Priti Patel is trying to give herself the power to lock people seeking asylum in distant offshore camps. If she gets her way, she’ll be legally allowed to detain children indefinitely offshore.
Offshore detention has been tried once before by Australia. The results were beyond harrowing. Multiple people died, including one man who was murdered by guards.
Tonight Detention Action are hosting an online event to spread the word about offshore detention.
Tonight, 7.30-9pm
Who? Speakers are Elahe Zivardar, who was detained on Nauru for almost seven years, Dr Nick Martin, who was Chief Medical Officer on Nauru, and Madeline Gleeson who has done extensive research into offshore detention.
Where? Online event, hosted on Zoom.
Government-sanctioned torture is not the way to save lives in the Channel. The UK Government could spend billions on this dangerous scheme, or much less on creating a fair and humane system, that provides a safe route for refugees to come here.
It’s an opportunity to learn, as well as send MPs a message loud and clear: stop this Government’s offshore detention plans in their tracks.
here.