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‘Violence and destitution’ at Campsfield House

Nejra Cehic investigates the plight of failed asylum seekers in the UK,
focussing on community activity around the issue in Oxfordshire.

 

During the video, Harris, a failed asylum seeker from Sierra Leone, recalls a violent incident he claims to have witnessed while inside Campsfield House, the detention centre just outside Oxford. 

 

A spokesperson for GEO Group UK Ltd., which manages Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre, declined to comment on the alleged incidents of violence mentioned in this programme.

 

This investigation was originally filmed for Cherwell24 in Hilary Term 2008.

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