INQUEST has published a new briefing on COVID-19: Protecting people in places of custody and detention. The briefing sets out our immediate concerns around the pandemic, focusing on our areas of expertise. Read more
4WardEverUK : One-stop resources & information
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
Governor Jared Polis has signed a bill to repeal the death penalty. The measure passed the Democratic legislature with limited bipartisan support earlier this spring and was sent to him before lawmakers suspended their session. Read more
- The story of George Stinney Jr : BBC Witness Black History
- The Supreme Court announces it will not take up Rodney Reed’s appeal
- ‘Just Mercy’ and ‘Clemency’ each take a stark look at the criminal-justice system
- Voices from the criminal injustice system : ‘I am Troy Davis’
- Rodney Reed lawyers ‘relieved and thankful’ after stay of execution
- Film-making pair team up to tell British woman’s story [Ruth Ellis]
Human Rights
In world’s most vulnerable countries, the pandemic rivals 2008 crisis
As the coronavirus pandemic brings the global economy to a halt, the world’s most vulnerable countri... Read more
What's On Events
Just by shopping you can support the National Memorial Family Fund
You can easily help raise money for the Fund simply by doing something that we all do on a regular b... Read more
