Detention under parliamentary scrutiny
A Detention Action and Right to Remain event Date: Tuesday 7th October 2014 Location: Praxis Community Projects, Pott Street, London, E2 0EF Time: 6.00pm –… Read more »
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Shining a light on the inhumanity of the current system
By Ben from Detention Action. This blog post was written for the Unlocking Detention blog. Unlocking Detention runs from 14 September to 20 December and… Read more »
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High Court’s DFT Order is toothless but perhaps predictable
On 9 July we celebrated the victory of our friends at Detention Action over immigration detention when the High Court ruled that the Detained Fast Track system… Read more »
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High Court’s DFT Order is toothless but perhaps predictable
On 9 July we celebrated the victory of our friends at Detention Action over immigration detention when the High Court ruled that the Detained Fast Track system was being operated unlawfully. Although previous judgments had been critical of the DFT system, this case was significant as it is the first time any aspect of the system has been acknowledged as unlawful by the court.
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Detained Fast Track asylum system ruled unlawful by High Court
In a wonderful, landmark judgement, the High Court has ruled that the UK Home Office has been illegally operating the Detained Fast Track asylum system.… Read more »
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Campaign against detention: protest at Harmondsworth, Sat 5 July
This Saturday, 5 July, there will be another protest against immigration detention. The demonstration at Harmondsworth is organised by Movement for Justice, in solidarity with… Read more »
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“Am I a HUMAN BEING? I ran from my country to save my life” – Marie Therese finally gets right to remain in the UK
Many of you will remember the campaign for Marie Therese Nana, a survivor of ritualised torture in Cameroon. Marie Therese wrote, movingly and powerfully, about… Read more »
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Groundswell of popular action against detention
For those who despair that the outrage of immigration detention continues – seemingly unchallenged – in the UK, hope may be at hand. Those of us… Read more »
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Working together for the right to remain: Signing-support
What is signing-support? Most people who have applied for leave to remain and have not had a positive decision have to regularly report at their… Read more »
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Bahrain and UK: no sanctuary from torture
Why has Bahraini democracy campaigner Isa Al-Aali been refused asylum? Is it connected to the UK’s special relationship with the torture-state? On 21 May 2014,… Read more »
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Isa Al-Aali, Bahraini teen seeking sanctuary in UK: further coverage in Financial Times
UAE stops using former British officers as military trainers About 185 Bahrainis have applied for UK asylum since widespread pro-democracy protests led by the majority… Read more »
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Immigration detention: a structure of abuse
Three stories in the press over the weekend demonstrate the abusive nature of immigration detention, for all involved. In The New Statesman, BID trustee Katharine… Read more »
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