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Published in: 50.50Philosophies of migrationMigration raises more fundamental questions than 'should these people be here': it probes into the very essence of...
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Published in: 50.50Migration to the British Isles: a human map of sufferingTo move the conversation from 'charity' to 'justice' we must stress the links between those desperately trying to...
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Published in: Shine A LightYarl’s Wood: legal black hole
Women in Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre have become increasingly desperate as repeated rounds of legal aid...
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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: 50.50#SetHerFree: a spectrum of solidarity for refugee womenThe campaign against detaining refugee women must be part of the movement against violence against women and girls....
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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: 50.50Like a chicken surrounded by dogsScotland may have a different relationship with immigration from the rest of the UK, but at least for now, Dungavel,...
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Published in: 50.50Life after detentionThe adverse effects of being detained in an immigration removal centre harm possibilities for reintegration in the...
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Published in: 50.50No end to the horrors of detentionThe invisibility of immigration detention centres and the trauma of detention has meant that the heavy psychological...
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Published in: 50.50The real cost of detaining migrantsSeveral years after being rushed out of Tinsley House immigration removal centre near London Gatwick airport, one...
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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: 50.50Immigration detention: a most un-British phenomenon
Strict prohibitions against arbitrary detention are a central element in any system that celebrates liberty. It is...
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Published in: 50.50Not a minor offence: the unlawful detention of unaccompanied childrenDespite pledging to end child detention for immigration purposes in 2010, the UK Government is still quietly locking...
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Published in: 50.50Interrupting the implacable: fighting the Detained Fast Track
The UK Court of Appeal will hear an appeal this week over the lawfulness of automatically detaining asylum seekers...
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Published in: 50.50Helping the Other: particular experiences, universal outlooks
London’s synagogues have set up drop-in centres for destitute asylum seekers and human rights groups are campaigning...
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Published in: 50.50Animals or slaves? Memories of a migrant detention centreOne man tells of his experience of being incarcerated in the UK for three years for being a migrant, and why the...
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Published in: Shine A LightThe national shame that is healthcare in UK immigration detentionFour years ago G4S was involved in the unlawful killing of an immigration detainee called Jimmy Mubenga. Now they're...
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Published in: Shine A LightImmigration detention in the media: anarchy and ambivalenceAlongside calls for the reduction or ending of immigration detention, we must demand more balanced coverage from our...
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Published in: 50.50Migrant vs non-migrant: two tier policingGrowing police engagement in immigration enforcement distorts people’s rights, fosters mistrust and does the police...
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Published in: Shine A LightDetained at the UK border: mould, cat calls and barbed wireKey statutory instruments governing the use of detention do not apply to holding rooms at ports or short term...
