On the 17th February, Amir Siman-Tov was sadly found dead at Colnbrook Detention Centre. The details around the circumstances of his death are unclear.
The Jewish Chronicle have covered the story here
The Jewish News have covered the story here
The Israel National News picked up the story here
His death comes in the wake of continued calls for reform of the detention system and particularly the Shaw Review‘s finding on how detention severely affects vulnerable people. See our director’s full response below:
http://renecassin.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Response-to-the-death-of-Amir-siman.pdf
Download Mia’s response here
