“For me, Yarl’s Wood was another torture”
Image by @Carcazan. Content warning: rape, self-harm, suicide This piece comes from Gabby (not her real name), an activist campaigning against immigration detention in the UK. She was detained in Yarl’s Wood twice in 2017 before being released to continue [...]
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HM Prison's Report (2017) notes serious delays in Rule 35 process, preventing victims of torture from receiving sufficient support #Time4ATimeLimit #Unlocked18
HMIP inspection report (2017) notes improvements at Yarl's Wood since 2015's damning report. However, many concerns still remain including:
5) Delays in Rule 35 Process (designed to protect and prevent torture victims being locked up)
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Yarl's Wood opened in 2001 when David Blunkett was Home Secretary. This afternoon he will be at the @HumanRightsCtte to discuss alternatives to #detention and the possibility of introducing a time limit on, and independent judicial oversight of, detention
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Welcome to Week 4 of #Unlocked18, shining a light on UK immigration detention centres. This week we are visiting #YarlsWood
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Unlocking Detention is a project of the Detention Forum.
Our social media tour uses Twitter, Facebook and a website to ‘unlock’ the gates of immigration detention centres.
#Unlocked18 runs from 22 October to 18 December 2018.