Sri Lanka: Barbed wire villages raise fears of refugee concentration camps
Sri Lanka was accused yesterday of planning concentration camps to hold 200,000 ethnic Tamil refugees from its northeastern conflict zone for up to three years - and seeking funding for the project from Britain.
Full article: The Times, February 13, 2009
 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5721635.ece



Correction: Glasgow: 2 Anti-Deportation Workshops
They are Saturday 14th February and Saturday 14th March 2009 - 1:30-3:00 pm
See end of message for details



Self-Harm in Immigration Detention 4th Quarter Oct/Nov/Dec 2008

[Incidents of serious self-harm for the whole of 2008 was up 14% on 2007

Formal Self-Harm at Risk down 8.5% in 2008 compared to 2007]

You asked for figures on self-harm in immigration detention for the months of October, November and December 2008 inclusive under the following headings:

1) Number of individuals on formal self-harm at risk.
2) Number on incidents of self-harm requiring medical treatment.
3) Number of deaths if any.

In: Campsfield House, Colnbrook, Dover, Dungavel, Harmondsworth, Haslar, Lindholme, Oakington, Tinsley House, Yarl's Wood, IRC's and any Short Term Holding Centres.

Your request falls to be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The information requested is in the tables below and I can confirm that there were no deaths in any of the centres or Short-Term Holding Facilities during this period. 

Number of incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment

October November December
Campsfield House 0 2 0
Colnbrook 2 2 6
Dover 2 4 4
Dungavel 0 0 0
Harmondsworth 1 1 1
Haslar 2 1 0
Lindholme 0 0 0
Oakington 0 2 1
Tinsley House 1 1 0
Yarl's Wood 0 3 4
Manchester STHF 0 0 0

Total 8 14 16 Subtotal 38

[up 18.75% on previous quarter]

Number of individuals on Assessment Care in Detention and Teamwork
(AKA Individuals on Formal Self-Harm at Risk)

October November December
Campsfield House 5 5 7
Colnbrook 51 23 49
Dover 14 10 11
Dungavel 6 7 7
Harmondsworth 16 18 4
Haslar 6 2 4
Lindholme 0 0 0
Oakington     7 9 11
Tinsley House 11 8 5
Yarl's Wood 14 15 15
Manchester STHF 0 0 2

Total 116 131 116 Subtotal 340

[Down 1% on previous quarter]



Glasgow: 2 Anti-Deportation Workshops
Saturday 14 February and Saturday 14 March 2009 - 1:30-3:00 pm

Facilitator: Pol Yates:  polyates@phonecoop.coop
Hosted by: Umoja Inc Women's Group
Venue: YWCA Glasgow,
3 Newton Terrace,
Sauchiehall Street,
Charing Cross,
Glasgow G3 7PJ

The aims of the workshop are to discuss:
1. Reasons to set up an anti-deportation campaign
2. How to set up an anti-deportation campaign (basics)
3. Empowering of asylum seekers

Enquiries/further information: Pol Yates:  polyates@phonecoop.coop

An Anti-deportation Campaign can defeat an attempt to deport someone
 http://www.ncadc.org.uk/campaigns/neverdoubt.html