People who are Deprivation of liberty; Lack of personal resource resident or detained Lack of access to good (including lack of a supportive In prison, youth quality healthcare; System network); custody, or health and failures to protect Poor mental health; social care settings individuals from harm or Disadvantaged positions abuse; within the system Poor treatment of those in detention People in Deprivation of liberty, and Lack of familiarity with the immigration for an unspecified length of country or the language, or detention time; not speaking English; Having Unclear immigrations no support network; status; Fear of the future and what it Imbalance of power will hold or where they will be between individuals and those who run and work in the centres; System failures to protect individuals from harm or abuse; Discriminatory attitudes and stigma Refugees and No resource to public Lack of personal resources, asylum seekers, and funds; including financial resources migrants who have Criminal exploitation; and support networks; been trafficked, Labour exploitation; Poor mental health smuggled or who are Discriminatory attitudes undocumented and negative stigma Intersectional analysis It is important to acknowledge that analysing each of the categories mentioned above on its own would still not provide an accurate picture of how people’s rights are respected, protected and fulfilled. This is where the concept of intersectionality helps us (see section 3.8 for brief overview of the history and theory of intersectionality). We have developed our own definition of intersectionality which allows us to apply the concept practically to equality and human rights monitoring. Our definition of intersectionality is: Intersectionality is an analytical tool that we use for the purpose of equality and rights monitoring to show distinct forms of harm,
People who are resident or detained In prison, youth custody, or health and social care settings Deprivation of liberty; Lack of access to good quality healthcare; System failures to protect individuals from harm or abuse; Poor treatment of those in detention Lack of personal resource (including lack of a supportive network); Poor mental health; Disadvantaged positions within the system People in immigration detention Deprivation of liberty, and for an unspecified length of time; Unclear immigrations status; Imbalance of power between individuals and those who run and work in the centres; System failures to protect individuals from harm or abuse; Discriminatory attitudes and stigma Lack of familiarity with the country or the language, or not speaking English; Having no support network; Fear of the future and what it will hold or where they will be Refugees and asylum seekers, and migrants who have been trafficked, smuggled or who are undocumented No resource to public funds; Criminal exploitation; Labour exploitation; Discriminatory attitudes and negative stigma Lack of personal resources, including financial resources and support networks; Poor mental health Intersectional analysis It is important to acknowledge that analysing each of the categories mentioned above on its own would still not provide an accurate picture of how people’s rights are respected, protected and fulfilled. This is where the concept of intersectionality helps us (see section 3.8 for brief overview of the history and theory of intersectionality). We have developed our own definition of intersectionality which allows us to apply the concept practically to equality and human rights monitoring. Our definition of intersectionality is: Intersectionality is an analytical tool that we use for the purpose of equality and rights monitoring to show distinct forms of harm,