“I ask you this: who benefits from indefinite detention? Nobody does.”
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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
Thanks to everyone who is challenging @sajidjavid on indefinite immigration detention. Keep it up - sign the open l… https://t.co/FMajtGqgYA
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Hands up if you want to end indefinite immigration detention! The latest addition to the cause is our Director Bell… https://t.co/owLd3qx8yj
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"LGBTQI+ people are at high risk of...harassment inside detention centres. People have been verbally abused and eve… https://t.co/ygZmZ5QyPP
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Victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation taken straight from raids on brothels and massage parlours to indefi… https://t.co/RRw9zfdHKM
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Over 500 trafficking survivors were detained indefinitely last year, rather than receiving the care and support the… https://t.co/1aRcRq4s0m
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Had independent observers not uncovered this guidance, it would have remained in circulation, potentially informing… https://t.co/8Mvw10vnoB
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An important first step in putting right a mass wrong - the Detained Fast Track was an inherently unjust policy. As… https://t.co/ogDAnkuc9l
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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 →