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 [...]
Time for change!
We were interested to read the media story yesterday focussing on HM Chief Inspector of Prisons' recent reports into Detention Centres. Following on from his recent report on Harmondsworth, all eight main detention centres in the UK have been found [...]
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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