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FOUND: Vulnerable migrants routinely handcuffed and detained for hours damning report finds - You Need To See This

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Vulnerable migrants held in UK detention centres are routinely being handcuffed, with some detained for hours, a damning report has found.

Examples of unnecessary force include a frail 70-year-old man being handcuffed during a hospital visit, despite having no history of being disruptive, and another man subjected to rigid bar cuffs and a waist-restraint belt, as well as thigh and ankle restraints, for over four-and-a-half hours.

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