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Parliamentary debate on the detention inquiry report 10 Sep – this is what you need to know
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 [...]
Unlocking Detention 2015 starts on 21 September 2015!
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 [...]
Religious Leaders on Immigration Detention: A Force to be Reckoned With
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 [...]
Saint Albans Church Community: 28 days and no more, Theresa May!
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 [...]
Rethinking ‘Vulnerability’ in Detention: a Crisis of Harm
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. [...]
Do you have what it takes to join the Detention Forum team?
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 [...]
“No ifs, no buts”, Theresa May! Detention Reform in Sight? Debate on the Queens Speech 2015.
“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 [...]
Thank you for contacting your candidates – this is what you can do now
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 [...]
Immigration statistics May 2015 – another bleak picture for immigration detention
The Implications for Immigration Detention? The Government Agenda on Immigration and Quarterly Immigration statistics, January to March 2015. (26 May 2015) On 21st May, David Cameron set out his intentions [...]
Bristol Immigration Detention Campaign has been busy…
1 May 2015 People in Bristol have been busy organising themselves to start their immigration detention campaign. Here's a short note from Rissa who co-ordinates the campaign. We have heard [...]
Bristol Immigration Detention Campaign has just started!
15 April 2015 On a hot sunny evening yesterday, the Detention Forum met with over 35 people representing different groups and organisations in Bristol who gathered to plan the Bristol [...]
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 [...]