News: Detention
News articles from JRS UK
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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The Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor
08 November 2021
Sarah Teather preached the Lady Margaret sermon at the University of Cambridge.
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