Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Action Needed to Release Torture Survivors from Detention in the UK
Time to take action in support of torture survivors STARS!
Medical Justice have exposed that torture survivors who have fled horrific treatment in their countries of origin to seek protection in Britain are routinely being held in immigration detention centres in the United Kingdom. This is against Home Office rules.
Here are two simple actions that you can take to defend the rights of torture survivors.
1. Read the article
Read this article to get the facts.
2. Early Day Motion
Email your MP on behalf of your STAR group and ask them to sign this Early Day Motion 95: Detention Of Torture Survivors
Not sure how to contact your MP? It’s easy! Just type in your postcode here.
Download the full report here.
Posted by STAR team on 23/05/2012 at 09:33 AM
