More Questions Are Raised About Yarl Wood Hunger Strike

It seems that even more questions have been raised about Yarl Wood Emigration Center after a recent female hunger strike was put into motion. The strike was apparently done by women at the emigration center as a way to fight back against racism.

The Home Office has just recently admitted that some improvements are needed at the Bedforshire center. However, at the same time, the Home Office also said that the four so called ringleaders of the hunger strike have been transferred to prison.

About 70 women overall were detained in an airless corridor without water or toilet on Monday for three days. The women were put in this area for starting the hunger strike. Tory MP for North East Bedforshire Alistair Burt said that it is essential for the integrity of the asylum system that there is proper verification of exactly what happened last Monday. He went on to say that there should be some independent inquiries, or at least an independent report.

Some of the detainees at Yarl Wood said that about 50 women have been on hunger strike since last Friday. They went on to say that the women would continue to refuse food until calls for their release from the detention center are answered.

Moji Daniels, who has three grown up children in the UK and is currently on hunger strike at Yarl Wood, said the government is locking up mothers with British children and claiming they have no family ties to the country. There are eight women that have been in the center for more than two years. 16 women have been there for over one year and another 50 for more than six months.