I went to see the play "Motherland" a couple of nights ago with performances from Juliet Stevenson and Harriet Walter. The play is based on experiences of refugees seeking asylum in the UK being detained in detention centres. It was a very moving performance, but more importantly it highlighted the disgraceful treatment that many receive when seeking asylum in this country, particularly children. Many families have come here seeking asylum from oppression and violence, and for them to be treated the way that they have been by immigration services is utterly disgusting.
The Government decided in September to remove its opt out to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, allowing child asylum seekers to be fully protected by this convention. I hope this will mark the end to indefinite detentions and abuse of people that have started new lives in this country.
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