Category: Policy & Reform
Death in custody campaigns unite to launch petition for justice
Campaigns demanding justice for those who have died in police custody join forces today [20th Jan 2012] to launch a petition calling for major changes in the criminal justice system. The petition demands the replacement of the Independent Police Complaints
Eight officers resign over illegal searches of dozens of people using police files
Eight police staff have lost their jobs after illegally accessing the confidential records of dozens of people on the Police National Computer. Of the eight, one police officer and one community support officer (PCSO) are facing criminal charges after an
JENGbA calls for review of Joint Enterprise law (in the UK)
The Stephen Lawrence murder trial convicted two men out of a wider group of suspects. Their prosecution was brought under the little-understood law of Joint Enterprise. In such cases, those peripherally associated can be found guilty while the actual perpetrators
Lawrence convictions should be treated as new evidence of a ‘joint enterprise’
The Society of Black Lawyers is calling for the immediate prosecution of the three remaining men who are suspected of being involved in the racist murder of black teenager, Stephen Lawrence in 1993. The call follows the conviction and sentencing
Motion passed for UK’s extradition laws to be renegotiated
Many MPs called for any changes in the UK-US Extradition Treaty 2003 so that in effect, it will prevent the extradition of pending cases such as that of Babar Ahmad, Talha Ahsan and Gary McKinnon and several other men who
Capital punishment on the decline in Texas
The American public's opinion on the death penalty has been changing steadily in the past 17 years. A 2011 Gallup Poll showed that 61 percent of people in the country favor capital punishment, down from 80 percent in 1994. A
Yarl’s Wood detains too many pregnant women, prisons inspector says
The detention of "too many" pregnant women at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre has been heavily criticised by the chief inspector of prisons, Nick Hardwick. Hardwick particularly highlighted the case of one pregnant detainee who had endured a four-day journey
Parliament debate on Babar welcomed
A campaign group has welcomed the decision by the Backbench Business Committee to schedule a full debate on extradition of Babar Ahmed. This follows a petition of over 141,000 people calling for a change in the law which impacts on
MPs finally stand up for Gary McKinnon as extradition law reform motion voted through
The campaign to change Britain's unfair extradition laws scored a stunning success at Westminster last night. A motion calling for 'urgent reform' to the US/UK treaty which is being used to try to wrestle Asperger's sufferer Gary McKinnon to America
Locking up children for life in the US
While their peers are finding dates for prom, submitting college applications, and starting families, over 2,500 prisoners sit behind bars in the US without the possibility of parole. What makes these prisoners unique is that they were all sentenced for
