News: Detention
News articles from JRS UK
People have now been moved onto the Bibby Stockholm
07 August 2023
JRS UK responds as the first people have been moved onto the Barge, today 7th August 2023.
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New Report – Napier Barracks: the inhumane reality
29 March 2023
An in-depth report on the experiences of men held in quasi-detention at Napier Barracks
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JRS UK renews calls for end to detention in wake of ICIBI report* calling out ineffectiveness of safeguards for vulnerable people detained people
12 January 2023
JRS UK responds to the ICIBI report published January 2023
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JRS UK statement: petrol bomb attack at asylum processing centre
31 October 2022
The attack took place in context of vaunting demonisation & marginalisation of refugees.
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Seizure of asylum seekers’ phones
20 October 2022
JRS UK renews calls for justice in the asylum system.
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Napier barracks should be closed
27 June 2022
JRS welcomes court ruling against extension of Napier barracks.
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Rwanda plan: We remain resolute in our resistance
16 June 2022
We take a brief look at the past few weeks, and what happened in the run-up to the flight.
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FAQs on Rwanda Plan
31 May 2022
FAQ on the government’s plan to send those seeking sanctuary to Rwanda
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JRS UK renews its calls for a just and humane asylum system
19 April 2022
The ‘Anti-Refugee’ Bill returns to the Commons on the 20th of April.
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