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Human Rights Myth Busting at Wellingborough Museum with the British Institute of Human Rights
Today, on Tuesday 13 October 2015 the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) visited Wellingborough on the 13th day of its 15 Days of Action Human Rights Tour. In partnership with NREC they hosted a free high quality full day workshop with … Continue reading
Celebrating Human Rights in Wellingborough with the British Institute of Human Rights
Today the British Institute of Human Rights visited Wellingborough as part of its 15 Days of Action Human Rights Tour. In partnership with NREC they hosted a free full day workshop dedicated to human rights. Then myth busting event took … Continue reading
Supporting Refugees-A message from our Director
As a Director of NREC, a resident of Aldwincle, and an attendee at Thrapston Baptist Church I have been invited to attend a meeting of East Northants Faith Group where we will discuss how we can support asylum seekers and … Continue reading
Making Donations to Support Refugees
There are currently numerous organisations and projects collecting supplies and funds to support refugees. Our recommendation is to support Care Without Borders, a local project set up to distribute aid directly to refugees in Calais and Hungary. They are accepting … Continue reading
Housing Refugees in Northamptonshire
Northampton Chronicle has reported that a local landlady (Lisa Griffin) is offering two of her Northamptonshire properties to Northamptonshire Council in order to house Syrian refugees. Mrs Griffin has appealed to landlords across England to contact their local authority in … Continue reading
Refugee Jargon Explained
Refugees & migration is currently a hot topic in both politics & the media. Nevertheless, many ordinary civilians will struggle to understand the jargon used when discussing refugees & migration. Here is a quick reference to aid you understand the … Continue reading
The Positive Reality of Welcoming Refugees within Northamptonshire
As the conflict in Syria intensifies the UNHCR has anticipated that the number of refugees seeking safety across international borders will increase. Calais and Hungary are already struggling to deal with the increasing number of refugees camping within their borders. … Continue reading
Supporting Calais Refugees
Are you free this Saturday morning between 11 am-1 pm? NREC will be running local street stalls under the theme “Refugees Welcome here. Let’s save lives”? Information will be available about how people can help with donations of: clothes food money … Continue reading
When support to Hate Crime victims goes badly wrong
Hate crime victim sentenced after local services fail to deal with racial harassment Local resident Mr Loyan Ali endured fourteen months of racial incidents at Harlestone Road Allotments. He reported these to both the police and the borough council but … Continue reading
Hate Crime in a world without specialist officers
Hate crime Over the last forty years, local REC’s have been supporting hate crime victims and working together with other organisations to resolve incident and bring hate crime perpetrators to justice. Over the course of time Northamptonshire Rights and Equality … Continue reading