Executive summary This report examines the situation of asylum seekers and refugees from
an equality and human rights perspective. Refugees and asylum seekers are a diverse …

The implementation of a dispersal policy in Britain has brought asylum seekers to regions of
the country which previously had little experience of providing services for this group …

This paper explores the visual representation of asylum seekers and refugees delineating
how English newspaper imagery constructs such groups as deviant and dangerous. A …

An increasing proportion of refugees worldwide now live in urban spaces, where their rights
to adequate shelter, education and employment opportunities must be considered. In the …

The links between how individuals construct and negotiate identity as they navigate their
way through the housing system and “place” have, to date, not been explicitly articulated …

Executive summary This study reviews the main patterns, themes and key issues relating to
research on ethnicity and poverty in Scotland, and key sources of statistical information. The …

The UK government has recently consulted on proposals to exclude some 'overseas
visitors', including asylum seekers, from NHS care. 1 A judicial review took place at the high …

It is widely recognized that refugee integration occurs most effectively within communities
that are rich in inter-cultural social capital. This paper explores the dangers associated with …

Health and Human Rights in a Changing World is a comprehensive and contemporary
collection of readings and original material examining health and human rights from a global …

This article explores the experiences of asylum seekers who have been housed in Glasgow
under the government's dispersal policy. It notes the work of the Audit Commission in …