Misconduct claims against three police officers accused of lying about the movements of a musician who died in custody have been thrown out. Three police constables were accused of gross misconduct after allegedly giving false accounts. Read more
4WardEver Campaign UK : for justice and rights
Established June 2006. Our purpose is to provide a one-stop-resource for case profiles, news and event details, useful resources, statistics, appeals, and more in relation to deaths and abuses whilst in custody; including the death penalty, other injustices and human rights abuses in the UK and internationally.
Capital Punishment
With 25 executions and 42 death sentences expected this year, the use of the death penalty remained near historic lows in 2018, according to a report released today by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). Read more
- Linda Carty: British gran on death row moves closer to execution date
- Court rejects appeal from Texas inmate in high-profile ‘law of parties’ case
- Washington DC becomes 20th state to ban executions
- China’s capital punishment: forced confessions and secret executions
- The people [that are] rethinking methods of execution
- Capital punishment should be a thing of the past
Human Rights
Minor offences may stay secret after legal challenge fails
People given police cautions or reprimands as children or those convicted of multiple minor offences... Read more
What's On Events
UFFC 20th Anniversary conference and rally (held October 2018)
This year the United Families marked the 20th year of the annual rally and protest by also holding a... Read more
