“I ask you this: who benefits from indefinite detention? Nobody does.”
Freed Voices: Michael →
Supporting people in detention. Campaigning for change.
24,748 people were indefinitely detained last year
Source: gov.uk
What we do
We support people in immigration detention
We support people held at Colnbrook, Harmondsworth and Morton Hall detention centres and people held under immigration powers in London prisons.
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We campaign for detention reform
We're calling for an end to indefinite detention, a strict 28-day time limit and the expansion of community-based alternatives.
How you can help
Join the #Time4aTimeLimit campaign
The UK is the only country in Europe that has no time limit on immigration detention. This has to end. It's #Time4aTimeLimit.
Join the campaign →Volunteer with us
We rely on a network of volunteers to deliver support and advice to people in immigration detention. This includes our visitors, interpreters and advocacy and support volunteers.
Volunteer with us →In the news
About 3 days ago from Detention Action
Every vote counts in this election and candidates are listening to what local people care about. TAKE ACTION HERE https://t.co/Dkrbb0dPTz
About 3 days ago from Detention Action
3 words to describe immigration detention from on of our volunteers, for #Unlocked19 @DetentionForum https://t.co/BbEP7M4iH9
About 4 days ago from Detention Action
"One of my fellow Freed Voices members told me that “indefinite detention is a mental torture. After a while your b… https://t.co/zl4v57EUSv
About 4 days ago from Detention Action
Ask your General Election candidates to pledge to: - Vote to end the indefinite detention of migrants - Vote to sup… https://t.co/pdUQZUiQpX
About 5 days ago from Detention Action
This is indefinite migrant detention in 2019 - inhumane, unjust and totally unnecessary. It must end now. Write t… https://t.co/SYFTsZgOhT
About 6 days ago from Detention Action
MPs from all major parties have already recognised that indefinite migrant detention is inhumane, unjust, and total… https://t.co/ZPzxsGqGgm
About 1 week ago from Detention Action
About 1 week ago from Detention Action
Freed Voices
“It is important that we keep our heads high, we stand up and we speak out.”
Freed Voices: Mishka →
“The sense of injustice swells inside of me when I think about it.”
Freed Voices: Kasonga →