http://ecdn.org A citizens' campaign to end the scandal of child detention by the UK immigration authorities Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://ecdn.org/people-speak-out/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Claire Samani Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:33:28 +0000 http://ecdn.org/?page_id=759#comment-696 When I look into my sons eyes and we share a moment of laughter and fun, a cuddle and a kiss my heart feels fit to burst and I feel so privileged to be his mother because he is so amazing and so trusting and so very very beautiful. He loves his family, our cats Molly and Misty, his school and learning all sorts of stuff. He wants to know so much and do so much and I am here all the while to guide him (along with his father) through his life. It is such a simple wish - to be free to do these things and yet the shameful practice of child detention is the disgraceful reality of British society in 2010. There is nothing civilised about the process of detaining traumatised, hardworking, decent families denying them the human right to live and bring up their children in the manner we take for granted day in day out. What a privilege to be born in a country such as ours but what an abuse of our power to deny asylum to the most desperate and to criminalise them for simply trying to live in peace, work and raise a family. These children and families deserve our respect and compassion & I hate what we as a nation are doing to these people. When I look into my sons eyes and we share a moment of laughter and fun, a cuddle and a kiss my heart feels fit to burst and I feel so privileged to be his mother because he is so amazing and so trusting and so very very beautiful. He loves his family, our cats Molly and Misty, his school and learning all sorts of stuff. He wants to know so much and do so much and I am here all the while to guide him (along with his father) through his life. It is such a simple wish – to be free to do these things and yet the shameful practice of child detention is the disgraceful reality of British society in 2010. There is nothing civilised about the process of detaining traumatised, hardworking, decent families denying them the human right to live and bring up their children in the manner we take for granted day in day out. What a privilege to be born in a country such as ours but what an abuse of our power to deny asylum to the most desperate and to criminalise them for simply trying to live in peace, work and raise a family. These children and families deserve our respect and compassion & I hate what we as a nation are doing to these people.

]]> http://ecdn.org/people-speak-out/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Fiyaz Mughal OBE Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:01:30 +0000 http://ecdn.org/?page_id=759#comment-555 I feel strongly that there must be a variety of voices, and strength of voices, prepared to speak out if this disturbing practice is to be overturned. The detention of innocent and vulnerable children is a fundamental breach of human rights, and a fundamental breach of morality. They are vulnerable children, not criminals. How can any civilised society justify such cruel mistreatment? I feel strongly that there must be a variety of voices, and strength of voices, prepared to speak out if this disturbing practice is to be overturned. The detention of innocent and vulnerable children is a fundamental breach of human rights, and a fundamental breach of morality. They are vulnerable children, not criminals. How can any civilised society justify such cruel mistreatment?

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