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Britain is still no refuge for refugees

When the government announced last year that it would end the detention of children for immigration purposes, it felt as if a ray of sunshine had broken into a debate…

31/07/2011No CommentRead More

Amnesty presents damning report on security firms’ treatment of deportees

Detainees claim they have been strangled, beaten and dropped down aircraft steps while being deported by private security firms, according to a damning report that calls for a "complete and…

09/07/2011No CommentRead More

Libyan Refugees ‘prepare for the worst’

The European Union is urging member countries to prepare for a possible exodus of refugees from Libya as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi close in on rebel strongholds.…

21/03/2011No CommentRead More

Staff on deportation flights play Russian roulette with lives

The Guardian has obtained a training video used by Securicor - now G4S - to instruct guards deporting asylum seekers on flights. The footage forms part of a dossier of…

24/02/2011No CommentRead More

New centres ‘to detain child asylum seekers’ and families

The Coalition is accused of watering down its promise to end the detention of child asylum seekers by setting up new centres to detain families refusing to leave the UK.…

11/02/2011No CommentRead More

Asylum children detention ruled illegal

Forced detention of the children of two failed asylum seeker mothers at Yarl's Wood immigration centre was ruled unlawful by the High Court today. The decision, which opens the way…

16/01/2011No CommentRead More