Patrick Page, Author at The Canary

Patrick Page

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Patrick is a senior caseworker in the public law team at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. He writes on immigration, refugee issues and human rights.

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We’ve seen the contract between the UK government and G4S. This explains a lot.

My colleagues and I at Duncan Lewis Solicitors* have seen the contract between the UK government and G4S for the running of Brook House immigration detention centre near Gatwick Airport. The agreement is a rare glimpse into how the government outsources its dirty work to the notorious security firm. Last year, BBC Panorama aired...

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Corruption and misleading media reports are making a huge refugee emergency in Africa worse

A fresh outbreak of ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is forcing tens of thousands of people to flee into neighbouring Uganda. But the East African nation’s ability to welcome Congolese refugees is being crippled by corruption and underfunding. I have seen this with my own eyes. The mainstream media,...

UK government slammed in the High Court for failing to consider the rights of Muslims in detention

The UK government failed to consider the rights of Muslim detainees in Brook House immigration detention centre, ruled the High Court on 1 February. Mr Rahman and Mr Hussein, represented by my firm* Duncan Lewis Solicitors, took the UK government to court after it forced them to offer sunrise (fajr) and sunset (maghrib) prayers in their...

UK government and G4S in court after forcing immigration detainees to defecate in front of cellmates

Immigration detainees have taken the UK government and G4S to court for locking them up in "disgusting" detention conditions at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre. On 23 and 24 January, with representation from my firm* Duncan Lewis Solicitors, they will argue in the High Court that these conditions are discriminatory and violate...

UK government fiddles while 'zombie drug' Spice causes havoc and death in immigration detention centres