Medical Justice
@medicaljustice.org.uk
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Working to promote and defend the health rights of people detained under immigration powers, including by arranging independent medical assessments https://medicaljustice.org.uk/
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The vast majority of our clients detained under "one in, one out" scheme are survivors of torture and trafficking. Our independent clinicians have visited clients in immigration removal centres and found concerning levels of PTSD and suicidal thoughts

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‘We can’t eat. We can’t sleep. It’s a disaster’: the small boat detainees waiting to be sent back to France
This week the first migrants could be flown out of Britain under the ‘one in, one out’ deportation scheme. They talk about their fears and incomprehension
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New Medical Justice report finds that failures in clinical safeguards put vulnerable people at unacceptable levels of risk and caused harm and suffering to people in immigration detention during 2024

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Medical Justice Annual Review - The state of healthcare and harm in UK immigration detention in 2024
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Medical Justice welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision to refuse the Home Office permission to appeal a ruling that its failure to consult with Medical Justice on changes to guidance for immigration detention caseworkers was unlawful.

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Team having lunch in Middle Temple Hall after the Court of Appeal hearing. From left to right Theresa Schleicher (Medical Justice), Jed Pennington (Wilsons Solicitors), Laura Profumo and Shu Shin Luh
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We're so excited to announce that we'll be taking part in the London Legal Walk on 17 June

We'll be walking a 10km route around London to fundraise for our work supporting vulnerable people in immigration detention

Find out how to donate here -
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London Legal Walk 2025
Thank you for supporting our team in fundraising for the 2025 London Legal Walk. This year we are celebrating our 20 th anniversary and will be walking 10km on Tuesday 17th June to help raise funds fo
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Just one week to go to apply for our exciting Fundraising Lead position. We are looking for someone to help develop a funding plan to resource our ambitious strategy and help us change the fate of more people’s lives.

Follow the link for more information

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Vacancy | Fundraising Lead - Medical Justice
A rare opportunity for an ambitious and driven Fundraising Lead to join a well respected and impactful human rights organisation to drive growth and challenge abuse in immigration detention. 3 days a ...
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We are still accepting applications for our Fundraising Lead position. If you would like to help Medical Justice grow to the next level, you can find the Application Pack and further information below:

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“Staggeringly impressive group which merits the overused phrase punching well above their weight.” and “We are hugely enthusiastic as a trust about their work.”

– Medical Justice funder.
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Interested in joining Medical Justice as the Fundraising Lead?

We are offering informal information sessions so anyone can ask us anything about the role. The next session takes place on 15/01 at 1pm. For sign up info, follow the link below

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Information Session for Fundraising Lead vacancy 
Wednesday 15th January – 1pm
An opportunity to ask questions about the role and the organisation before the application deadline.
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On 2 Dec 2024, parliamentarians held a meeting to re-establish the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Immigration Detention, with Medical Justice re-elected as the APPG’s secretariat.

For more information see below:

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APPG meeting attendees (L-R): Lord German (Liberal Democrat), Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party), Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour), newly elected APPG Chair Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Labour) and Rt Hon. John McDonnell MP (Labour).
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Medical Justice will now bi-annually publish Home Office detention statistics we have collated through regular Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests.

For more information follow below:

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Immigration Detention statistics collated through Freedom of Information Requests
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Amnesty International UK : “Racing to remove larger numbers of people from the country is not going to reduce human exploitation and does nothing to dismantle organised crime.”

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Our volunteer doctors have visited some of them and documented their physical and psychological scars of torture as well as deterioration due to the notoriously dangerous UK immigration detention conditions.

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New data being celebrated by the government includes real people who have been unable to access legal representation, nor the medical & expert evidence needed to properly present their case, meaning some face real risk on forced return to their country

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Deportations reach five-year high despite concerns of rights groups
Campaigners fear lives could be put at risk as government sets record number of deportations
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Since publication of some of our reports, there have been significant changes, in particular for children and pregnant women, and greater recognition of the damage detention does to health, especially mental health.

See our published reports here ->

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Research & reports - Medical Justice
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Based on casework evidence, Medical Justice carries out research and publishes reports to help to bring about policy change and improve healthcare for people in immigration detention...
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Welcome to the Bluesky page of Medical Justice, a charity that offers independent medical advice and assessments to people held in and harmed by immigration detention and uses medical evidence to advocate for change.
A group of Medical Justice supporters protesting against the conditions of immigrations removal centres in the UK