
Medical Justice UK
@medical_justice
Working to promote and defend the health rights of people detained under immigration powers, including by arranging independent medical assessments
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https://medicaljustice.org.uk/ 26-02-2013 00:15:16
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Particular thanks and a warm welcome to our newly elected Chair Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP and office holders Sir Edward Garnier, Baroness Hamwee and Mohammad Yasin MP. Look forward to working together







Just one week to go to apply for our exciting Fundraising Lead position. We are looking for someone to help develop a funding plan to resource our ambitious strategy and help us change the fate of more peopleās lives Follow the link for more information medicaljustice.org.uk/vacancy-fundraā¦

We have shared our evidence - co-written with Medical Justice UK and BID - with the Public Bill Committee for the Border Security, Asylum & Immigration Bill (2025), laying out for MPs the numerous failings of the UK's immigration detention system. detentionaction.org.uk/publications/eā¦

In a decision handed down today, 14 March 2025, the Court of Appeal has upheld a judicial review brought byĀ Medical Justice that the Home Office is required to consult it before introducing any policy affecting the immigration detention of āadults at riskā. Shu Shin Luh and Laura


š New GP+ podcast episode! Migrants face unique healthcare challenges, from legal barriers to past trauma. Dr. Sarah Clark shares insights from her work with Medical Justice UK, supporting those in immigration detention. Listen now š§ š rcgp.org.uk/your-career/diā¦


Really eye opening testimony from Joel Mordi + others with experience of the UK's immigration detention system and also HMI Prisons today. Well done to our friends Medical Justice UK for organising it + Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP for keeping up the pressure on Ministers for reform

š New GP+ podcast episode! Migrants face unique healthcare challenges, from legal barriers to past trauma. Dr. Sarah Clark shares insights from her work with Medical Justice UK, supporting those in immigration detention. Listen now š§ š rcgp.org.uk/your-career/diā¦

Our first panel will look at challenging the home office, using case studies and providing practical tips, with Emily Soothill from Deighton Pierce Glynn, Sarah Looney from Public Interest Law Centre. and Theresa Schleicher from Medical Justice UK, chaired by Toufique Hossain from Duncan Lewis Solicitors.


Our first panel of the day covered challenging Home Office policy & decisions from different perspectives, one key takeaway is the importance of collaboration with community organisations in strategic litigation. Sarah Looney Emily Soothill Medical Justice UK Toufique Hossain
