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 Download the Medical Justice 2008 Annual Report 
"Outsourcing Abuse - The use and misuse of state-sanctioned force during the detention and removal of asylum seekers" by Birnberg Peirce & Partners, Medical Justice and NCADC describes an alarming number of injuries sustained by asylum deportees at the hand of private “escorts” contracted by the Home Office. It reveals evidence of widespread and seemingly systemic abuse and that assault claims have largely been brushed off by the Home Office.
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About Medical Justice
Medical Justice facilitates the provision of independent medical advice and independent legal advice and representation to asylum seekers detained in immigration removal centres. We also seek to negotiate changes to policy and practice within detention centres and publish our findings on the treatment of detainees. We have had some notable successes in those respects.
Medical Justice was established in October 2005 and its membership comprises highly skilled medical professionals, solicitors, barristers, ex-detainees and detention centre visitors. The national office for Medical Justice is located in London in addition to two regional branches in Oxford and Dover/Canterbury. To download the Medical Justice booklet, click here. What Medical Justice has found in Immigration Removal Centres
Torture Victims – neglected and re-traumatised by detention in the UK
HIV - unplanned disruption to their treatment in detention, denied HIV tests and results Hunger strikers – detainees in imminent danger of organ failure
Tuberculosis (TB) – a number of detainees found to have TB and denied appropriate medical care
Denial of treatment and access to hospital – many detainees are denied treatment for serious medical conditions 56 case-studies by Medical Justice Malaria – many children and pregnant women being deported to high risk malarial areas have not been offered appropriate prophylaxis or bed nets - more info
Depression and suicide – many detainees have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, self-harm and attempt suicide
Harm on Removal – detainees subjected to excessive and/or gratuitous force in the removal process with injuries including fractured bones, nerve damage and sexual assault
Children in Detention - the UK is the only EU country to indefinitely detain children, sometimes referred to by guards as “child male” and “child female”
Death Lack of legal representation for detainees What Medical Justice achieved since it formed in October 2005 
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Background Information 
Responsibility for healthcare in Immigration Detention How many men, women and children are indefinitely detained? About healthcare provision in immigration detention About healthcare provision for asylum seekers "in the community" |
