Defining torture, and detaining survivors
In 2001, Parliament introduced the Detention Centre Rules for the “regulation and management” of immigration detention centres. Rules 34 and 35 introduced mechanisms to try and… Read more »
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Migration Messaging and the Silence of Africa
by Marienna Pope-Weidemann, communications coordinator, Right to Remain @MariennaPW “I am an invisible man…I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fibre and… Read more »
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Stop Charter Flight Deportations: international weeks of action launch today
The forced removal of over 50 people from their homes on a charter flight to Jamaica in September last year renewed outrage over the mass… Read more »
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New factsheet on charter flight removals/deportations
Following on from their brilliant 2013 report, “Collective Expulsion: the case against mass deportation charter flights”, Corporate Watch have produced a new factsheet to provide updating information on the mass deportations carried out by the UK government.
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Bringing Solidarity Home: These Walls Must Fall
By Marienna Pope-Weidemann, communications coordinator, Right to Remain @MariennaPW Click here to read the article in full EXTRACT: Coming home, it’s strange trying to figure out… Read more »
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Blurring the line between slavery & migration: Operation Magnify goes public with 97 workers arrested
By Marienna Pope-Weidemann, communications coordinator, Right to Remain @MariennaPW Image: The Asian Post Trigger warning: rape Trafficked to the UK as a slave, you live… Read more »
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New power to remove while human rights appeal is pending
From 1 December 2016, the “out of country” appeals regime is extended.
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Thousands gather to demand #ShutDownYarlsWood and #EndDetentionNow!
By Marienna Pope-Weidemann, communications coordinator, Right to Remain Trigger warning: rape, sexual assault The walls of Yarl’s Wood were surrounded by unprecedented numbers on Saturday… Read more »
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“We are the people who can change everything”: immigration detention has met its match
Our double-bill of Manchester detention workshops seemed to, inadvertently, involve very inauspicious timings. Our first workshop in the series, on preparing in case of immigration… Read more »
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Signing support: lessons from Manchester
Yesterday on the blog, we wrote about the importance of preparing in case of being detained, and the different things you can think about and get ready in case the worst happens to you. One of the most important aspects of this is having a system in place so that if you are detained, people know straight away and start taking action for you.
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Yesterday on the blog, we wrote about the importance of preparing in case of being detained, and the different things you can think about and… Read more »
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Preparing in case of detention
Detention generally happens very suddenly. That’s why it’s so important to be prepared. Our Toolkit contains important information about preparing in case of detention, and… Read more »
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