In the five years since the Grenfell Tower fire, there have been four housing secretaries, three evacuated families are still awaiting permanent homes, and two phases of a public inquiry into the tragedy.
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The Public Order Bill : A briefing from JUSTICE (May 2022)
Some new measures would would completely remove an individual’s right to attend a protest. JUSTICE therefore opposes the Bill in its entirety, and will call on Parliamentarians to vote it down.
Biden signs police reform executive order on George Floyd’s anniversary
President Biden signed an executive order aimed at reforming policing practices on the second anniversary of the death of George Floyd. The order creates a national registry of officers fired for misconduct.
MI5 [had] told spycops to monitor socialists and children
The drip feed of information from the spycops inquiry into undercover policing is back with public sessions. The Metropolitan Police’s Special Demonstration Squad was a cop unit tasked with infiltrating protest groups.
Slain North Texas toddler’s journey for justice continues
The parents of Amari Boone continue to seek justice for their son, a North Texas toddler who was killed in April 2020 while under the watch of his temporary foster care placement.
The Tories hand more powers to the cops in queen’s speech
The Tories unveiled yet more repressive measures in the queen’s speech on Tuesday. It’s an attempt to resurrect a set of crackdown powers that didn’t make it into the police bill that was passed recently.
David Oluwale: Blue bridge plaque theft is being treated as a hate crime
The theft of a blue plaque honouring a British-Nigerian man who drowned after he was chased by police is being treated as a hate crime. The memorial to David Oluwale disappeared just hours after it was unveiled.
JUSTICE calls on Government to abandon plans to replace Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights
JUSTICE has today submitted our response to the Consultation to reform the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA). Our response highlights Government proposals to replace the HRA with a Bill of Rights.
