500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody in Australia in the 30 years since a royal commission published a report aimed at preventing Indigenous deaths in the justice system.
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Third probe over Anthony Grainger shooting clears officers
A third probe into the death of Anthony Grainger has cleared police over the use of a CS gas canister. Several matters were referred by GMP to the IOPC after the public inquiry into Grainger’s 2012 shooting.
Appeal : The Blue Plaque Crowdfunder for David Oluwale
David Oluwale was a British-Nigerian citizen who arrived in Hull in East Yorkshire as a stowaway in a cargo ship from Lagos. He was the first of 1000’s of Black people to die following contact with the police in Britain.
IOPC apology to family after decision letter sent to wrong address
The Independent Office of Police Complaints has apologised to the son of a woman struck and killed by a police car after a decision letter was sent to the wrong address – resulting in him missing a key deadline.
Three white men found guilty of murdering Black man as he jogged
Three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery have been found guilty of murder following his 2020 shooting death, which led to a wave of racial justice protest and a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Home Office ‘covering up’ its own study of why refugees come to the UK
The Home Office is covering up its own research into why refugees and asylum seekers travel to the United Kingdom because ministers “know their arguments don’t stand up,” charities claim.
Sojourner Truth: The forgotten history of the slave who fought for women’s rights
Sojourner Truth was a lot of things. She was a slave. A mother. A wife. An activist. A preacher. A woman who wasn’t afraid to stand up for what she believed in, regardless of the consequence.
The Criminal Justice System is failing people with mental ill health
Welcome to the UK’s first national pledge calling on senior leaders in NHS mental health trusts, public bodies and commissioning to declare their commitment to reduce inequalities in mental health care systems.
