The Home Office is detaining pregnant women, victims of torture and people with learning difficulties - and they've no idea when they'll be released - letter to Julian Sturdy MP

Dear Julian, 

Sorry to be writing to you again in such a short space of time, but I believe all the emails are matters of great importance. 

The Home Office, as the subject suggests, are locking up people who are victims of torture, who have learning difficulties and many other vulnerable people. 

Rather than address the real problem the home office tries to change definitions so that it can continue with this barbaric behaviour, while pretending to do better. Something we have seen happen several times lately. 

It is clear that the home office needs to radically change the way it is working, with this and Windrush amongst other problems. 

Please write to the home secretary demanding that as a matter of urgency the home office starts using an internationally recognised definition of torture, and that it stops incarcerating victims of torture, people with learning difficulties and other vulnerable groups. 

Best wishes

Tom

Tom Franklin