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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff background=""><FONT face=Arial size=2>Apologies for cross
posting<BR>Some recent articles and reports, from an IRR bulletin, that may be
of interest to list members:<BR><BR><STRONG>Germany: intelligence services
target Muslims</STRONG><BR> <A
href="http://www.irr.org.uk/2007/april/ha000010.html">http://www.irr.org.uk/2007/april/ha000010.html</A>
<BR> By LIZ FEKETE, 11:00am, 19 April
2007 --- As the UK government publishes new proposals to combat violent Muslim
extremism, we examine two reports critical of the German
approach.<BR><BR><STRONG>Still human still here</STRONG><BR> <A
href="http://www.irr.org.uk/2007/april/ks000012.html">http://www.irr.org.uk/2007/april/ks000012.html</A>
<BR> By KEVIN SMITH, 3:00pm, 19 April
2007 --- The Refugee Council has launched a campaign to help end the destitution
suffered by refused asylum seekers. The campaign argues that using poverty as a
means of getting people to leave the country is both ineffective and
inhumane.<BR><BR>The Methodist Church, United Reform Church and Baptist Union of
Great Britain has published a briefing document on racism and extremism: '2007
English Local Elections'.<BR>Download the briefing at:<BR><A
href="http://www.jointpublicissues.org.uk/jpit_englishlocalelections_0307.pdf">http://www.jointpublicissues.org.uk/jpit_englishlocalelections_0307.pdf</A>
(pdf file, 120kb)<BR><BR>The Methodist Church has also produced guidelines that
offer suggestions on how churches can respond to extremist political parties:
'Guidelines for churches dealing with extremist political parties'.<BR>Download
the guidelines at:<BR><A
href="http://www.methodist.org.uk/downloads/pi_extremistparties_guidelines_0407.doc">http://www.methodist.org.uk/downloads/pi_extremistparties_guidelines_0407.doc</A>
(word file, 64kb)<BR><BR><STRONG>Statewatch</STRONG> has published a number of
papers written by Professor Steve Peers (Human Rights Centre, University of
Essex):<BR><BR>'Rights for Criminal Suspects and EU law'<BR>Download
at:<BR></FONT><A href=""><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/apr/Statewatch-analysis-crim-proced.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2> (pdf file, 131kb)<BR><BR>'The Revised Data Protection
Framework Decision'<BR>Download at:<BR></FONT><A href=""><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/apr/Statewatch-analysis-data-protection.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2> (pdf file, 136kb)<BR><BR>'The original EU Directive on return
(expulsion)'<BR>Download at:<BR></FONT><A href=""><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/apr/eu-expulsion-sw-analysis-I.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2> (pdf file, 157kb)<BR><BR>'Revising the proposed EU Expulsion
Directive'<BR>Download at:<BR></FONT><A href=""><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/apr/Statewatch-analysis-expulsion-II.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2> (pdf file, 103kb)<BR><BR>Doughty Street Chambers has
published its most recent 'Human Rights Bulletin' which contains a round-up of
significant judicial decisions on human rights issues in Europe, focussing in
particular on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, the
European Court of Justice and the UK House of Lords. <BR>Subscribe to the
bulletin at: <BR></FONT><A href=""><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/members/join/</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Or download the current issue:<BR></FONT><A href=""><FONT
face=Arial
size=2>http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf/Doughty_HRB_bulletin_No_7.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2> (pdf file, 2.1mb)<BR><BR><BR>Dept of Social
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