Watch the Medical Justice challenge of “no-notice” removals in Court of Appeal
MPs have #30DaysToAct for detained trafficking victims
Stealth legislation grants new powers to detain victims “on even wider scale” Under new policy, passed…
Medical Justice gives oral evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on handling of Covid-19 in IRCs
On Tuesday the 3rd of February Theresa Schleicher of Medical Justice gave oral evidence to the…
Home Office weakens protections against detention for potential victims of trafficking
Today the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee will be discussing the Statutory Instrument that will bring into…
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)…
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…
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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…
Mental Health Services
A legal judgement in 2014 found that S had been unlawfully detained for 3 months because…