Kids locked in adult migrant camps, subject to physical & mental abuse - rights activist

Every year, thousands of refugees leave the hardships behind and undertake a journey – sometimes a dangerous one – to begin a new life in the UK. But some find, not a promised democracy and humanity, but prison-like confinement in conditions that sometimes dwarf the problems at home. Migrant camps are locked down to the press, but still breed reports of abuse and suffering; many are stuck in this immigration detention limbo for years. Sophie speaks to the chief executive for the Refugee and Migrant Forum for Essex and London, Rita Chadha on Sophie&Co today.

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Sophie Shevardnadze:Rita Chadha, chief executive for the Refugee and Migrant Forum for Essex and London, thank you for joining us, it’s great to have you on our show. Now, thousands of immigrants are being held in UK immigration detention centers, and they’re supposed to be at a brief stop-over before removal from the country. Yet, UK government figures show that last year, half of those detained were never sent back. It’s called a “detention center”, but in reality, is it like a prison?

Rita Chadha: Very much so. The situation is with detention centers in the UK, that they all virtual prisoners. We are one of the few countries in the world that has indefinite detention, people can remain there indefinitely, no barriers on time, no easy way out – and there are very-very harsh regimes run by private security companies.

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Kids locked in adult migrant camps, subject to physical & mental abuse - rights activist