Lords Debate on the Detention Inquiry Report 26 March 2015 – Summary
Days before the General Election campaign started, the House of Lords debated the detention inquiry report. Here's our short summary of the debate. 14 April 2015 ============================================================ The most substantial Parliamentary Debate yet on the Detention Inquiry Report took place in the House of Lords on 26th March 2015. The [...]
‘tentacles of detention’ – a call to action on immigration detention in Sussex
Here's a short report on the action that Gatwick Detainee Welfare Group organised on 9th April 2015 with Sussex STAR. =========================================== ‘Immigration Detention: A Call to Action’ On Thursday 9th April Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group joined a panel hosted by Sussex Student Action for Refugees at Sussex University and chaired by Dr [...]
RABBIS SPEAK OUT AFTER VISIT TO DETENTION CENTRE: ‘THE IMMORAL PRACTICE OF INDEFINITE DETENTION MUST END NOW’
10 April 2015 Our members, René Cassin and Detention Action, have organised a visit to the Harmondsworth detention centre near Heathrow Airport recently for a group of Rabbis. Here's René Cassin's article which appeared on their webpage here. RABBIS SPEAK OUT AFTER VISIT TO DETENTION CENTRE: ‘THE IMMORAL PRACTICE OF [...]
Lords Debate on the detention inquiry report reveals a consensus for a reform
27 March 2015 There was a Lords Debate on the detention inquiry report yesterday, led by Lord Lloyd of Berwick who retired today. A total of 15 peers spoke at the debate, showing a broad consensus that a radical reform to the immigration detention system is necessary. You can read [...]
Meanwhile, in a Parallel Universe… The Government’s response to the Detention Inquiry Report in Parliament so far – 18 March 2015
Meanwhile, in a Parallel Universe... – The Government’s response to the Detention Inquiry Report in Parliament so far – 18 March 2015 By the Detention Forum team (Note – Also it is worth looking at the following exchanges on 23 March between James Brokenshire and Paul Blomfield MP and Sarah Teather MP [...]
Defending the Indefensible? – The Government’s response to the Detention Inquiry Report in Parliament so far – 10 March 2015
Defending the Indefensible? - The Government’s response to the Detention Inquiry Report in Parliament so far – 10 March 2015 By the Detention Forum team The week following the inspirational launch of the landmark APPG Detention Inquiry Report on 3rd March and the Channel 4 exposure of conditions in Yarl’s [...]
Ill-advised Campsfield expansion plan finally dropped today
12 March 2015 It was revealed today that in a letter to Nicola Blackwood MP, Immigration Minister, James Brokenshire, announced that the Home Office is withdrawing its application to Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire to more than double the size of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The Detention Forum members [...]
The Detention Inquiry Panel calls for an end to indefinite detention of migrants
‘For the country and for those we detain, we cannot go on as we are.’ The Detention Inquiry Panel calls for an end to indefinite detention of migrants The joint All Party Parliamentary Group inquiry into the immigration detention system[i], chaired by a former Minister, Sarah Teather MP, has concluded [...]