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Newsletters
PAFRAS Newsletter 17 May – June 2010
Pafras Newsletter 17 May-Jun 2010.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 16 March – April 2010
Pafras Newsletter 16 Mar-Apr 2010.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 15 July – August 2009
PAFRAS Newsletter 15 July - August 2009.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 14 May – June 2009
PAFRAS Newsletter 14 May-June 2009.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 13 March – April 2009
PAFRAS Newsletter 13 March-April 2009.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 12 January – February 2009
PAFRAS Newsletter 12 January-February 2009.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 11 November – December 2008
PAFRAS_Newsletter_11_November-December_2008.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 10 September – October 2008
PAFRAS_Newsletter_10_September_-_October_2008.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 9 July – August 2008
PAFRAS_Newsletter_9_July_-_August_2008.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 8 May – June 2008
PAFRAS_Newsletter_8_May-June_2008.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 7 March - April 2008
PAFRAS_Newsletter_7_March_-_April_2008.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 6 January - February 2008
PAFRAS_Newsletter_6_January-February_2008.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 5 November – December 2007
PAFRAS_newsletter_5_November-December_2007.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 4 September – October 2007
PAFRAS_Newsletter_4_September-October_2007.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 3 July – August 2007
PAFRAS_Newsletter_3_July-August_2007.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 2 May – June 2007
PAFRAS_Newsletter_2_May_-_June_2007.pdf
PAFRAS Newsletter 1 March – April 2007
PAFRAS_Newsletter_1_March_-_April_2007.pdf
Destitution Briefings
Forced Inactivity and barriers to participation among refused asylum seekers – PAFRAS Briefing Paper, no. 12, September 2009
PAFRAS Briefing Paper 12 Forced inactivity and barriers to participation.pdf
Beyond the edges of healthcare provision: refused asylum seekers and access to healthcare – PAFRAS Briefing Paper, no. 11, July 2009
PAFRAS Briefing Paper 11 - Beyond the edges of healthcare provision.pdf
The political economy of malnutrition – PAFRAS Briefing Paper, no.10, April 2009
PAFRAS Briefing Paper 10 - The political economy of malnutrition.pdf
What is Destitution? – PAFRAS Briefing Paper no. 9, February 2009
PAFRAS_Briefing_Paper_9_-_What_is_destitution.pdf
No direction home – PAFRAS Briefing Paper no. 8, January 2009
PAFRAS_Briefing_Paper_8_-_No_direction_home.pdf
Wage exploitation and undocumented labour – PAFRAS Briefing Paper no. 7, October 2008
Wage_exploitation_and_undocumented_labour.pdf
Racism, destitution and asylum - PAFRAS Briefing Paper no. 6, June 2008
PAFRAS_Briefing_Paper_6_-_Racism,_destitution_and_asylum.pdf
Mental health, destitution and asylum – PAFRAS Briefing Paper no. 5, March 2008
PAFRAS_Briefing_Paper_5_-_Mental_health,_destitution_and_asylum.pdf
Dawn Raids - PAFRAS Briefing Paper Number 4, March 2008
PAFRAS_Briefing_Paper_4_-_Dawn_raids.pdf
No Access to Justice: Legal Aid and Destitute Asylum Seekers – PAFRAS Briefing Paper Number 3, February 2008
PAFRAS_Briefing_Paper_3_-_No_access_to_justice_legal_aid_and_destitute_asylum_seekers.pdf
Detaining the Destitute: PAFRAS Briefing Paper, Number 2, November 2007
PAFRAS_Briefing_Paper_2_-_Detaining_the_Destitute.pdf
Section 4 Support: PAFRAS Briefing Paper Number 1, August 2007
PAFRAS_Briefing_Paper_Number_1_-_Section_4_Support.pdf
Other PAFRAS Reports & Submissions
PAFRAS submission to the Independent Asylum Commission, October 2007
PAFRAS_Submission_to_the_Independent_Asylum_Commission_October_2007.pdf
PAFRAS featured in reports, publications, news articles
Below is a selection of reports, publications, news articles which feature the PAFRAS service, staff, volunteers and clients.
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Waites, M. (2007)
Plight of the refugees left to rot in Yorkshire, 28th March 2007, Yorkshire Post
Waites, M. (2007)
Thousands caught in poverty trap with little help on offer,28th March 2007, Yorkshire Post
Lewis, H. (2007)
Destitution in Leeds: the experiences of people seeking asylum and supporting agencies, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Inquiry in Destitution Among Refused Asylum Seekers
Cheedella, K. (2006)
Barriers for failed asylum seekers to accessing NHS services, and the consequences of destitution: a study in Leeds, United Kingdom. International Health BSc dissertation, University of Leeds.
Brown, D. [ed.] (2005)
Destitution of Asylum Seekers in Leeds, January 2005, Leeds Destitution Steering Group
Destitution of Asylum Seekers in Leeds
Bond, C. (2007)
'The Janjaweed destroyed our village, they took all our belongings, they killed our families and no place was safe', 12th January 2007, Yorkshire Post
The Big Difference Awards, The Big Life Company
Christine Majid winner of the Lifetime Difference Awards Yorkshire and Humberside 2006
Bond, C. (2005)
Desperate lives with nowhere to run, 11th November 2005, Yorkshire Post