Collection GB 2381 C50522 - Charter 87

c 22 files

GB 2381 C50522 1987-1997 collection c 22 files Charter 87 X Charter 87 for Refugees

Charter 87, or Charter 87 for Refugees, was a human rights group in existence between the years 1987 and 1997. It was concerned with human rights issues pertaining to refugees and asylum seekers. Charter 87 also sought the incorporation of the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees into British Law.

Received, Jul 2007.

Papers of Charter 87, 1987-1997, including minutes of a Steering Group; a complete run of the 'Newsletter' and occasional publication 'News Updating'; correspondence, chiefly with the Home Office and press cuttings relating to asylum-seekers and refugees.

Original order

The collection contains some material closed under the Data Protection Act, apply to the archivist for details on access.

Copies, subject to copyright and the condition of the original, may be supplied. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the archivist.

English

No additional finding aids.

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Sources: http://www.dango.bham.ac.uk/record_details.asp?id=906&recordType=ngo

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Apr 2008 Associations Charitable organisations Charities Charter 87 X Charter 87 for Refugees Emigration Europe Humanitarian assistance Immigrants International conflicts International cooperation International politics Migrants Migration Organizations Refugees UK War devastated countries Western Europe London England Nonprofit organizations

Received, Jul 2007.

Papers of Charter 87, 1987-1997, including minutes of a Steering Group; a complete run of the 'Newsletter' and occasional publication 'News Updating'; correspondence, chiefly with the Home Office and press cuttings relating to asylum-seekers and refugees.

Original order

The collection contains some material closed under the Data Protection Act, apply to the archivist for details on access.

Copies, subject to copyright and the condition of the original, may be supplied. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the archivist.

• anglais

• latin

English

No additional finding aids.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• anglais