Immigration detainee allegedly choked by G4S guard demands public inquiry (Guardian) (25 September 2017)

A Brook House immigration detainee and client of Harrow’s public law team at Duncan Lewis, has launched legal action against the Home Office after being physically and verbally abused by a G4S staff member. The client is not alone, with a total of nine detainees making cases against the Home Office. The client wants the video evidence recently captured on BBC Panorama’s undercover recordings to be used in the inquiry. Toufique Hossain, director of public law at Duncan Lewis is quoted: “When people are ill treated – in this country, within the government’s detention estate – in a way that breaches fundamental rights that are absolute in character, urgent and radical steps must be taken. We will press for this in the courts.”