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November 15, 2023

SUPREME COURT RULES UK-RWANDA REMOVALS AGREEMENT TO BE UNLAWFUL

We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court and are deeply relieved that people seeking asylum here will not be…

November 22, 2022

MANSTON FACILITY EMPTIED FOLLOWING URGENT LEGAL ACTION AGAINST HOME SECRETARY IN RESPONSE TO CONDITIONS

Detention Action has welcomed reports that all people held at the Manston Short-Term Holding Facility have now been moved into…

November 3, 2022

FIRST LEGAL ACTION ISSUED BY DETENTION ACTION AGAINST HOME SECRETARY IN RESPONSE TO CONDITIONS AT MANSTON HOLDING FACILITY

On Monday 1st November, an urgent, pre-action letter was sent to the office of the Home Secretary on behalf of the…

April 27, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: LEGAL CHALLENGE BROUGHT AGAINST HOME SECRETARY’S POLICY TO EXPEL ASYLUM SEEKERS TO RWANDA

A new legal challenge has been brought this week against Priti Patel’s recently announced plan to send people seeking asylum…

March 21, 2022

Our Response to the Human Rights Act Consultation

Late last year, the Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, announced a review of the Human Rights Act (1998), that threatens to…

February 8, 2022

Offshore Detention: Letter to PM Boris Johnson and Priti Patel

December 5, 2021

Public Letter Against Offshore Detention

November 30, 2021

Offshore Detention: Interview with an Expert

On the 7th and 8th of December, this Government will try to use their Anti-Refugee Bill to introduce the offshore…

November 12, 2021

OFFSHORE DETENTION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

SIGN OUR LETTER TO BORIS JOHNSON AND PRITI PATEL, TELLING THEM TO ABANDON OFFSHORE DETENTION. We want to protect people…

June 17, 2021

Together we win: statement from Osime Brown’s Mum

Statement from Joan, Osime Brown’s Mum “You made history today” Today I am overjoyed. The British Government has made the…