As France grieves for those whose lives have been so brutally taken, and more emergency and counter-radicalisation measures are discussed, the future for a peaceful Europe rests on how our leaders diagnose the problems that we collectively face. It may seem counter-intuitive, but far from suffering from an excess of multiculturalism, European thought and culture
Theme: Alternative voices on integration
Campaign first, grieve later
A campaigner for Justice for Jimmy Mubenga recalls how his widow, Adrienne Makenda Kambana, was thrust into a campaign for justice. This week, when a jury at the Old Bailey found three G4S guards not guilty of the manslaughter of Jimmy Mubenga on board a plane at Heathrow on 12 October 2010, few thought of the
JENGbA welcomes call for reform of joint enterprise
We reproduce here a press statement from 17 December 2014 by Joint Enterprise: Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA) on the publication of the Justice Select Committee’s recent report on joint enterprise. JENGbA whole-heartedly welcomes the report released today by the Justice Select Committee which calls for an urgent reform of the law of joint enterprise. We commend
Hidden despair: The deaths of foreign national prisoners
A new IRR briefing paper examines the deaths of foreign national prisoners in the UK. Hidden despair: The deaths of foreign national prisoners, by IRR vice-chair Frances Webber, examines recent suicides of foreign national prisoners in the UK, showing how the prison regime exacerbates the risk of self-harm and suicide through despair. A full report
Calendar of racism and resistance (12 – 23 December 2014)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Extreme-right politics 12 December: Four English Defence League (EDL) supporters are jailed for a total of over six years after violence during an EDL demonstration in Birmingham city centre in July 2013, described by the judge as ‘plainly
Britain’s Michael Browns and Eric Garners
Britons following the news of protests against police killings of black people in the US should not feel too smug about the situation in the UK. Not for the first time, our outrage at American racism goes hand in hand with complacency about Britain’s own history of institutional racism and its manifestations in police violence.
Calendar of racism and resistance (28 November – 11 December 2014)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing & criminal justice 27 November: Judge Richard Hollingworth resigns as district judge after making racist comments about Asians while hearing a harassment case. He does not resign as immigration judge until a few days later. (Guardian, 7
#StandUpWycombe #WeCantBreathe
Justice4Paps will be holding a candlelit vigil to remember ALL who have died at the hands of the police and the state in 2014 and ongoing campaigns for justice. Saturday 20 December 2014, 5-7.30pm High Wycombe police station, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe HP11 1BE Related links Download a flyer Download a press release Justice4Paps Justice for
‘I can’t breathe’ – London solidarity demonstration
The failure to prosecute police involved in the deaths of Eric Garner in New York and Michael Brown in Ferguson has reignited protests against policing in the UK. Last night, campaigners held a demonstration in London in solidarity with protesters in the US following the failure to charge the officers involved in the death of
Justice4Paps vigil
A vigil for Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah, who died in High Wycombe police custody, on what would have been his birthday. Saturday 20 December 2014, 5pm High Wycombe police station, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 1BE The vigil will also remember all those people who have died at the hands of the police and