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British Safety Council Withdraws Award from Oakington after Detainee Death

THE BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL HAS TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE WITHDRAWING THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AWARD BESTOWED ON G4S OAKINGTON IMMIGRATION REMOVAL CENTRE. Date: Thursday 6 May 2010 “The British Safety Council has today announced that it will be withdrawing the 2009 International Safety Award bestowed on G4S Oakington Immigration Removal Centre pending the [...]

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Death at Oakington – Solidarity protest

On Sunday 17 April, protestors gathered outside Oakington Immigration Removal Centre calling for its closure following the death Eliud Nguli Nyenze. Reports from inside the detention centre suggest that the Kenyan man who died on 15 April was denied medical attention and that he died after an ambulance called by fellow detainees had been turned [...]

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Self-Harm in immigration detention

Figures on self-harm in UK immigration detention between July and September 2009 inclusive, under the following headings: 1) Number of incidents of self-harm requiring medical treatment (total: 56) 2) Number of individuals on formal self-harm at risk. (total: 444) For tables including breakdown by detention centre, click here to

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