A reminder to those reading the DoJ #EndDirectProvision social media report

It used to be part of the House Rules while in Direct Provision that criticising any aspect of Direct Provision accommodation would be grounds to refuse your actual application for protection

While that rule is no longer part of the House Rules it was an effective method of suppressing genuine criticism and developed a culture of secrecy within Direct Provision

The monitoring of critical tweets from those in the protection system like @masi_asylum and others reminded me of those days where such criticism would directly impact their grounds for protection

Don't remember seeing that in the Geneva Convention definition of refugee