No one should be surprised at the death of Jimmy Mubenga at the hands of three G4S officers. Twenty years ago, in 1993, a ‘specialist’ squad of deportation police – SO13, arrived at the home of Joy Gardner in Crouch End, London, to arrest and deport her and her 5-year-old son to Jamaica as overstayers.
An event marking the seventh anniversary of the detention of Talha Ahsan without trial bringing together national justice campaigns. Friday 19 July 2013, 6.30-9pm Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA Speakers include: Janet Alder – Sister of Christopher Alder Sheila Coleman – Hillsborough Families 96 Campaign Avaes Mohammed – Poet and playwright
A protest was held outside Wembley police station last week, after CCTV evidence of a brutal attack was ‘lost’ by the police. Early in June, a Moroccan man in Willesden, north London, was beaten in an unprovoked violent attack. A car pulled up next to him as he was walking down the street with his
A 59-year-old Indian Sikh man is in a serious condition in hospital after sustaining a head injury. The man suffered the serious injury following a ‘domestic incident’ on 26 June 2013 in Hockley, when two police officers arrived following an emergency call and were later joined by two other officers. The man ‘was restrained, he
A screening of Who Polices the Police? followed by audience Q&A and live performance by Akala. Friday 5 July 2013, 6.30 The Albert, 1 Albert Road, London NW6 5DT (Nearest station: Queen’s Park (Bakerloo Line & London Overground). Question and answer session with Ken Fero (Director). Related links View a flyer here View the film Injustice
Next week, the family and friends of Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah who died after being arrested by Thames Valley Police will hold a vigil to mark the five years since his death. Habib died on 3 July 2008 after a stop and search on a car in which Habib was a passenger. Five police officers were
A vigil to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah during a police stop and search. Wednesday 3 July 2013, 5-7.30pm High Wycombe Police Station, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 1BE Related link Download a flyer (pdf file, 524kb) Justice for Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah website Facebook events listing Facebook:
The high-profile deportation of a suspected, but unconvicted, serial rapist opens the door to the risk of serious injustice. It was a shrewd move on the part of the Metropolitan police and Home Office to use the case of Lincoln Farquharson, a man charged with rape on five separate occasions between 2006 and 2011, tried
An overview of racial violence and convictions over the last few months. In the aftermath of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in May, the harassment of Muslims continues. Several mosques and Islamic cultural centres have been targeted in attacks, some of which have been attributed to the far Right, and in the most high-profile
A conference on challenges facing legal services for lawyers, advisers, advocates, campaigning organisations and legal services in public bodies. Thursday 11 July 2013, 9.30am BPP Law School, St James’ Building, Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6FQ Specialist seminars include: Public law and the voluntary sector Inquests and public law Destitution: rights and remedies Environmental challenges Funding
