cork Anti Racism Network says enough is enough; civil rights for asylum seekers now.

We demand,
1. The right to work.
2. The right to education.
3. The closure of all Direct Provision centres.
4. No deportations.

Please show your support by attending the meeting and joining the campaign.

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Comments (7 of 7)

Best of Luck

by Emma -RAR

Mon Feb 02, 2009 02:45

Hi Joe,

Hope you are well best of luck with the meeting hope gets good turn out

All the best

Emma

torture,and support

by Valentine Asafor - Trams voices

Sat Oct 10, 2009 19:15

valentinefunwi at yahoo dot com

0863058620

Hi joe its been long the cock group visted tralee.infact i must say our rights are seriously violated,its a calculated attempt by the government to ruin our lives. its a very bad systerm frustrating. all i think is suicide.Most africans go mad in the hostel.please somthing must be done to rescue the situation. valentine tralee. o863058620. wish you the best.

Well Done and go a head

by AYMAN

Fri Jan 29, 2010 15:07

St Patricks accommodation centre, Monaghan

Dear Joe,

i am a resident in St Patricks accommodation (detaintion) Centre in Monaghan. There is so much suffering and violation of asylum seekers human rights. I have been involved for a while in attempt to improve the situation mainly for the kids the most vunriable victims but unfortunately nothing has changed. The numbers of the children who come to the dining room is always low and there was no variaties of options or healthy meals so i requsted a dietation to come and check but the managment refuse as well i request a copy of the menu's but they refused again. This is just and example of what is going on.

Well Done Go a head

Fri Jan 29, 2010 15:49

St Patricks Accommodation centre, Monaghan

Dear Joe,

We all know and respect the fact that Ireland is going through a tough economic era but this shouldn't be used as and excuse to create more suffering for the people who came to claim asylum here. We can acheive more positive results if the goverment a dopted the policy of a fair and quick asylum process to protect whom in need of protection and to deport the others. At the same time who ever come to claim asylum should be accommodated within the community and let him has the access of full education because this at the end will means better integration.

As well i call for the abolish of Direct Provision System and i suggest in order to acheive this goal to follow the next steps:

1) Create a body representing all asylum seekers from whole over Ireland. We can highlight through it the tragedies and the violations in every single accommodation centre.

2) We have to try to send the message to all the non-govermental organistions and human rights activist in every city and town.

3) We approach all the opposition parties and address this issue with them. Also we had to bring to their attention by abolishing this system we don't want to add more financial pressure to the economy. In reality this might be more saving as the cost of the accommodation centres are higher than the other alternatives.

4) At the end we should have the confidence on ourselves that we can acheive our sensiable goal.

I would be glad if this campaign can reach us in St. Patricks Accommodation centre in Monaghan rather sooner than later

iv a question

by mr question

Wed Jul 21, 2010 22:07

hello ayman

i would like to ask you if direct provision was stopped

1. what about the people working in the direct provision system ?
(in my opinion ..they would need social welfare which is more cost to government)

2.there must be thousands of "asylum seekers" getting 19 euro a week so if they lived in the comunity and had no job how would they survive and pay rent /bills/ esb?
(in my opinion...they would claim jobseekers and rent allowance which would cost the government more)

3.do you think more or less "asylum seekers" would come to ireland ?
(in my opinion...lots more would come which would cost the government more)

iam not trying to be nasty to you but ireland is in a really bad financial mess ...and the recent case of the nigerian lady called pamela who has been caught telling lies has cost the state over 2 million euro !!!
this money would keep a hospital ward open ...
i agree not all asylum seekers are telling lies and they should be helped after a full explanation how ireland was the final destination and why they passed through safe EU countries first
i look forward to your reply...

ASYLUM IN IRELAND

by asylum_seeker_rights

Thu Jul 22, 2010 15:21

THIS IS A LINK ON NATURALISATION - http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/moving-cou...ation

If you have shown you have been of good working character for so many years irrespective of other issues

'good working character..'

by opus diablos - the regressive hypocrite party

Sat Jul 24, 2010 14:00

Does that mean we can de-naturalise Cowen&Co for negligence?
Start by taking Micky Martin's passport away.He'll get a replacement from Israel handy enough.Services to the state etc.
Dermot Ahern should get a bishoprick in Rome handy for his blasphemy act.
Willy O'D can double job on the tabloid smear campaigns when he's not selling handguns to the kids in limerick with his posings for photo-ops.They'll be grand, and besides, its nearly time they tried their own medicinal emigration.
Harney?We could plug that oil leak in the Gulf, make her productive for a change.Creative solutions from the smarter economy.

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