Some of the men have been held in prison since 1998 fighting controversial extradition requests by the USA or deportations to countries in the Middle East known to practice torture. Some of the men have been detained under various antiterror measures that have seen them detained without trial since 2002, released for a very short time under strict control orders after their imprisonment was ruled to be ‘unconstitutional’ and rearrested and imprisoned upon foreign extradition requests. None of the men have ever been charged, tried or convicted of any crime in the UK.

The isolation these men face in the ‘detainee unit’ has been devastating on their mental and physical health. The further attempt at curtail their basic right to congregational worship with fellow prisoners shows just how these basic human rights continue to be violated with impunity.

Cageprisoners urges everyone to contact the prison authorities and the Ministry of Justcie to ensure that these men, who have suffered so badly due to their demonization and are innocent according to the letter of the law, are not deprived of their right to religious freedom.

The day of 'Eid ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, will be either tomorrow or the day after. Please call to register your complaints and concern with the office of Kenne th Clarke MP QC, Minister of State for Justice on 0203 334 3555 and HMP Long Lartin Governor, Simon Cartwright on: 01386 295 100 with reference to the ‘detainee unit’ .

You can also write to the above offices to register more formal complaints for future reference:

HMP Long Lartin (Detainee Unit) 
Governor: Simon Cartwright 
South Littleton 
Evesham 
Worcestershire 
WR11 8TZ

Fax: 01386 295 101 

  
Kenneth Clarke MP QC

Minister of State for Justice 
102 Petty France 
London 
SW1H 9AJ 
United Kingdom

Download Detention Immorailty (PDF), a Cageprisoners report on the men held in HMP Long Lartin's Detainee Unit and elsewhere.

To write to the forgotten prisoners in the detainee unit of HMP Long Lartin click here.