Dear IRR News subscriber, This week Saleh Mamon assesses a report by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. In news from across the UK, the family of Mark Duggan who died after being shot twice by police in Tottenham have marked the year since his death and have also criticised the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for failing to
Second march for Kingsley Burrell
The Campaign for Justice for Kingsley Burrell will be holding a second march for justice on 18 August in Birmingham. The family and their supporters are angry that Kingsley’s body has not yet been released sixteen months after his death in March 2011. They do not understand why Kingsley died after being detained by the
Terror law review highlights collateral damage
In June, the second review of terrorism acts was published by David Anderson, QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. Given the limits of his remit, he has provided a circumscribed critique. Nonetheless, the report points towards possible reform of the now well-entrenched terrorism laws. As far as I know, this is the first report
IRR News 27 July-2 August 2012
Dear IRR News subscriber, This week the IRR has published a report on racial violence in Peterborough as part of our ongoing New Geographies of Racism project. Ryan Erfani-Ghettani has been busy analysing media coverage, in one article he examines an Evening Standard campaign against the Roma and in another he assesses the Daily Mail and
Jury applauded for critical inquest verdict
On Thursday 1 August, an inquest jury delivered a damning verdict on the death of Sean Rigg at Brixton police station in August 2008. On 1 August 2012, Southwark Coroner’s court was packed. It was standing room only, as the family of Sean Rigg, their supporters, lawyers and the press waited to hear the verdict.
Digital initiatives for undocumented youth
A recent workshop, Undoc Camp, brought together migrant supporters, activists and lawyers with software developers and designers to help young migrants with irregular status. ‘Who gave you permission to be here? Can I see your forms? You haven’t filled them in properly. You shouldn’t be here. Fill in this form. The one you’ve used is
Middle England’s last stand
Protecting Middle England from invasive Travellers and Gypsies has become part of the Mail‘s proud stock in trade. 7 June 2012: Phil and Kathleen Lacey have to bulldoze their luxury home of twenty-five years, the Daily Mail reliably informs us, because they live next door to Travellers. The Laceys assure us that the Travellers ‘will
Clearing Roma off the streets
The run-up to the Olympics has seen the Metropolitan Police and the London Evening Standard reinvigorate efforts to disperse homeless Roma from central London’s streets. On 17 July 2012, the Metropolitan Police Service announced a three-month pilot project to strengthen existing relationships with the Romanian police. This is the latest development in a drive to
The new geographies of racism: Peterborough
Research published today by the Institute of Race Relations shows that recently arrived migrant workers are vulnerable to exploitation and xenophobic attacks. The new geographies of racism: Peterborough, focuses on a city which has experienced significant population change over the last decade, largely as a result of the expansion of the European Union and the
IRR News 20-26 July 2012
Dear IRR News subscriber, This week the IRR’s Jon Burnett has been busy, analysing emerging trends in racially motivated violence and harassment from January – June 2012 and writing a blog for Open Democracy: ‘Abandoned to the far right’. We mark the start of the London 2012 Olympics with a review of a new resource that