Unlocked Archives - Page 27 of 32

Unlocking Detention shone a spotlight on the hidden world of immigration detention. This ‘virtual tour’ of the immigration detention estate used Twitter, Facebook and a website to ‘unlock’ the gates of immigration detention centres.

Each week, Unlocking Detention ‘visited’ one of the UK’s detention centres. We heard from people who had been detained there, volunteer visitors, NGOs, campaigners and the families, friends, neighbours and communities over whom detention cast its long shadows.

We started Unlocking Detention back in 2014 and it ran for 6 years. While we no longer run this campaign with its dedicated website, it has left a powerful legacy of the impact of immigration detention. We have archived the key information, and we are now proud to continue to make it accessible via our website.

Working with women in Colnbrook

Detention Action’s Shashika Heiyantuduwa describes their work with women in Colnbrook detention centre. This piece was originally published on the Detention Action website on 12 August 2012. Detention Action is a member of the Detention Forum. [In 2012] [...]

Unlocked2022-10-06T08:30:09+00:00December 1st, 2014|

The real cost of detaining migrants

This piece by Nic Eadie was first published by openDemocracy on 24 November 2014. Nic is Director of Gatwick Detainee Welfare Group. Several years after being rushed out of Tinsley House immigration removal centre near London Gatwick airport, [...]

Unlocked2022-10-06T08:32:30+00:00November 24th, 2014|

“Am I a HUMAN BEING? I ran from my country to save my life”

By Lisa Matthews of Right to Remain. Right to Remain is a member organisation of the Detention Forum. Marie Therese, a survivor of ritualised torture in Cameroon, campaigned for justice in her asylum case with the help of Right [...]

Unlocked2022-10-06T08:36:13+00:00November 19th, 2014|

Extraordinary things: Visiting the women at Yarl’s Wood detention centre

This piece was first published by openDemocracy on 18 November 2014. Heather Jones is the Co-ordinator of Yarls Wood Befriends. Eiri Ohtani is the Co-ordinator of the Detention Forum. Next door to a Formula 1 car testing zone, hundreds [...]

Unlocked2022-10-06T08:37:40+00:00November 18th, 2014|

The woman called 258

Abri wrote this blog, the third of a series of three, for Detention Forum member Women for Refugee Women from inside Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre in July 2014. I didn’t know how much of a crier I was [...]

Unlocked2022-10-06T08:38:39+00:00November 18th, 2014|

Our pain is Serco’s profit

Abri's second blog, written for Women for Refugee Women in July 2014, from inside Yarl's Wood detention centre. Women for Refugee Women is a member of the Detention Forum. Today I would like to share some personal experiences and [...]

Unlocked2022-10-06T08:39:43+00:00November 17th, 2014|

My soul cries for justice, my heart is searching for hope and my body simply wants a walk in the park

In July 2014, Women for Refugee Women shared the experiences of 'Abri' who was detained in Yarl's Wood detention centre. You can see Abri's testimony on the Women for Refugee Women website here. Women for Refugee Women is [...]

Unlocked2022-10-06T08:40:53+00:00November 16th, 2014|

Dover week…

The Unlocking Detention team looks back on the week they visited Dover detention centre in Kent. The Dover week was a busy week like other weeks, but this time with the Detention Inquiry's second evidence session taking place on [...]

Unlocked2022-10-06T08:47:58+00:00November 13th, 2014|

Women in detention – a troubling reality

This blog post was written by Rosa Heimer, an intern at René Cassin – a charity working to promote and protect universal human rights, drawing on Jewish experience and values, and a member of the Detention Forum. A [...]

Unlocked2022-10-06T08:49:14+00:00November 12th, 2014|

Immigration detention: A most un-British phenomenon

By Lea Sitkin and Bethan Rogers. This article originally appeared in Open Democracy's Unlocking Detention series. Lea Sitkin is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Westminster. She holds a DPhil in Criminology from the University of Oxford. [...]

Unlocked2022-10-06T08:50:45+00:00November 12th, 2014|