Tributes
Respect & Remembrance
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For the good…
About our brother, Gilly
Gilly Mundy, senior caseworker with INQUEST, and ardent campaigner for human rights, has passed away after suffering a severe stroke. He was just 36 years old. Gilly’s friends and supporters have set up a memorial webpage.
Anthony Walker
A-Level student Anthony Walker, aged 18, died in hospital after a gang of up to four white men attacked him in Huyton, Merseyside in July 2005
Albie Sachs *
After losing an arm and an eye in a car-bombing, anti-apartheid activist Albie Sachs wrote his way to recovery. He was integral to South Africa ’s rebirth.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Like the South African leader Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi has become an international symbol of heroic and peaceful resistance in the face of oppression.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
In 1989, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali Muslim, supported the fatwa against Salman Rushdie. But on moving to Europe her views changed and she turned against Islam.
Brian Haw
A protestor in Parliament Square since June 2001. He protests on behalf of those innocent people who suffer and die in other countries, as governments seek to further their political and strategic interests around the world.
Impact of INJUSTICE
July 2006 marked 5 years since the release of INJUSTICE. The film has continued to succeed despite the attempts by the police to suppress it.
John La Rose *
As a writer, publisher and political organiser, John’s contribution to the development of Black cultural expression in the UK cannot be rivalled.
Kelso Cochrane *
On 17th May 1959, Kelso Cochrane, a 32-year-old carpenter from Antigua, was killed by a group of white youths in Notting Hill Gate. No one was ever convicted.
Letty Scott
On February 14, Letty Marie Scott (nee Gibson) Nupanunga, of the Anmatyerre nation in Central Australia, passed away, aged 56. Letty was a lifelong campaigner for justice.
Marian Wright Edelman *
Marian Wright Edelman is a lifelong advocate for disadvantaged Americans and is the Founder and President of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF). Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation’s strongest voice for children and families.
Pauline’s Story
“Women are being detained in prisons that cannot meet their human needs. Breaches of Article 2 (right to life), and Article 3 (inhumane and degrading treatment) continue to shame the Prison Service”.
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen, who died at the age of 63 on 8th March, became a revolutionary socialist early in life, in the late 1960s.
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