Forensic Architecture speaks to Computer Weekly about how it uses various digital technologies to investigate human rights abuses around the globe, including the the killing of Mark Duggan by police.
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Jury seated in federal trial of former officers in George Floyd’s death
It took a single day to find jurors for the federal trial of the 3 ex-Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights. Opening statements are expected Monday [24 January].
The dark truth about closing the Guantánamo Bay prison
It’s now more than 20 years on, and that US symbol of mistreatment and injustice, Guantánamo Bay, is still open. In fact, as 2021 ended, it was reported the Pentagon’s plans to build a brand-new courthouse at the base.
National Memorial Family Fund fourth grants round summary
The third Memorial Family Fund grant round closed on 7 December 2021, and successfully allocated £11,940 in grants. In this round the assessment team also awarded several Crisis Fund grants.
Thousands march to kill the police bill and other Tory attacks
Some 5,000 protesters took to the streets of central London. The Tories’ brutal Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts bill is currently in the House of Lords. If it passes through, it only requires royal assent to become law.
7-Year-Old Jakelin Caal Maquin’s cause of death is finally revealed
When a young, 7-year-old girl arrived at the border of Mexico and the US, she was in great health. But while in the hands of the US government, she succumbed to a progressive infection that took her life.
40 years unjustly incarcerated: Mumia petitions for new trial
Attorneys for imprisoned journalist and Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal filed a petition for a Post-Conviction Relief Appeal, based on evidence found in six case file boxes they were able to review in January 2019.
Sister Helen Prejean: 30-year mission to end capital punishment
Sister Helen Prejean is known worldwide for her opposition to the death penalty. She’s worked to increase national dialogue on capital punishment and shape the Catholic Church’s vigorous opposition to execution.
