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‘Don’t be like me 12 years ago, don’t walk away’ – What you can do today to challenge immigration detention and hostile environment

Image by @Carcazan Just a few nights ago, I was flicking through a very old report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights published in 2007. Its edges are frayed. [...]

By |June 29th, 2018|Comments Off on ‘Don’t be like me 12 years ago, don’t walk away’ – What you can do today to challenge immigration detention and hostile environment

“A stain on our democracy and an affront to the rule of law”: Stuart McDonald MP named Detention Forum Champion

Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East MP Stuart McDonald has been named a Detention Forum Champion by members of the Detention Forum and local civil society organisations for his outstanding contribution [...]

By |June 18th, 2018|Comments Off on “A stain on our democracy and an affront to the rule of law”: Stuart McDonald MP named Detention Forum Champion

“There is a time to fight and there is a time to rest” – Paul Blomfield MP given the Detention Forum champion award by a Sudanese refugee in Sheffield

Paul Blomfield, Labour MP for Sheffield Central, was given the Detention Forum Champion award on 8 June 2018 over a special celebratory Iftar in Sheffield, in recognition of his work [...]

By |June 13th, 2018|Comments Off on “There is a time to fight and there is a time to rest” – Paul Blomfield MP given the Detention Forum champion award by a Sudanese refugee in Sheffield

Revisiting the first Shaw Review

As we wait with bated breath for the results of Stephen Shaw’s second review of immigration detention, it’s worth taking some time to revisit his first. A former Prisons and [...]

By |June 4th, 2018|Comments Off on Revisiting the first Shaw Review

Prison Inspectors yet again decry the lack of a time limit on immigration detention – Harmondsworth

Prison Inspectors yet again decry the lack of a time limit on immigration detention - Harmondsworth Large numbers of migrant men detained indefinitely in prison-like conditions at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal [...]

By |March 13th, 2018|Comments Off on Prison Inspectors yet again decry the lack of a time limit on immigration detention – Harmondsworth

Will the new Minister listen to us?

Will the new Minister listen to us and work with us to change this immigration detention system? https://twitter.com/DetentionForum/status/948509351760875522 While 2017 ended with a welcome news of the closure of the [...]

By |February 20th, 2018|Comments Off on Will the new Minister listen to us?
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