Tag: Deaths in custody remembrance

Event Reminder : Deaths in Custody – A Case to Answer

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism invites you to the launch of its six-month investigation into deaths in police custody. The Bureau’s investigation will also air at 8pm on BBC Radio 4’s flagship investigations programme, File on 4.

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

Alder family set to lay Christopher to rest within weeks

The brother of Christopher Alder, the ex-paratrooper at the centre of a body mix-up, says he expects to finally bury him within the next few weeks. Tests were carried out yesterday on the body, found in Hull Royal Infirmary's mortuary,

Event: Deaths in Custody – A Case to Answer (please show support)

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism invites you to the launch of its six-month investigation into deaths in police custody. The Bureau’s investigation will also air at 8pm on BBC Radio 4’s flagship investigations programme, File on 4.

Not the Queen’s speech, Brian Haw’s

Brian Haw staged a peace protest on London's Parliament Square since June 2001 to his death in 2011, trying to change Britain's policy on Iraq. This is his Christmas message. "Not the Queen's speech, Brian Haw's".

Unfair cops: it’s not about ‘bad apples’

In recent months the Metropolitan Police has been rocked by allegations of collusion in the phone hacking conspiracy and revelations of the extraordinary level of hospitality enjoyed by the former Met commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson. Even as it cleared Stephenson

Amnesty demands justice for five men dead in French police custody

Human rights group Amnesty International called Wednesday for an independent investigation into the deaths of five men, all African or of African origin, at the hands of French police since 2004. In a report on the five cases, four of

Protest against UK deaths in police custody

Once again, this year, like every year hundreds gathered for the annual march against deaths in police custody in Britain. Most of those here are family members who say they have lost loved ones at the hands of the police.

2011 Annual march against custody deaths

Saturday 29th October 2011 - Assemble: South side of Nelsons Column, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN UNITED FAMILIES & FRIENDS CAMPAIGN (UFFC) PROTEST AGAINST CUSTODY DEATHS! Silent Procession along Whitehall followed by Noisy Protest at Downing Street! Further info: contact United

4WardEver UK Remembrance Calendar

Take a look at the 4WardEver UK Remembrance Calendar. This calendar was set up in remembrance of all those that have died in police, prison, mental health and capital punishment institutions in the UK and internationally.