| Medical Justice offers essential medical help to the most powerless in society. About 30,000 people a year are held in indeterminate immigration detention in the UK. Many detainees have suffered torture or ill treatment, have significant and chronic health problems, and a few may be pregnant, or have been detained for prolonged periods of time without any prospect of release or removal. Being detained indefinitely itself causes serious health problems. Many independent reports and legal judgements provide evidence of the inadequate healthcare provided in detention centres, especially for those with mental health problems. Clinicians volunteering for Medical Justice document detainees’ scars of torture to assist in their asylum claims and challenge medical mistreatment of those held in detention. These cases provide the evidence for research, publications and campaigns for lasting improvements for detainees. Medical Justice is a tiny organisation, but we are effective thanks to the courage and generosity of our volunteers, clinicians, interpreters and people who have experience of detention – and thanks to partnerships with colleagues in other organisations in this field.e centre offers therapy and other support to adults as well as medico-legal reports |
| Street Address |
| City |
| Postcode |
| Telephone |
| 0207 561 7498 |
| info@medicaljustice.org.uk |
| Website |
| medicaljustice.org.uk |
| Areas covered |
| National |
| What they do |
| Torture, Medical, Legal & Immigration |
