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Home Office accused of misleading Brook House inquiry into ‘toxic’ abuse of detainees
Migrants rights groups hold a show of support for people detained at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre at Gatwick who are scheduled to be sent to Rwanda, June 12, 2022

THE Home Office has been accused of misleading a public inquiry and turning a blind eye to the “toxic” culture of abuse, corruption, racism and drug-dealing at the notorious Brook House immigration removal centre.

Inquiry chair Kate Eves today released her final report following a three-year investigation into the shocking treatment of detainees exposed by a BBC Panorama investigation.

She detailed 19 times their human rights to not be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment were breached at the G4S-run site between April and August 2017.

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