Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
Eiri Ohtani is the Co-ordinator of the Detention Forum in the UK and an independent consultant in the voluntary sector. She has worked with migrants and asylum seekers for over a decade. A graduate of London School of Economics, she also holds postgraduate degrees from the School of Oriental and African Studies and Birkbeck, University of London.
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Published in: openJusticeIt’s time to radically rethink our immigration systemToday marks one year since Sajid Javid was appointed Home Secretary. So far he has failed to live up to his promises.
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Published in: 50.50Immigration detention: "expensive, ineffective and unjust"The first ever parliamentary inquiry into the use of immigration detention in the UK has published its report today....
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Published in: 50.50Detention knows no bordersThe first ever parliamentary inquiry into immigration detention in the UK listened to the voices of...
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Published in: Shine A LightExtraordinary things: visiting the women at Yarl’s Wood detention centreNext door to a Formula 1 car testing zone, hundreds of migrant women are kept behind bars. Heather Jones is a...
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Published in: 50.50Migrant lives in the UK: the deprivation of libertyDetention is often seen as a difficult issue and one best avoided, even among those who make it their business to...
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Published in: 50.50UK Detention Inquiry: a step in the right direction
A parliamentary inquiry, launched today, will hear from people directly affected by immigration detention. Will the...