Council notes:
- That Campsfield House began to be used to lock up asylum seekers over 10 years ago.
- That it has been plagued by suicide attempts, hunger strikes and mass protest ever since.
- That in 2002 the Government finally promised to close this outdated and overcrowded detention centre.
- That recently the Government went back on its promise and decided to expand the detention facilities at Campsfield to nearly 300 places.
Council believes:
- That treating asylum seekers like criminals is inhumane and counterproductive.
- That the UK should meet its international treaty obligations to treat asylum seekers with respect and dignity.
- That Campsfield House should be closed, not expanded.
Council resolves:
- To write to both of Oxford's MPs, urging them to put pressure on the Government to rethink the expansion of Campsfield House.
- To write to Home Office, urging them to close Campsfield House, and to withdraw the plans for an additional Oxfordshire detention centre at Bicester.
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