Country

England & Wales

Charity number

1132072

Status

Registered

Registered

Oct. 12, 2009

Legal form

Charitable company

Area of benefit

Undefined. In Practice, National.

Address

Contact

Phone

02075617498

Email

[email protected]

Website

medicaljustice.org.uk

Activities

Assist immigration detainees to get independent medical advice and legal advice, challenge instances of inadequate healthcare provision, monitor how the Home Office and its contractors implement policy and seek improvements to policies.

Objects: The Objects For Which The Charity Is Established Are:(a) The Advancement Of Health Or The Saving Of Lives By Preserving And Protecting The Physical And Mental Health Of Those Seeking Asylum And Foreign Nationals Held In Immigration Removal Centres And Who Live In The Community, And Their Dependants (asylum Seekers) Through:(i) Reviewing, Monitoring, Visiting, Carrying Out Research And Facilitating Asylum Seekers' Access To Medical, Health And Social Care Services From Appropriately Trained Professionals;(ii) Supporting And Compiling Medical Evidence For The Release From Detention In Immigration Removal Centres Of Vulnerable Asylum Seekers Who Have Suffered Torture, Rape, Institutional Abuse And/or Violence, Traumatic Incarceration Or Other Abuse.(b) The Relief Of Those In Need By Reason Of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship Or Other Disadvantage By Providing Them With And Facilitating The Provision Of Legal Advice And Representation).(c) The Advancement Of Human Rights (as Set Out In The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And Subsequent United Nations Conventions And Declarations) For, But Not Limited To, Asylum Seekers By All Or Any Of The Following Means:(i) Monitoring Abuses Of Human Rights;(ii) Obtaining Redress For The Victims Of Human Rights Abuse;(iii) Relieving Need Among The Victims Of Human Rights Abuse;(iv) Research Into Human Rights Issues;(v) Raising Awareness Of Human Rights Issues;(vi) Promoting Public Support For Human Rights;(vii) Promoting Respect For Human Rights Among Individuals And Corporations;(viii) International Advocacy Of Human Rights; And(ix) Eliminating Infringement Of Human Rights.(d) The Advancement Of Education Of The Public About The Position And Treatment Of Asylum Seekers By Providing Information And Encouraging Dialogue, Consultation And Negotiation. (e) The Promotion Of Such Other Purposes Being Exclusively Charitable According To The Law Of England And Wales As The Trustees May From Time To Time Determine.

Classification

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

What

Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country

Northern Ireland, Scotland

Region

Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Trustees

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