Fwd: Time to build, time to act

Set Her Free conference & report View this email in your browser Shocking research on Yarl's Wood stirs new wave of campaign Conference presses for meeting with Theresa May Yesterday, Women for Refugee Women launched a new report which showed that women who are locked up in Yarl's Wood detention centre are routinely denied privacy and dignity. 33 of the 38 women we spoke to for this research said that men had watched them in intimate situations such as in bed, naked or in the shower while they were detained. The report's findings were covered widely, including in the Guardian, the Independent, the Daily Mail online, Channel 4 News and the World at One. Politicians across the political spectrum responded. On BBC's World at One, David Hanson (Labour MP and shadow immigration minister) said: 'We need to look at the regime. These are serious allegations for vulnerable women, they need to be investigated.' And on Channel 4 News, Richard Fuller (Conservative MP for Bedford) said: 'We should end the detention of all women seeking asylum.' The report was launched at an energetic conference of over 200 refugee women and supporters in London, including Stella Creasy MP, Nimko Ali (below, right), Beatrice Botomani, Meltem Avcil and Richard Fuller MP (below, left). Those attending the conference signed a card addressed to the Home Secretary, Theresa May, asking her to end the detention of women who come to the UK seeking protection.  Help us continue to build the Set Her Free campaign; ask your friends to sign Meltem's petition today.  Copyright © 2015 Women for Refugee Women, All rights reserved. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted in on our website or at one of our events. Our mailing address is: Women for Refugee Women 4th Floor, Tindlemanor 52-54 Featherstone Street London, Eng EC1Y 8RT United Kingdom Add us to your address book