Depressing 35% increase in deaths in prison and other custody last year. At least 1 death at Brook House IRC which had pending Inquest this month.
The Labour government must act quickly and now.
This isn't easy to read. But it's important. It's what constant dehumanising attacks from politicians on people seeking safety lead to. Thousands of people demanding to see fellow human beings denied food, shelter or healthcare.
It's why we must keep fighting for asylum rights.
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Another life lost to an asylum system that abandons people to inadequate accommodation where they are not kept safe.
Mr Pereira Vargas deserved better. In his memory, and in the memory of everyone killed in this system, the Government must do better.
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The number of people in immigration detention in Scotland is increasing. These numbers are only half the picture. This excludes people who were previously detained in another centre.
📢 We gave evidence today @SP_EHRCJ on civil legal aid reform. We highlighted urgent gaps in access to justice for refugees & people seeking asylum across Scotland — including poor solicitor availability, delays, and the impact of dispersal. #LegalAid#ScotPol
This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we're highlighting the hidden crisis in the UK's immigration detention centres. Prolonged confinement. The threat of deportation. Separation from loved ones. Not knowing when you will regain your freedom. Detention is disastrous for mental health.
Knowing that someone cares and takes the time to visit #Dungavel makes a real difference to people detained there, as these quotes from people we've visited show.
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We're thrilled to have been awarded a grant by Gateway Exchange, administered by @FoundationScot, towards our visiting service to Dungavel.
The grant will really help us to continue to provide practical, social and emotional support to people detained indefinitely in Scotland.
Absolutely shocking accounts from people detained at the Manston processing facility in 2022, including a woman who says she was pregnant and unable to access medical care. She later miscarried. One man was denied a shower or clean clothes for 33 days.
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🚨Launched today!
Our report, #ADecadeOfHarm, uncovers:
❌Shocking new findings about the impact of immigration detention on women seeking safety,
❌and the extremely concerning gaps between Home Office policy and practice.
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