Category: detention

Muuse v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted April 30th, 2010 in appeals, damages, detention, law reports, misfeasance in public office by sally

Muuse v Secretary of State for the Home Department; [2010] EWCA Civ 453;; [2010] WLR (D) 108

“When considering an award of exemplary damages in respect of the oppressive, arbitrary or unconstitutional conduct of government officials where the conduct complained of was considered by the court to be outrageous, it was not necessary to show further that the outrageous conduct disclosed malice, fraud, insolence, cruelty or the like.”

WLR Daily, 28th April 2010

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Yarl’s Wood detained baby for 100 days, damning report reveals – The Guardian

Posted March 24th, 2010 in children, detention, immigration, news, prisons, reports by sally

“A baby spent 100 days in detention in Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre, the chief inspector of prisons discloses in a highly critical report published tomorrow.”

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The Guardian, 24th March 2010

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Court allows judicial review over Yarl’s Wood detention – The Guardian

Posted March 22nd, 2010 in children, detention, human rights, immigration, news, women by sally

“Lawyers have been granted permission to challenge the government’s detention policy, which they claim amounts to ‘cruel, inhumane and degrading’ treatment of women and children.”

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The Guardian, 20th March 2010

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Officials failed to investigate asylum detainee abuse claims – report – The Guardian

Posted March 12th, 2010 in asylum, detention, human rights, news, reports by sally

“The UK Border Agency has failed to properly investigate claims of mistreatment by failed asylum seekers, including a woman handcuffed while undergoing a biopsy on a breast lump, according to an official inquiry report published today.”

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The Guardian, 12th March 2010

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£140,000: the annual cost of jailing a young criminal – The Guardian

Posted March 1st, 2010 in detention, news, rehabilitation, reports, young offenders by sally

“Jailing one young criminal costs the taxpayer as much as £140,000 a year, a report says today. Locking up young offenders makes them more likely to commit further crimes and be unemployed later in life, the New Economics Foundation says.”

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The Guardian, 1st March 2010

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Legal challenge over Yarl’s Wood women – The Guardian

Posted March 1st, 2010 in asylum, detention, human rights, immigration, judicial review, news, women by sally

“Lawyers are due to launch a legal challenge today on behalf of four women held at Yarl’s Wood detention centre, claiming their incarceration amounts to ‘cruel, inhumane and degrading’ treatment that breaches their human rights.”

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The Guardian, 1st March 2010

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Home Office to opt out of asylum claims EU directive – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2010 in asylum, detention, EC law, news by sally

“Home Office ministers are to opt out of a European directive which lays down minimum standards for the treatment of asylum claims because it would mean abandoning a fast-track process that leads to hundreds of asylum seekers being detained every year.”

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The Guardian, 24th February 2010

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Yarl’s Wood children face ‘extreme distress’, report reveals – The Guardian

Posted February 17th, 2010 in children, detention, immigration by sally

“Children held at an immigration detention centre face ‘extremely distressing’ arrest and transportation procedures, and are subjected to prolonged and sometimes repeated periods of detention, according to a damning report by the Children’s Commissioner.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2010

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Blaenavon woman jailed after dog injunction – BBC News

Posted February 12th, 2010 in detention, dogs, injunctions, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who breached an injunction banning her from keeping dogs at her home has been handed a prison sentence.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2010

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R (Degainis) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily

Posted February 8th, 2010 in damages, detention, law reports by sally

R (Degainis) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWHC 137 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 24

 “When deciding whether to make an award of damages, under art 5(5) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, for a breach of art 5(4) of the Convention it was necessary to have regard to the provisions of s 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the restrictions placed on such awards. There was no inconsistency between the terms of s 8 of the 1998 Act and the terms of art 5(5) and no basis for the assumption that compensation in art 5(5) was restricted in its meaning to money, and in some cases the finding of a violation would provide sufficient compensation for a breach of art 5(4).”

WLR Daily, 4th February 2010

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Cell coma man was ‘failed by police’ IPCC report finds – BBC News

Posted February 2nd, 2010 in detention, drunk and disorderly, negligence, news, police by sally

“A call has been made for a public inquiry to examine the case of a man left with a brain injury after being found in a coma in police custody.”

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BBC News, 1st February 2010

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Family wins £100,000 for detention ordeal – The Guardian

Posted January 30th, 2010 in asylum, children, compensation, detention, immigration, news by sally

“A refugee has won a settlement of £100,000 from the Home Office after it admitted falsely imprisoning her and her children at an immigration detention centre.”

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The Guardian, 29th January 2010

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The end of innocence: Inside Britain’s child prisons – The Independent

Posted January 21st, 2010 in children, detention, imprisonment, news, young offenders by sally

“Paul Vallely: As the Edlington ‘torture boys’ face sentencing for horrifying violence, can secure children’s homes ever offer redemption?”

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The Independent, 21st January 2010

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Detaining children in Britain: No place for the innocent – The Independent

Posted January 12th, 2010 in asylum, children, detention, news by sally

“What kind of country drags vulnerable children from their beds at daybreak, puts them behind bars and fills them with terror? Paul Vallely meets a family who have endured this horror – in Britain. And they’re not alone.”

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The Independent, 12th January 2010

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MoD ‘did not want to breach privacy of detainee’ – The Independent

Posted December 7th, 2009 in detention, news, privacy, rendition by sally

“The Government misled MPs over Britain’s role in the rendition of two men arrested by the UK and then imprisoned by the Americans for five years in Afghanistan, it is claimed today.”

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The Independent, 7th December 2009

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Secrecy bid over detainees’ case – BBC News

Posted October 28th, 2009 in closed material, damages, detention, disclosure, intelligence services, news by sally

“Lawyers for MI5 and MI6 have launched an unprecedented attempt to stop secret material being disclosed during a case brought by ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees.”

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BBC News, 27th October 2009

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Goldsmith critical of Guantanamo policy – The Independent

Posted October 8th, 2009 in detention, news, torture by sally

“Tony Blair’s former law chief has attacked the British Government for undermining Barack Obama’s efforts to close Guantanamo Bay.”

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The Independent, 8th October 2009

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Binyam Mohamed: I will fight for other prisoners – The Independent

Posted September 1st, 2009 in detention, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“Binyam Mohamed, the former Guantanamo detainee, has reversed a decision to stay out of the public eye by signalling his determination to campaign for justice for prisoners at the American detention camp and highlight the lifelong effects of torture he suffered at the hands of his interrogators.”

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The Independent, 31st August 2009

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Criminals awaiting deportation net £500,000 – The Independent

Posted July 22nd, 2009 in compensation, deportation, detention, news by sally

“Foreign criminals awaiting deportation have been handed some £500,000 in compensation since April last year, it has been revealed.”

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The Independent, 22nd July 2009

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Pakistani students launch legal action over arrests – The Independent

Posted July 20th, 2009 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Janas Khan, one of two Pakistani students released from prison yesterday months after terrorism charges against them were dropped, has told The Independent on Sunday he was ‘shocked and angry’ at his treatment by the UK Government. Lawyers acting for the remaining seven Pakistani students still held in prison have also announced they will launch a legal challenge against the Government this week.”

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The Independent, 19th July 2009

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