1. Appeal procedure: The government and, on October 28, 1991, a first national assembly began to prepare the demclaims the bill will, for the first time, give a onstration: the choice of January 25 was motivated by a desire to build links right of appeal to those refused asylum on with the French anti-racist movement. The platform of demands adopted takes entering the United Kingdom (UK). Howup the multiple implications of immigration.
ever, there will be no automatic right of
Numerous forces participated in the preparations for this event, including the appeal. Permission will have to be given.
Italian Cultural and Recreational Association (ARCI) - created in 1948 at the
Moreover, the existing right to an automatic initiative of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), but now independent - many appeal for asylum seekers already in the anti-racist associations and 300 immigrant community organizations. The demcountry is going to be taken away. Everyone onstration was supported by the Party of Communist Refoundation (PRC), the has to seek leave to appeal, within 48 hours
Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Greens, as well as the Italian Genin the case of asylum seekers held in deteneral Confederation of Labour (CGIL).
tion and within 10 days for those already
The breadth of this demonstration augurs well for the Italian anti-racist movelegally in the country (as visitors, students, ment to re-take the initiative. *
2. Curtailment of existing leave: If someone is already legally in the UK, for instance as a student or a visitor, and decides to apply for asylum, that person will be liable to have their existing leave curtailed if the asylum application is refused.
And if an asylum seeker has made other appeals regarding their stay in the UK all those outstanding appeals will be heard by a special adjudicator at the same time as the asylum appeal. So someone who has already got a visa to stay in the UK will have to think twice about applying for asylum.
3. Withdrawal of Legal Aid: The gov-
*** ernment intends to withdraw legal aid for advice on asylum and all other immigration matters. In a lot of cases this will leave immigrants and asylum seekers with no other alternative but to go to the government the proposals are directed against all black 27 ponsored UKIAS for help. This shows that
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