Suicidality in detention – ‘constant supervision’ is not the answer; release is
Suicidality in detention – ‘constant supervision’ is not the answer; release is
Trigger warning : this article mentions a suicide attempt and levels of suicidality in detention. The…
Medical Justice is taking on the London Legal Walk 2026
On Tuesday 9 June, alongside 19,000 legal professionals, the Medical Justice team will be walking 10km…
Policy for people who lack mental capacity disclosed in Medical Justice legal challenge
Medical Justice initiated a Judicial Review challenging the Home Office’s continuing failure to make provisions to…
Charities oppose proposal to handcuff children during removal attempts as part of sustained attack on rights
Medical Justice joined nearly 150 children’s charities and organisations working with children in writing to the…
Home Office plans to weaken already failing safeguards
With sadness, we are alerting Medical Justice partners to the disturbing news that the Home Office has set…
Barriers to disclosure for trafficking survivors detained under UK-France deal
This week a judicial review brought by trafficking survivors detained under the 'one-in one-out' UK-France scheme is being…
Politics over people?
How the UK’s “one in one out” scheme knowingly harms and forcibly removes torture and trafficking…
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Medical Justice’s Work in Parliament – Update
With MPs and Peers back in Westminster after their summer recess, we share some updates below…
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2025 – Medical Justice’s work so far
Introduced in January 2025, the government’s new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill includes a number…
House of Lords debate: Weakening of the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention Statutory Guidance
“The standards by which we treat people in our society should be constant; whoever they are,…
Series of briefings on detention for new MPs
Following the 2024 general election, more than half of all MPs are newly elected – 335…
Submission to SLSC about changes to the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention policy
In early May, Medical Justice submitted evidence to the House of Lord’s Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee…
Joint briefing for parliamentarians on changes to the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention policy
In collaboration with ten other NGOs, Medical Justice has produced a joint briefing for parliamentarians about…
Submission by Medical Justice to the Lords’ Statutory Inquiries Committee
In February 2024, the House of Lords established a temporary committee to investigate the efficacy of…
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)…
Suicidality in detention – ‘constant supervision’ is not the answer; release is
Trigger warning : this article mentions a suicide attempt and levels of suicidality in detention. The…
Medical Justice is taking on the London Legal Walk 2026
On Tuesday 9 June, alongside 19,000 legal professionals, the Medical Justice team will be walking 10km…
Charities oppose proposal to handcuff children during removal attempts as part of sustained attack on rights
Medical Justice joined nearly 150 children’s charities and organisations working with children in writing to the…
Home Office plans to weaken already failing safeguards
With sadness, we are alerting Medical Justice partners to the disturbing news that the Home Office has set…
Barriers to disclosure for trafficking survivors detained under UK-France deal
This week a judicial review brought by trafficking survivors detained under the 'one-in one-out' UK-France scheme is being…
Vacancy | Head of Clinical Evidence & Casework
WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS See our Vacancies page for all current job opportunities Please sign up…
Medical Justice’s Work in Parliament – Update
With MPs and Peers back in Westminster after their summer recess, we share some updates below…
Medical Justice updates Home Office Immigration Detention statistics collated through Freedom of Information Requests
Medical Justice collates Home Office Immigration Detention statistics through regular Freedom of Information requests. These statistics…
Annual Report | Financial Year February 2024 – January 2025
Read the Annual Report here The Medical Justice Financial Year ending 31st January 2025 Annual Report…
Politics over people?
How the UK’s “one in one out” scheme knowingly harms and forcibly removes torture and trafficking…
Annual review highlights failures to protect vulnerable people in detention
Medical Justice’s annual review, published for the first time today, highlights how failures in clinical safeguards…
“You’ll see the outside when you’re in Rwanda”
"You'll see the outside when you're in Rwanda": Mistreatment in UK detention and mass round ups…
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…
Policy for people who lack mental capacity disclosed in Medical Justice legal challenge
Medical Justice initiated a Judicial Review challenging the Home Office’s continuing failure to make provisions to…