Detainees with mental health issues held in segregation for 2+ weeks then sent to either prison or hospital
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)…
Brook House Inquiry: preliminary hearing
Preliminary Hearing announced for the Independent Inquiry into Brook House The Brook House Inquiry will hold…
Yarl’s Wood expands short-term holding facility
Medical Justice has discovered that there have been no women held in Yarl’s Wood for over…
Medical Justice Annual Report: Financial Year 2019-20
Covering 1st February 2019 to 31st January 2020.... Medical Justice handled referrals from 833 immigration detainees,…
HASC: “It is troubling that nearly 40% of those remaining in immigration detention are at high risk from Covid-19”
Medical Justice submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee’s report - Home Office preparedness for…
Amendment to the Immigration Bill limiting Segregation / Morton Hall to close as an IRC
Amendment to the Immigration Bill limiting Segregation Last week, Lord Ramsbotham (pictured below) said during the…
Evidence submitted for inquiry in to the government’s response to COVID-19
On the 22nd of July 2020, Medical Justice submitted written evidence to the Joint Human Rights…
Immigration Bill amendment on the use of segregation in detention
Medical Justice is grateful to Stuart McDonald MP for tabling the segregation amendment which was debated…
Court of Appeal: Medical Justice challenge Home Office ‘no-notice’ immigration removals
Due to its high profile and legal significance, C2/2019/0050 FB (Afghanistan) -v- SSHD and C4/2019/2478 Medical…
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‘Know Your Medical Rights’ in Arabic, Farsi, French, Mandarin, Russian, Somali & Vietnamese!
Our 'Know Your Medical Rights' information leaflet is now available in 8 different languages (more…)
Medical Justice Basics Medics’ Training Day – 1st October 2016
10.30am to 5.30pm - Saturday 1st October 2016 Venue : TBA (Central London) Our training is…
Medical Justice Annual Report 2015-16 published
Medical Justice published its 2015-16 Annual Report released at our AGM on 20th July 2016. (more…)
Medical Justice AGM 2016 & launch of report on ‘Death in Immigration Detention’
Join us on Wednesday 20th July for an evening of discussion with: Kris Harris - Medical…
Supreme Court Gives Guidance on Detention of People with Serious Mental Health Problems
The Supreme Court has today given important guidance on the detention of people with serious mental…
Help us End the Detention of Pregnant Women!
Two weeks ago the House of Lords voted to ban the detention of pregnant women. On…
Join Medical Justice as a Trustee?
Medical Justice is looking for people with managerial and financial experience to join the management committee.…
Handcuffing and Privacy
Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons has reported:"Although we found a small number of exceptions, most detainees…
Cancelled Hospital Appointments
RT missed three external cardiologist appointments to investigate uncontrolled hypertension at different IRCs over a four-month…
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Basic Training Day For Clinicians – November 2025
We are very pleased to announce details of our next Basic Training Day which will take…
Induction Training Day For Interpreters – November 2025
Our Induction Training Day is for new volunteer interpreters who are joining Medical Justice. By joining…