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Links Links to the following sites are intended to signpost other resources and organisations and do not necessarily reflect the views of GDWG Support Groups   Legal Help  Government Sites  Other Sites  Local Support   Support Groups for Detainees AVID (Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees) The national umbrella organisation for visitors groups to immigration detainees. Includes useful information about the detention estate and helpful links. Asylum Welcome Support detainees held at Campsfield House detention centre in Oxfordshire. Dover Visitors Group The visitors group for Dover detention centre. Haslar Visitors Group The visitors group for Haslar detention centre near Portsmouth. London Detainee Support Group The visitors group for Harmondsworth and Colnbrook detention centres at Heathrow. BID (Bail for Immigration Detainees) A small charity that prepares and presents bail applications for detainees.   Legal Help IAS (Immigration Advisory Service) National charity providing free legal advice to asylum seekers and immigrants. ILPA (Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association) Association promoting good practice within immigration law. JCWI (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants) National charity providing free legal advice to asylum seekers and immigrants. Law Society - solicitors online database The Law Society's online directory of solicitors and barristers. Legal Services Commission Provide a directory of legal advisers across the UK. OISC (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner) Independent body that regulates and registers legal advisers. Refugee Legal Centre National charity providing free legal advice to asylum seekers.   Government Sites Find your MP Site that will locate your local MP. IND (Immigration and Nationality Directorate) Home Office department dealing with responsibility for immigration.   Other Useful Sites Amnesty International International human rights organisation – produce reports on individual countries. Asylum Aid Charity providing advice and legal representation to asylum seekers and refugees. Barbed Wire Britain Group that campaigns against refugee and migrant detention. Human Rights Watch Produces human rights reports on individual countries. Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture Organisation that provides care and rehabilitation to survivors of torture. Medical Justice Network Network of asylum detainees, doctors and other experts helping people access their medical rights from detention. NCADC (National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigners) Voluntary organisation providing advice on anti-deportation campaigns. Paper Boy News website with links to many of the world’s newspapers. Red Cross International Tracing and Message Service Try to restore contact between families separated by armed conflict or natural disaster. Refugee Action Refugee Action is an independent national charity that works with refugees to build new lives in the UK. Refugee Council National charity campaigning and providing practical assistance for asylum seekers and refugees. UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) The UN refugee agency – useful site with news on current refugee crises and refugee convention.   Local Support The Brighton Refugee Trust Local Brighton group supporting destitute asylum seekers in the community.

Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group is a registered charity No. 1053730