UN CONDEMNS BRITISH REFUGEE POLICY

THE United Nations has condemned Britain for its policy of jailing asylum seekers while they wait to hear if their claims are successful. The acting head of the UN’s refugee agency in London says it is unacceptable for asylum seekers to be detained on arrival in Britain in prisons alongside criminals. Many are confined to their cells for 20 hours a day or more. The British government says it is not desirable for asylum seekers to be held in prison but says that there’s no more room to house them in official detention centres. – Interworld Radio