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The Detention Forum has prepared a briefing paper for the 10 September parliamentary debate on detention, which you can use to lobby your local MP and encourage him/her to attend the debate on 10th September. It also helps you [...]
#UnlockTheDebate - Take part in the ‘alternative’ debate from 1st September to 10th September We do not want the parliamentary debate on 10 September to be just another isolated incident. We want it to be part of a [...]
There is going to be a parliamentary debate on the detention inquiry report on 10 September 2015. Find out more about what it is and what you can do. Background The debate on 10th September 2015 will be [...]
Unlocking Detention 2015 starts on 21 September 2015! Last year, the Detention Forum launched its flagship Unlocking Detention tour – it is a virtual tour of all the immigration detention centres in the UK. And this year's hashtag [...]
Religious Leaders on Immigration Detention: A Force to be Reckoned With Today (29 July 2015) was the day that the Court of Appeal smashed the government’s hopes to bring the Detained Fast Track back to life anytime soon. [...]
Saint Albans Church Community: 28 days and no more, Theresa May! 21 July 2015 Refugee week was action-packed with events on immigration detention. Between Dover and Crawley, travellers reflected on the dangerous journeys that many migrants make while [...]
9 July 2015 The Vulnerable People Working Group of the Detention Forum is publishing its report Rethinking 'Vulnerability' in Detention: a Crisis of Harm today. The executive summary is here. The full report is here. Our press release [...]
Social media volunteers needed! 8 July 2015 We are looking for several volunteers who can help us make sure our Twitter account is always active publish regularly small pieces of detention-related news that we can share with others [...]
“No ifs, no buts”, Theresa May! Detention Reform in Sight? Debate on the Queens Speech 2015 7 July 2015 (Belatedly...) Here's a short piece summarising some of the key comments on immigration detention made during the Queens Speech. ======================================================================= [...]
Message from the Detention Forum - 1 June 2015 Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who took part in our “#Time4aTimeLimit – contact your future MP!” on-line campaign before the General Election. Over 500 people took time [...]