Including reflection on the last 10 years : 2005 – 2015
Highlights of the last 10 years campaigning for medical justice ;
2005
* Volunteer doctor visits detainee on hunger-strike in Harmondsworth IRC
* First campaign meeting held in Hyde Park
2006
* Negotiated a protocol with the Home Office for access for independent doctors into IRCs
* Medical Justice successfully lobbies for better policy on anti-malarials for pregnant women and children
2007
* Medical Justice launched in parliament with “Beyond decency & Comprehension” dossier of case-studies
* We becomes a company limited by guarantee and get our first office room
2008
* Published “Outsourcing Abuse” dossier of excessive use of force
* First grants : £10,000 from JRCT + £10,000 from Appletree Trust – first employee employed
2009
* Medical Justice becomes registered charity with help from Allen & Overy
* Medical Justice v UKBA & Serco : proceedings issued – regarding obstruction of medical visits at Yarl’s Wood
2010
* “State Sponsored Cruelty” dossier on children in detention, backed by Royal Colleges
* Medical Justice wins judicial review against Home Office’s ‘zero-notice’ removals policy
2011
* “Detained & Denied” dossier on cases of inadequate treatment of HIV+ detainee
* Issued proceedings against the Home Office challenging Rule 35 failures
2012
* “The Second Torture” dossier on the detention of torture survivors published
* Successful joint intervention, together with Mind, in the case of R (HA) v SSHD on mental issues
2013
* “Expecting Change” dossier on pregnant women in detention, backed by Royal Colleges and 300+ NGOs
* Successful legal challenge of narrowed ‘torture’ definition, evidence for group of torture victim cases
2014
* “Biased & Unjust” dossier on wholly inadequate complaints procedure
* Successful pre-action letter challenging resurrected zero-notice removals policy
2015
* Lobbying for consultation of NHS England Service Specifications
* Detainee referrals top 100 in a month, employs 7 staff, 75 clinicians visit detainees
