* torture

*Comment & Analysis

Confirmed: Torture survivors still imprisoned in immigration detention centres

*Blog

"Decisions aren't made until after survivors' mental or physical health has already deteriorated as a result of their detention"

The government must stop detaining victims of torture

*Blog

Asylum seekers have reported being distressed by frequent moves between properties and away from essential services

The private companies putting asylum seekers in slum housing

*Blog

The Home Office has long sought to raise the bar when it comes to proving torture in an asylum claim

Comment: Home Office reform could make it harder to protect torture victims

*Blog

Shaker Aamer spent almost 14 years in US detention

The government must grant Shaker Aamer’s call for torture inquiry

*Comment & Analysis

A refugee from Angola cries: The UK can do more to provide safe pasage

Comment: Refugees have no safe way to reach Britain, but we can provide it

*Comment & Analysis

Victims of torture are being failed by the UK detention system

Comment: How the Home Office fails torture survivors

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