Are you as determined as we are to reduce the harm caused by immigration detention and to ultimately end it? We are hiring a new Head of Advocacy at Medical Justice Find out more information here - medicaljustice.org.uk/vacancy-head-o…

A great opportunity to work at the fantastic Medical Justice UK supporting vulnerable detained persons👇

Full resignation letter from FCDO British diplomat Mark Smith:

A great job going at the absolutely brilliant Medical Justice UK. This has been my role for the past 3.5 years - happy to have a chat and answer any questions about the job and org!

Isolating and re-traumatising torture and trafficking survivors at Scampton / Wethersfield was never going to be value for money, despite the SSHD position to the contrary in court only a few months ago. Wethersfield should now be shut down without delay. gov.uk/government/new…

Except that it was avoidable. An inquiry investigating Grenfell for 7 years said that every death was avoidable.

Only one change made at ‘toxic’ migrant centre bbc.in/4gssYnG

UNHCR calls for urgent reforms to halt the arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers. Detention disrupts family ties, harms physical and mental health, and violates their right to seek asylum. bit.ly/3XJuryx

It's not enough just to offer mental health support to those seeking protection - the government must address the deliberate harms caused by a hostile asylum system. As the Royal College of Psychiatrists highlights, its the UK's duty to make their lives "better & not worse" 👇

Richard Adams, represented by DPG, and John Burke Monerville, represented by Birnberg Peirce Civil Liberties, whose families were subjected to undercover policing after the racist murders of their sons to give evidence to the Undercover Policing Inquiry on Thursday 24 October dpglaw.co.uk/joint-press-re…

DPG is proud to partner with Privacy International in supporting the The University of Law's ground-breaking Human Rights and Technology Research Clinic, allowing students to explore the legal and ethical challenges at the intersection of technology and human rights dpglaw.co.uk/human-rights-a…

We're worried about how a botched roll-out of the e-visa scheme could impact thousands including people in our community, leaving them stranded abroad. We agree with the3million: we need to #FixTheDigitalStatus theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

The King's College London Legal Clinic and Serbian NGOs EARTH THRIVE and EkoKrajiste are represented by our Harj Narulla at the 44th Council of Europe Standing Committee on the Bern Convention. More information on case background can be found here: url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/27ZKCrxGh8N1… 1/2

I am so proud of you Sue Willman, recognition that is well deserved and long overdue!!! Congratulations 1000 times over.

🚨BREAKING🚨 Apple is removing its most robust data protection tool from UK users. “This decision by Apple is the regrettable consequence of the Home Office’s outrageous order attempting to force Apple to breach encryption. As a result, from today Apple’s UK customers are less

🚨 Wethersfield High Court Judgment: The Home Secretary acted unlawfully in accommodating three asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield. Serious breaches of the Equality Act in publishing accommodation policy. dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-fin…

In a significant ruling today, the High Court of Justice has found that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully and in breach of her duties under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 by accommodating three vulnerable asylum seekers – TG, MN, and HAA – at RAF Wethersfield. Shu Shin Luh

Wethersfield must close. There is no justification for this cruelty to go on any longer. The Prime Minister knows this, which is why he vowed to close the site when in opposition. He now has the power to do so and must follow through. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Watch our brave clients on the BBC who are demanding an investigation by the JCIO into Employment Judge Lancaster who is accused of intimidating, sexist, and discriminatory conduct. 1/2

The Good Law Project has launched a fundraiser for the legal challenge which you can support here: goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/ju… 2/2 Emily Soothill