by Bethany Rielly
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for a vaccination programme “that works for everyone” amid fears that immigration policies are preventing undocumented migrants from accessing the life-saving jab.
Healthcare professionals have repeatedly called on the government to suspend NHS charges and immigration checks, claiming that the measures are “dangerous” and undermine efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Now migrant rights groups have raised concerns that these policies could prevent vulnerable communities from being able to access the vaccine.
In a letter to the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) called for the charges to be suspended, and for a “comprehensive firewall” to be set up between healthcare and the Home Office during the pandemic.
by Bethany Rielly
A FINANCIAL firm has once again paid out damages after falsely linking a Palestinian human rights campaigner with terrorism.
Europal chairman Zaher Birawi announced this week that he received damages in a settlement which required World-Check to remove his name from the terrorist category following a two-year-ordeal.
The campaigner said his inclusion on the list was “politically motivated” because of his work defending the human rights of Palestinians.
World-Check is used by 49 of the world’s largest 50 banks to provide clients with an “early warning system for hidden risk,” according to its promotional material.
The database was previously owned by Thomson Reuters before it was sold to investment giant Blackstone Group in 2018, and renamed Refinitiv.
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THE Home Office faces legal action over plans to move hundreds of asylum-seekers to a “prison camp” at Yarl’s Wood detention centre.
Construction of temporary portacabin units on land next to the notorious Bedfordshire removal centre is already underway.
Up to 200 asylum-seekers could soon be moved to the new site where they will be held while waiting for decisions on their claims.
The plans are believed to be the first time the government has considered housing refugees on the doorstep of a removal centre.
But the Home Office could be forced to halt the plans after local campaigners yesterday announced their intention to challenge the move in the courts.
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