This post follows on from the initial post which became very long, but can be found here: https://qarn.org.uk/concerns-about-the-use-of-army-barracks-etc/. Here we update the post with reports of atrocities around the army camp accommodation and hotels, and other Home Office plans to accommodate people in new sites. These are the consequences of the hostile system that leaves people languishing without a decision for long periods of time.
See also posts regarding ‘Detention Centres‘ such as such as Hassockfield/Derwentside and also the post regarding plans to export people seeking asylum to Rwanda
Re: children: https://qarn.org.uk/article-39-seeks-legal-protection-for-highly-vulnerable-children-housed-in-home-office-hotels/
The home secretary is investigating how the asylum system deals with migrants who have converted to Christianity.
It follows claims from a Weymouth church that Muslim men living on board the Bibby Stockholm barge, which is moored off Portland in Dorset, were preparing for Christian baptism.
Sussex MP Tim Loughton raised the issue in Parliament on Wednesday.
Weymouth Baptist Church insisted the requests for baptism were genuine.
People can apply for UK asylum based on religion if you have a well-founded fear of persecution in your home country because of your religious beliefs.
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