Hidden Detainees: the Secret Struggle

11 Feb, 2015 | Asylum and Detention, Blogs, Latest

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Hidden Detainees: the Secret Struggle

There is a significant discord between the number of immigrants detained in the UK and that reflected by the official Home Office figure. This is because government statistics arbitrarily ignore an entire class of immigrant detainees: those held in Prison Service Establishments. This article, by Talina Hurzeler, explores the implications of this form of imprisonment and statistical exclusion on the UK’s global human rights reputation and on the experience of innocent immigrants.

http://renecassin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Hidden-Detainees-the-Secret-Struggle.pdf

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