Would you like to become a member of the United Families & Friends Campaign? This Invitation & Questionnaire is aimed at all families across the UK whose loved ones have died at the hands of the state.
Author: Kushi Amlak-Sakhu
Deaths in custody: Families ‘appalled’ as new law grants officers anonymity
Families of people who have died in police custody have expressed serious concerns about a new policy which gives anonymity to the officers involved. Campaign groups and relatives say it will be harder to hold police accountable.
The UFFC 22nd annual memorial family event for 2020 moves online
Due to Covid restrictions UFFC will be holding this years 22nd annual memorial event online. All families are requested to submit a two-minute clip of the story of their loved ones to shared in an online collage on 31 October.
The Police Action Centre: Free, confidential & independent advice
The Police Action Centre is the first charitable organisation in England and Wales dedicated to providing members of the public, protestors and prisoners a free, confidential and independent advice service on their legal rights.
The link between capital punishment, race and police brutality
Out of the 57 people currently on federal death row, 34 are people of color, some of whom “were convicted and condemned by all-white juries,” according to a new report by the Death Penalty Information Center.
When Steve Biko the man died, Biko the martyr was born
In a month when South Africans are observing the 43rd anniversary of the controversial death in police custody of Steven Bantu Biko, there seems to be a vital need today for leaders of his calibre.
The families fighting for justice for indigenous deaths in custody
After Yorta Yorta woman Aunty Tanya Day died in December 2017, her children began looking for traces of her memory in her bedroom. They already had much of it close to their hearts.
National Family Fund now formally incubated by Catalyst4Change
It was recently announced that the National Memorial Family Fund is now formally incubated by social enterprise Catalyst 4 Change CIC, taking on its legal identify but maintaining operational independence.
