By Kasonga, a member of the Freed Voices group. I was detained in prison under immigration powers, and then in Harmondsworth and Colnbrook IRCs, for over two years altogether. The ‘IRC’ stands for ‘Immigration Removal Centre’. Removal is [...]
In this first week of Unlocking Detention 2016 (which runs until 18 December), we are shining a spotlight on perhaps the most hidden sites of detention: short-term holding centres, and immigration detention in prisons. This first blog post [...]
This blog post was written by Eiri Ohtani, Coordinator of the Detention Forum for the PICUM (Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants) blog, published on 10 October 2016. How do you explain immigration detention to people who [...]
By Lisa Matthews, Coordinator at Right to Remain. "I knew nothing about this. I didn’t know about detention" "The first time I found out about detention was when the key turned in the cell door. That was in [...]
This piece, written by Lisa Matthews of Right to Remain, was originally published by Open Democracy 50:50. Life in UK’s indefinite immigration detention regime evokes the 'barbed wire disease' experienced by 'enemy aliens' interned during the World Wars. [...]
This blog post was written for Unlocking Detention by Anna Lindley. Anna is a senior lecturer at SOAS, University of London, and volunteers with Asylum Welcome and Close Campsfield. The government continues working to ensure a hostile environment [...]
Last week, Unlocking Detention visited Dungavel, Scotland's only detention centre and the final stop of the #Unlocked15 tour. Also last week, Human Rights Day was held, a stark reminder of the rights being denied to those detained - [...]
This blog post was written for Unlocking Detention by Charles Leddy-Owen. Charles is a Trustee of Friends Without Borders and Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Portsmouth. Haslar Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) held between 150 and [...]
This article was written for Unlocking Detention by Jon Featonby. Jon is parliamentary manager at the Refugee Council and parliamentary lead for the Detention Forum. This article was originally published by our #Unlocked15 partners, Justice Gap. On 1 [...]
This blog post was written for Unlocking Detention by Alison Phipps. Alison is Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies at the University of Glasgow, and Convener of Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet). Friday May 8th 2009 [...]