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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 [...]
From a migrant to a son of a migrant, the new Home Secretary
There is usually a moment of hesitation when a media story about something that you have known all along begins to turn into something that looks more like a proper [...]
#HungerforFreedom – opening a new chapter in the history of challenging immigration detention?
#HungerforFreedom – opening a new chapter in the history of challenging immigration detention? Today, we have heard that the hunger strike that started in Yarl's Wood detention centre in Bedford [...]
Collateral – A BBC drama shining a light on the secret world of indefinite immigration detention
Collateral – A BBC drama shining a light on the secret world of indefinite immigration detention Immigration detention dramatised on TV? Sylvia Gauthereau, one of the Detention Forum volunteers, reviews a [...]
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 [...]
The Shadow Home Secretary commits the Labour Party to ending indefinite detention – our response
The Detention Forum response to this morning’s speech by the Shadow Home Secretary, Diane Abbott MP Eiri Ohtani, Project Director of the Detention Forum said: “The Shadow Home Secretary’s speech [...]
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 [...]
We are looking for enthusiastic, curious and thoughtful people to join our volunteer team!
We are looking for volunteers! If you are interested, please read the text below carefully before applying! We are particularly keen to hear people from migrant background to make our team even more [...]
Latest Yarl’s Wood inspection report calls for a “strict time limit on the length of detention”
Today, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons have released their report on their most recent independent and unannounced inspection of Yarl's Wood detention centre. The centre was last inspected in 2015. [...]
The closure of the Verne detention centre – our response
In a letter to key stakeholders, the Home Office has today announced the closure of The Verne Immigration Removal Centre. It is understood that the centre will be closed at [...]
Growing support for detention reform – where next?
Following the death of a Chinese person at Dungavel in Scotland and the Panorama documentary on Brook House near Gatwick Airport, immigration detention is yet again under intense scrutiny. At the [...]
Join our volunteer team! Social media volunteers needed.
Social media volunteers needed! Deadline 2 October 2017 We are looking for one to two (or maybe three) enthusiastic and curious volunteers who have a deep interest in and commitment to migrants rights [...]