Inaugural Magazine Mar 09
("A Place to Call Home" )
Nelson home for Bhutanese refugees
Nelson is to further increase its ethnic diversity with the arrival next month of four families from the small South Asian nation of Bhutan. They are part of an allotment of 27 refugees arriving in the region as part of the annual quota.
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Sir Al Aynsley-Green, has called for an end to detention of children in a report based on evidence gathered at Yarl’s Wood detention centre. In his foreword to the report, he states:
“The UK should not be detaining any child who has had an unsuccessful asylum claim. Not only is there is no reason to continue the administrative detention of children, we present evidence in this report to demonstrate that it may be harmful to their health and wellbeing.” The report also calls for better conditions and improved healthcare.
An Inspiring Story of Courage and Perseverance and how YOU can help Refugee Services
Jorge Sandoval was a political refugee arriving in New Zealand from Chile in 1976.
New Chapter for Refugee Services - June 2008
Refugee Services - formerly RMS Refugee Resettlement
