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Support provisions for Immigration & Asylum Bill

This briefing paper proposes seven amendments to the Immigration
and Asylum Bill 1999. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
considers that the provisions of the Bill regarding the detention of
asylum seekers as well as those regulating the provision of support to
asylum seekers are in compliance neither with the Human Rights Act
1998 nor with international human rights standards. The Commission is
particularly concerned about the possible impact of the Bill on the
growing number of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland. This briefing
paper sets out the Commission’s proposed amendments together with a
brief explanation of the aim of the amendments.

support-provisions-immigration-asylum-bill-hol-committee-june-1999.pdf