Seven Doors – global stories of immigration detention
Last year the independent documentary photographer, Greg Constantine, attended one of our members' meetings. His 'Seven Doors' is a global project exploring and exposing the impact of immigration detention. He has just published his latest chapter in this project which is on the UK. The words, statistics and photos are [...]
Stop big brands contracting Mitie for their services
Our member Women for Refugee Women and the End Detention group, their lived experience group of women with experience of immigration detention, are taking action for Refugee Week 2023 and beyond. To mark Refugee Week 2023, they are launching this brand new toolkit to encourage people to take action against [...]
New lived experience podcast
Our friends at IMIX have just launched a new podcast on Spotify - Undocumented: empowering hidden voices. In their first episode they explore why it is crucial to hear from people who have been through the UK immigration system. Check it out - it is well worth a listen!
Short-term Holding Facilities Report
HM Inspector of Prisons recently undertook an unannounced inspection of short-term holding facilities in the UK. Their report is well worth a look. And in particular, it is worth looking at their highlighted concerns, and we have included them below for ease of reference. And on page 30 there is [...]
Our view on the so-called ‘Illegal Migration Bill’
Our grassroots campaigning working group met recently. In addition to discussing our new campaign on a supportive environment - a compassionate and practical alternative to immigration detention, we also discussed the so-called 'Illegal Migration Bill', we agreed that we should produce our own brief statement on this Refugee Ban Bill [...]
Campaign win
With all of the bleakness at the moment around the current Refugee Ban Bill, we were keen to share news of a campaign win from one of our members. Our friends at Women for Refugee Women recently told us that following their legal challenge last year, on the lack of [...]
Napier Barracks – the inhumane reality
As the Illegal Migration Bill progresses at haste through Parliament, a new report by our friends at the Jesuit Refugee Service shines a unique light onto the asylum system, particularly Napier Barracks. Interviews with men held at Napier Barracks, a disused army base on a hilltop in Kent, show the [...]
Detention proposals in the new migration Bill
Further to our post last week about the Government's plans for asylum and immigration, and the robust response from the UNHCR, there has now been the second reading of the so-called 'Illegal Migration Bill' or rather the Refugee Ban Bill in the House of Commons. In the midst of all [...]