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'State Sponsored Cruelty': children in immigration detention
Jon Burnett 
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Judith Carter,
Jon Evershed,
Maya Bell Kohli,
Claire Powell,
Gervase de Wilde
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Judith Carter,
Jon Evershed,
Maya Bell Kohli,
Claire Powell,
Gervase de Wilde
Pages: 1 - 79
Swansea University Author:
Jon Burnett
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Abstract
This report presents the findings of the first large-scale exploration, in the UK, of the physical and psychological harms caused and aggravated by the detention of children for immigrationpurposes. This incorporates medical and legal evidence, testimonies from detainees and ex-detainees, and other...
| ISBN: | 978-0-9566784-0-9 |
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| Published: |
London
Medical Justice
2010
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| Online Access: |
http://www.medicaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/state-sponsored-cruelty.pdf |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa33871 |
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This report presents the findings of the first large-scale exploration, in the UK, of the physical and psychological harms caused and aggravated by the detention of children for immigrationpurposes. This incorporates medical and legal evidence, testimonies from detainees and ex-detainees, and other associated information. The medical evidence used in this report comes from the work of 15 independent expert clinicians. |
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| Keywords: |
Immigration detention, children, medical power, medical abuse, dawn raids, deportation, Yarl's Wood |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Start Page: |
1 |
| End Page: |
79 |