Yet another death in detention: safeguards do not function
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…
Brook House Public Inquiry report published
Medical Justice press release 19th Sept 2023 for immediate release Dangerous use of force, a wholesale failure…
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…
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…
Vacancy: Fundraiser
Deadline for applications extended to 20th Sept Would you like to work as a Fundraiser for…
Basic Training Day For Clinicians – October 2023
We are very pleased to announce details of our next Basic Training Day which will take…
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…
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…
Closing Statement in the Brook House Inquiry
The Closing Statement on behalf of Medical Justice was heard yesterday – our points included are below.…
Vacancy: Fundraiser
Deadline for applications extended to 20th Sept Would you like to work as a Fundraiser for…
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…
Medical Justice Annual Report 2022/23
1st February 2022 – 31st January 2023 Download the Annual Report See the 2022-23 Medical Justice…
Joint civil society statement on the passage of the Illegal Migration Act
As a coalition of 290 organisations representing the human rights, migrants’ rights, refugee and asylum, anti-trafficking,…
CANCELLED | Coming together to challenge the medical harm of mass refugee incarceration
EVENT CANCELLED We have had to cancel the 27th July Medical Justice annual meeting event “Coming…
Vacancy: Caseworker / Trainee Caseworker
We are no longer taking applications Would you like to work as a Caseworker for Medical…
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…
Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) is a COVID-19 outbreak centre
After guidance from Public Health England, Brook House IRC has been deemed as an outbreak centre…
Court of Appeal quashes policy that led to removing migrants from the UK without access to justice
In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal today quashed the Judicial Review and Injunctions (JRI)…