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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tara Cobham

Charities take Home Office to court over ‘prison-like’ overcrowded migrant hotels

Two charities are taking the Home Office to court over overcrowded migrant hotels, which they have described as “prison-like” and say are forcing trafficking and torture survivors to share rooms with strangers.

The Helen Bamber Foundation and Freedom from Torture accuse the government of leaving survivors of severe forms of violence “at risk of serious harm in harmful and unsuitable asylum accommodation”.

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