This post was written by Detention Forum Scotland, in response to the Detention Forum's question of 'what are your hopes for the detention inquiry in light of the 'NO' vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum?' This post originally [...]
By Kate Alexander, coordinator of Scottish Detainee Visitors (a member of the Detention Forum). This article originally appeared in Open Democracy's Unlocked series. Scotland may have a different relationship with immigration from the rest of the UK, but [...]
Joe is an asylum-seeker from East Africa. He has been in Colnbrook IRC for four months. In this interview for the 'Unlocking Detention' twitter-tour, he talks to Detention Action's Ben du Preez about life inside Colnbrook, the emotional [...]
This piece by Saskia Garner was first published by openDemocracy on 1st December 2014. Saskia works at Refugee Action as Policy Manager. The adverse effects of being detained in an immigration removal centre harm possibilities for reintegration in [...]
This piece by Ben du Preez was first published by openDemocracy on 1st December 2014. Ben works at Detention Action and is a member of the Detention Forum Communications Working Group. The invisibility of immigration detention centres and [...]
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] [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]