Key statutory instruments governing the use of detention do not apply to holding rooms at ports or short term holding facilities. Some 7,000 vulnerable individuals are held each year for up to 7 days in appalling conditions without proper regulation.
A young Guinean woman has become the sixth victim in three years of ‘inhuman and degrading treatment’ in UK immigration detention, with the High Court ruling that detention explicitly caused the disintegration of her mental health.
Britain’s leading children’s charity helps the world’s biggest security company lock up children who have committed no crime.
A company called Mitie cleans Odeon cinemas and NHS hospitals . . . Now, all of a sudden, they're the UK government's favoured supplier for locking up immigration detainees. How did that happen?
Sheffield campaigners express outrage at “illegal and immoral” deportation of Sushilananda Sraman, a Buddhist monk who fears persecution in his native Bangladesh.
A Scottish Refugee Council report adds weight to calls for UK-wide review of asylum housing.
Friends and supporters share anxiety over the safety of Buddhist monk who made South Yorkshire his home after seeking refuge from persecution in his native Bangladesh.
Sheffield campaigners continue to work to secure release of Sushilananda Sraman from detention.
G4S, the UK government outsourcer that supports Israeli security services on the West Bank, will serve Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Psychological research shows that honest people, particularly when traumatised, will remember events inconsistently. Judges in asylum cases need to listen to the best scientific evidence on human behaviour, not just their 'common sense'.
Harsh UK immigration rules deprive couples of their right to family life unless they earn at least £18,600 per year — more if they have children. And that's all right, says the Court of Appeal.
One consequence of proposed cuts to legal aid is that children trying to prove they have been trafficked will be denied legal assistance.
