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01 January 2011

Euskal Herria: the struggle for independence in the Basque Country and the impact of `terrorist bans’, Campaign against Criminalising Communities. Briefing 3, November 2010, pp. 4. This briefing looks at the background to the Basque Country’s struggle for independence and social, political and economic rights. It explains how generations of southern Basques suffered under Franco’s fascist dictatorship and the impact of Spain’s “war on terror” on the right to Basque self-determination. The Spanish government’s use of torture on activists and the banning of successive Basque political and cultural organisations have not diminished the desire for “a settlement...based on the respect for self-determination as well as the diversity of cultures, political ambitions and national projects that coexist in the Basque country.” http://campacc.org.uk/uploads/basque.pdf

Are undocumented migrants and asylum seekers entitled to access health care in the EU? A comparative overview in 16 countries. HUMA Network (November) 2010, pp. 24. This study analyses access to health care for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers in 16 European countries: Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The “research provides evidence that the access to health care by undocumented migrants, and to a lesser extent by asylum seekers, is not guaranteed in the EU. The standards set by the main international treaties are far from being respected and member states instead of working on the “progressive realisation” of this right are increasingly using it as a tool to discourage the entry of new migrants.”