Allegations Of Racist Abuse In Immigration Detention

EDM number 635 in 2007-08, proposed by Diane Abbott on 07/01/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Immigration and Racial discrimination.

That this House is alarmed by the recent report commissioned by the Border and Immigration Agency into allegations of racism in immigration detention centres; notes that investigations at immigration detention centres across the country found a catalogue of racist incidents and mistreatment of detainees; further notes that the report finds internal inquiries taking place at some centres to be inadequate; and calls on the Government to take urgent action to ensure staff working in these centres are fully trained in race relations and to create a robust system for internal inspection at the centres.

This motion has been signed by a total of 38 MPs.