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
Theme: Violence and harassment
Race and class: challenging inequalities
A panel discussion considering the significance of race and class to shaping inequalities in contemporary Britain. Tuesday 26 May 2015, 6.30-8pm New Theatre, East Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE Speakers include: Liz Fekete – Director, Institute of Race Relations Kiri Kankhwende – Human rights campaigner and journalist James Nazroo – Professor of Sociology and Director
From Bedford to Baltimore, families demand justice
A solidarity vigil at the US Embassy last week made links between the policing of black communities in the US and UK. Hundreds gathered outside the US embassy on Tuesday 5 May to hold a vigil for Freddie Gray, whose death has sparked the latest in a series of uprisings in the US that have
Calendar of racism and resistance (24 April – 7 May 2015)
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
The ongoing fiasco of privatised court interpreting services
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
Racism & Justice: Using research to hold the state to account
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
Why we should listen when the UN condemns the UK’s ‘extremist media’
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
Jeremiah Duggan inquest
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
Jeremiah Duggan seminar
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
Justice Behind Bars
A discussion on the topic of ‘Does the European Convention on Human Rights provide adequate human rights protection to UK prisoners?’ Tuesday 19 May 2015, 7-9pm 70 Grosvenor St, London W1K 3JP Panel members: Eric Allison – Prison correspondent for the Guardian Matthew Evans – Director, Advice on Individual Rights in Europe Centre Pete Weatherby QC