Government’s response to the Brook House Inquiry report – analysis for parliamentarians
Government’s response to the Brook House Inquiry report – analysis for parliamentarians
On 19 March 2024, the government published its response to the findings and recommendations of the…
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BMA says immigration detention is a “national disgrace” and must be “phased out and abolished”
Recording now available of the recent Medical Justice joint event with the British Medical Association (BMA)…
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Joint briefing with the Chair of the Brook House Inquiry
“Places of detention are the hidden spaces in our society… They are places where communication is…
Induction Training Day For Interpreters – March 2024
Our Induction Training Day is for new volunteer interpreters who are joining Medical Justice. By joining…
Basic Training Day For Clinicians – March 2024
We are very pleased to announce details of our next Basic Training Day which will take…
House of Lords debates the Brook House Inquiry report
An important cross-party debate in the House of Lords on the findings and recommendations of the Brook…
High Court quashes unlawful policy on vulnerable people in immigration detention
Medical Justice press release 12 January 2024 for immediate release In a judgment handed down on…
Government’s response to the Brook House Inquiry report – analysis for parliamentarians
On 19 March 2024, the government published its response to the findings and recommendations of the…
Illegal Migration Act 2023 – Medical Justice briefings and advocacy work
Medical Justice is deeply concerned by the passing of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 and opposes…
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture Carries Out Ad Hoc Visit to IRCs
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)…
Home Affairs Committee inquiry into Human Trafficking
Evidence from the Taskforce on Victims of Human Trafficking in Immigration Detention The Detention Taskforce on…
Submission from Medical Justice and others to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee about Short-term Holding Facilities (Amendment) Rules 2022
In December 2022, the government laid secondary legislation creating a new category of Short-term Holding Facility…
Medical Justice evidence for the Joint Human Rights Committee – Inquiry into the Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK
The Commons’ and Lords’ Joint Committee on Human Rights is conducting an inquiry into the rights…
Medical Justice evidence about the Rwanda policy for the Lords International Agreements Committee
The House of Lords International Agreements Committee is currently conducting an inquiry into the government’s Rwanda…
Medical Justice evidence about the Rwanda policy for the Justice and Home Affairs Committee
The House of Lords’ Justice and Home Affairs Committee is currently conducting an inquiry into family…
Medical Justice oral and written evidence about the Rwanda policy for the Home Affairs Committee
The House of Commons’ Home Affairs Committee is running an inquiry looking at the latest developments…
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BMA says immigration detention is a “national disgrace” and must be “phased out and abolished”
Recording now available of the recent Medical Justice joint event with the British Medical Association (BMA)…
Joint briefing with the Chair of the Brook House Inquiry
“Places of detention are the hidden spaces in our society… They are places where communication is…
House of Lords debates the Brook House Inquiry report
An important cross-party debate in the House of Lords on the findings and recommendations of the Brook…
‘Constantly on edge’: The expansion of GPS tagging and the rollout of non-fitted devices
Government doubles down on experimental surveillance tech to track migrants ‘Constantly on Edge’, the latest report…
Yet another death in detention: safeguards do not function
The planned increase in detention risks a rising death roll Trigger warning – this post includes…
Immigration Detention in the EU – Conference
Equal Rights Beyond Borders and Diakonie Deutschland hosted a conference on immigration detention on the Greek…
Brook House Inquiry Report & Frank Ospina Media Coverage
Below is a summary of media coverage that Medical Justice contributed to in the run-up to…
Dossier evidencing ongoing failures in immigration detention
View the dossier here Medical Justice's recent evidence exposes how clinical safeguards, designed to identify, protect and route people vulnerable…
Permission granted in Medical Justice judicial review of the second opinion medical reports policy
Medical Justice have been represented by Wilson Solicitors in a challenge to Home Office guidance providing…
High Court quashes unlawful policy on vulnerable people in immigration detention
Medical Justice press release 12 January 2024 for immediate release In a judgment handed down on…
“If he dies, he dies”: What has changed since the Brook House Inquiry?
Medical Justice press release 11 December 2023 for immediate release Click here to read the report…
Brook House Public Inquiry report published
Medical Justice press release 19th Sept 2023 for immediate release Dangerous use of force, a wholesale failure…
Research reveals “inhumane” effects of GPS tagging on migrants
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE USE Every move you make: the human impact of GPS tagging in…
“Horrified” leading medical bodies call to abandon Rwanda removals on ethical and medical grounds
The British Medical Association and leading medical bodies in the UK have today jointly written to…
Who’s Paying The Price? – Report Released
The Human Cost Of The Rwanda Scheme Read the report here >> Medical evidence emerges of…
‘Fictional’ process to exclude vulnerable from immigration detention signals little hope for Rwanda deportees
The Medical Justice “Harmed Not Heard” report published today, 25th April 2022, evidences that the Home…
Detained and Discarded Report Released
New research published today by Medical Justice shows that Home Office failings have led to the…
“Every day is like torture”
Solitary confinement & Immigration detention New research published today by Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) and…