Tell your MP: Stop electronic monitoring!
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The government is monitoring people 24/7 with GPS technology. Since 2020, the Home Office has been forcing people without British citizenship on to electronic tags, including people seeking asylum, and people born or raised in the UK.
The government has given outsourcing giant Capita millions in public money to implement this cruel campaign of mass surveillance. Now Serco— notorious for failure and abuse will profit a further £200m from continuing this practice.
Why we need you to take action: People’s lives hang in the balance, as millions of pounds in cruel corporate-government contracts change hands. GPS tracking has been shown to be extremely dangerous for health and human rights. There’s no good reason to put anyone through psychological torture.