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Activists from Stand Up to Racism hold a demonstration outside the Home Office's Glasgow Immigration Enforcement Reporting Centre to demand change and the end of hotel detention of refugees
ASYLUM-SEEKERS living in hotels during the pandemic have been subjected to “dehumanising treatment,” with many lacking proper food, shoes and clothing, a damning report has revealed.
The Refugee Council, which published the report today, said it was “deeply concerned” by findings that people had been confined to their rooms for days while waiting for their one set of clothes to be washed.
The charity said it has worked with hundreds of asylum-seekers staying in hotels where conditions have led to a decline in mental health, including self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Listening to our own communities and organising within them holds the key to stopping the advance of Reform UK and other far-right initiatives, posits TONY CONWAY
