Tag: Campaigners
Musician found dead after fleeing police (inquest hears)
A musician was found dead in a Sheffield canal five days after fleeing a police search, his inquest heard. Wayne Hamilton, of Albert Road, Heeley, ran after officers stopped friend Lewis Trotman’s car on Shirland Lane, Attercliffe, Sheffield, in the
Unproven science used to ‘explain’ custody deaths
‘Excited delirium’ or ‘sudden-in-custody-death-syndrome’ is a niche diagnosis not yet recognised by the World Health Organisation or any international authority. A number of leading pathologists have expressed concern about the use of the term in inquests.
NAACP invokes Troy Davis legacy in anti-death penalty drive
Motivated by the tragic execution of Troy Davis in Georgia last September, the NAACP has renewed its fight to make the death penalty a part of America’s past. Over the next year, NAACP state representatives in several key states will
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
United families launch 100,000 No:10 custody deaths petition
The United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) have launched an ambitious petition appeal that calls for an independent judicial inquiry into all suspicious deaths in custody. The United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) is a coalition of families and friends
Terror suspect interview ruling due
The High Court is to rule on a challenge by the BBC over a Government refusal to allow it to film and broadcast an interview with a terror suspect detained in the UK for more than seven years without trial.
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
Death in custody protesters rally on weekend
As the death of Terrance Daniel Briscoe in an Alice Springs police cell last week continues to feature in the national media, family and supporters of the deceased man are vowing to fight for justice. Family, friends and supporters are
Racism allegations against police spiral
Over the past four years complaints of racism against the police have risen by almost a third, an investigation by the Mirror has found. The report reveals ‘almost three allegations are being lodged every day and the total number of
Police claim autopsies clear them of ‘torture’ of young brothers in custody
The West Sumatra Police have denied that officers were responsible for “marks of torture” found on the bodies of two young brothers who died inside a police prison last month. “The autopsy results concluded that the cause of death was
