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Latest news

Petition from Afghans in detention

We recently received a letter signed by nearly 30 people [...]

Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire: Barriers to Securing Human Rights for People in Immigration Detention in the UK

When people flee their homes to escape conflict or persecution, [...]

High Court rules the detention of mentally ill man was inhumane and degrading treatment

For the third time in less than a year, the [...]

I’m no Ally McBeal but B kept his house…

It’s not often in my professional life that I wish [...]

Greece taking a leaf out of the UK’s manual on indefinite detention.

The Greek government appears to have taken a leaf out [...]

Could the routine use of long-term detention be on the way out?

The quarterly statistics of the UKBA are not usually a [...]

Asylum seeker: ‘I was put in a cell one minute after claiming asylum’

I approached the Immigration officer at Heathrow and said ‘Sir [...]

Detained Fast Track denies access to justice

The Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency’s investigation into [...]

Detention Action adds weight to criticism of detention of asylum seekers.

The latest report from the Independent Chief Inspector of the [...]

“Fast Track to Despair” report published

Detention Action has published a new report, showing that the [...]

 

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