Voices on detention and news
Please find links below to some of the recent reports and articles on immigration detention in the UK. (last updated 27 Sep ’10)
September ’10 Two-thirds of detainees are never deported The Independent
September ’10 Millions paid in compensation to migrants locked up in UK Matthew Taylor for the Guardian
September ’10 Asylum seeker alleges ill treatment while detained in UK Matthew Taylor and David Levene for the Guardian (video)
September ’10 Immigration detainees failed by system Frances Webber for the IRR
September ’10 Government climbdown on detention of children in immigration centres Karen McVeith and Matthew Taylor for the Guardian
September ’10 Child refugees harmed by ‘cruel’ detention system Robert Verkeik for the Independent
September ’10 £100 million spent on asylum deportation flights PA for the Independent
August ’10 Revealed: how asylum detention centres damage children Terri Judd for the Independent
August ’10 Date set for Oakington immigration centre closure BBC
August ’10 Children in immigration centres face deportation within weeks Alan Travis for the Guardian
August ’10 Campsfield immigration centre inmates refusing meals BBC
August ’10 Statement from the Campsfield immigration detainees on hunger strike
August ’10 Campsfield House detainees go on hunger strike Karen McVeigh for the Guardian
August ’10 New government unveils Europe’s largest immigration removal centre UKBA
July ’10 Deportation fast-track system for asylum seekers ruled illegal Owen Bowcott for the Guardian
July ’10 Yarl’s Wood detention centre’s family unit to be shut down Karen McVeigh for the Guardian
July ’10 Immigrants should not be in jail, says prisons watchdog Robert Verkaik for the Independent
July ’10 Gatwick deportation centre ‘not safe’ Alan Travis for the Guardian
June ’10 Yarl’s Wood expansion plans scrapped Bedford Today
May ’10 A child’s eye of life inside Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre Wells Botomani for the Guardian
May ’10 Asylum children will be kept out of ‘distressing’ detention centres Karen McVeigh for the Guardian
May ’10 Harmondsworth Expansion Adds to Risk Frances Webber for Institute of Race Relations
May ’10 IMB Annual Report 2009 – Harmondsworth IRC Independent Monitoring Board for Harmondsworth IRC
May ’10 Detention centre publicised safety award just 24 hours after man died in custody Mark Hughes and Robert Verkaik for the Independent
Feb ’10 Fast-Track Unfairness: Detention and Denial of Woman Asylum Seekers in the UK Human Rights Watch
Feb ’10 Yarl’s Wood women on hunger strike ‘locked up and denied treatment’ Afua Hirsh for the Guardian
Jan ’10 The detention of asylum seekers and irregular migrants in Europe Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population, Council of Europe
