Report identifies numerous breaches of human rights laws relating to torture and inhuman treatment

The first public inquiry into abuses at a UK immigration detention centre has identified a “toxic culture” and numerous breaches of human rights laws relating to torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, as well as racist, derogatory language used by some staff towards detainees.

The inquiry calls for sweeping changes to immigration detention including the introduction of a 28-day time limit.

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