Manston Inquiry
OngoingNon-statutory Article 3 ECHR independent inquiry into conditions and treatment of detainees at Manston Short-Term Holding Facility between 1 June and 22 November 2022, when the facility held approximately 4,000 people against a capacity of 1,600. Hussein Haseeb Ahmed died after contracting diphtheria while detained. Commenced 17 March 2025; first public hearing held 15 January 2026. Potential witnesses include former PMs Johnson and Sunak.
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The Home Office announced a non-statutory inquiry, under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, into the conditions and treatment of people detained at the Manston Short-Term Holding Facility between 1 June and 22 November 2022.
SourceThe Inquiry's original Terms of Reference were published.
SourceThe Terms of Reference were expanded to include how, and in what circumstances, a man detained at Manston came by his death in November 2022.
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