A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 8 May: A mental health trust and the Metropolitan Police are accused of trying to cover up alleged racism towards patients during a night in 2012 when 48 officers – some in riot gear – were
The war on welfare has parallels with the war on migrants and refugees, both in terms of rhetoric and impact. The war on welfare claimants, ramped up over the last few years, is with a Conservative victory now set to intensify. The next phase of George Osborne’s ‘deficit reduction plan’ has already begun. And although
The first of a post-election three-part series on civil liberties in the UK examines the government’s proposal to replace the Human Rights Act by a British Bill of Rights. Prime minister David Cameron was quick to don the mantle of ‘One Nation Toryism’ after his party’s election victory. But the Tories’ priorities set out in
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 27 April: A Labour government would look again at the law of Joint Enterprise, Ed Miliband writes in a letter to a constituent. (The Justice Gap, 27 April 2015) 2 May: More than 3,000 police officers are
Three years after Capita took on a Ministry of Justice contract to provide interpreting services in courts and tribunals, recent cases and an independent review have demonstrated that it is still failing, with serious consequences. Court translation On average, 700 requests are made to the courts in England and Wales every day for the use
An event to bring together researchers, academics and activists to consider the role of research in exposing and addressing racism and discrimination in criminal justice policy and practice. Tuesday 12 May 2015, 2-4pm. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, 2 Langley Lane, Vauxhall, London SW8 1GB RELATED LINKS Centre for Crime and Justice Studies The
Below we reproduce an article by author Matt Carr from his blog, Infernal Machine, on the current situation in the Mediterranean. British tabloid editors have never struck me as a particularly reflective and thoughtful breed of humanity, so I doubt they will be plunged into a mood of remorseful self-analysis by the very strongly-worded suggestion from the
Attend the inquest into the death of Jeremiah Duggan who was found dead on a dual carriageway in Wiesbaden, Hesse after attending an anti-war meeting. Tuesday 19 – Thursday 21 May 2015 Coroners Court, 29 Wood Street, Barnet London EN5 4BE Related links Justice for Jeremiah Justice for Jeremiah on Facebook IRR News: German justice: from
A seminar on cults, racism and one family’s twelve years search for justice. Friday 22 May 2015, 9.30-4.30pm Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ The British inquest into the death of Jewish student Jeremiah Duggan in unexplained circumstances twelve years ago in Wiesbaden, Germany is to be held on the 19, 20 and 21st
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence and harassment 12 April: Four severed pigs’ heads are found on the doorstep of a community centre in Birmingham which is reportedly being used as a mosque. The incident comes a day after the windows of the building
