Blog: Detention
Blog articles from JRS UK
“They should be treated with compassion but instead are detained”
02 September 2020
These men we accompany were already wounded on the long journey from home, writes Sr Vui
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Training and fundraising during a pandemic
19 August 2020
"The journey so far has been challenging, but I also feel motivated"
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“They put you there to forget about you”
30 July 2020
On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Will reflects on victims suffering in detention
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“Looking forward, we need status for all”
09 July 2020
We have glimpsed the possibility of a kinder society & we don't have to go back, writes Sophie
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Hidden in plain sight: immigration detention during COVID-19
07 May 2020
Those experiencing immigration detention face added barriers during the pandemic, writes Will
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Legal Blog: Why COVID-19 is a threat to UK asylum seekers
16 April 2020
In a guest blog, Cameron outlines the risks faced by asylum seekers during the pandemic
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Displaced and Disappointed: challenges faced by asylum seekers in the UK
09 April 2020
'Refugees Call for Change' write their first blog on life as an asylum seeker in the UK
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“Mixed-emotions and surreal feelings”: a visit to a Detention Centre
21 January 2020
Jo Biernat recounts the moving experience of her first visit to Harmondsworth & Colnbrook IRCs
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Volunteer Reflection Day: ‘A heart-warming encounter’
19 November 2019
Beatrice, our detention outreach manager & Sr Linda reflect on JRS's first Volunteer Day
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“We owe it to those silenced to use our voice well”
13 November 2019
By voting, we have a duty to consider those refused asylum, writes Sophie our Policy Officer.
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