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
Theme: Violence and harassment
Equalities and accountability – the pupil premium
This article has been republished from LeftCentral. The pupil premium grant (PPG) is a flagship government scheme for schools. Next week it will be praised and celebrated at the 2013 pupil premium awards ceremony organised in partnership with the Department for Education (DfE). An independent panel of experts has judged which schools have best used
Stop Theresa May splitting up families
A demonstration to mark a year of the Family Migration Rules. Tuesday 9 July 2013, 4pm Home Office, 2 Marshall Street, London SW1P 4DF Related links Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
Pregnant asylum seekers mistreated in detention
Medical Justice’s most recent report argues that the government must stop holding pregnant women in immigration detention. Given that asylum seekers are reduced to mere statistics as a matter of routine – to meet arbitrary removal targets, for example – it is ironic that when carrying another life, asylum seekers are not deemed worthy of
Anti-racism journal launched in Dublin
The Anti Racism Network (ARN), an Irish based migrant-led grassroots initiative, has launched a new journal in Dublin. At the launch in Trinity College on 2 May, co-founder of the ARN Public Journal Luke Bukha Kasuanga emphasised that this is a non-academic publication aiming not just to highlight the activities of campaigning groups but also
Reflections on the politics of asylum justice
A talk on legal struggles for asylum seeker and refugee rights. Monday 1 July 2013, 6pm National Centre for Early Music, St Margarets Church, Walmgate, Percy’s Lane, York YO1 9TL Speaker: Frances Webber – author of Borderline Justice Related links Refugee Action York National Centre for Early Music Borderline Justice: the fight for refugee and
Precarious lives
The launch of a report about refugees and asylum seekers’ experiences of forced labour in England. Tuesday 2 July 2013, 3-5pm Hurley House, 1 Dewsbury Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS11 5DQ RELATED LINKS Precarious lives
Deportation on suspicion
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
Spotlight on racial violence: May – June 2013
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
Public law and judicial review: north conference
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