Gatwick detention centre becoming less safe
Following on from the Brook House Inquiry, we were saddened to see the recent publication of another independent report this time showing that since then safety has got worse for the people detained there. The findings were published in the [...]
Outcry against Immigration Detention expansion
The Detention Forum was proud to add its name to the recent joint letter co-ordinated by AVID expressing our opposition to the proposed re-opening of the detention centres at Haslar in Hampshire and Campsfield in Oxfordshire. The signatories of this [...]
Shifting ground on alternatives to detention
In the last Parliament, we had become sadly quite used to the last Government's response to any questions about the Home Office funded community-based alternatives to detention pilot projects - for example: see here. Just recently Olivia Blake MP asked [...]
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The lack of support or care for people seeking asylum in the UK is sickening. Warehoused in prison camps and squalid hotels, dying while private companies make millions off of their suffering, and politicians use them as scapegoats. #r4today
Important messages from refugee women in our network, crafted beautifully with needlework:
🕊️Peace
❌No more war
❤️Keep going
🙋♀️I'm a strong woman
✊Never give up hope
We look forward to welcoming women back to our creative activities in September!
Spot on by @NesrineMalik. It isn't enough for Labour to talk about "law and order" after far-right riots. They need to counter decades of racist and xenophobic language and misinformation, including from themselves, about migration and minorities. #r4today
🌍 Today is World Humanitarian Day! 🌍
On this day, we honour the selfless dedication of humanitarian workers around the globe who give their time to help others in times of crisis.
#RMC #worldhumanitarianday