Upcoming events

When: 4 Feb 2012 - 10:15
Where: Victoria Hall, Norfolk St, Sheffield

The Nio Accommodation Network is organising a National Conferenceon the topic of housing, destitution and asylum process.

When: 5 Feb 2012 - 14:00
Where: Friends Meeting House, Euston, London

Peace & Progress is organising a meeting to take place in London on Sunday 5th February 2012 to serve as an audit of human rights violations and victories over the last ten years.  It will act as a reminder of what has been lost and therefore of the struggle ahead but also of the successes in that period and the grounds for optimism for the future.

‘From Reaction to Revolution’ will seek to evaluate the position of Human Rights from particular perspectives. The speakers will be:

Massoud Shadjareh, from the Islamic Human Rights Commission in London, has
monitored the attacks on Muslim communities and nations and the resistance
to oppression in the Arab Spring.
Stephanie Harrison, a prominent human rights lawyer, has represented those

When: 6 Feb 2012 - 18:00
Where: Doughty Street Chambers, 54 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LS

The Discrimination Law Association is organising a public discussion on the incidence of honour based crimes in the UK.

When: 8 Feb 2012 - 16:00
Where: Blakemores Solicitors, 40 Great Charles Street, Birmingham B3 2AT

Asylum Aid will be running a free 3 hours intermediate/advanced training for solicitors and LSC/OISC accredited caseworkers in Birmingham on "Making successful asylum representations on the Convention ground of a particular social group with a particular focus on gender-related claims".

When: 13 Feb 2012 (All day)
Where: London

No Borders London, along with Goldsmiths students and other groups, are organising a week-long convergence aiming to share our knowledge andexperiences in relation to people's freedom of movement and the restrictions on it, and to share skills, network, strategise and take  action.