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UFFC 2020 : Annual Letter to the UK Prime Minister
Traditionally, a letter is hand delivered to 10 Downing Street with the demands to reform state custody practices and procedures. This years letter was sent by post and is reproduced in full in this article.
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UFFC annual memorial family event for 2020 moves online
Due to Covid restrictions UFFC will be holding this years 22nd annual memorial event online. All families are requested to submit a two-minute clip of the story of their loved ones to shared in an online collage on 31 October.
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Taser trauma: an increasingly British phenomenon
An IRR News researcher speaks to scholars and campaigners across the country about the disproportionate use of Tasers on over-policed BME communities, as the IOPC announces an inquiry into police discrimination.
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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on the UK
The Council of Europeรขโฌโขs Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has published the report on its visit to the UK, in May 2019, and response of UK authorities.
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On Tasers, policing and imagining new responses to violence
With the recent announcement of Tasers being made more widely available for use by the police in the UK, black feminist organiser and Global Health postgraduate Sarah Lasoye argues that the health community must take notice.
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It is time for the police to admit their mistakes
source: New Statesman published: 25 July 2017 Already this summer, four people have died after contact with the police. At least three of them were black men who died following police restraint. Last Saturday, 20-year-old Rashan Charles lost his life after being pinned to the floor of a convenience store, and restrained by an officer…
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Hundreds join rally over deaths in police custody
source: Socialist Worker published: 1 November 2016 Some 400 people joined a procession last Saturday to commemorate those who have died in police custody. The march was organised by the United Families and Friends Campaign. The number of families and campaigns grows each year as the number of deaths increases. It currently stands at 1,578…
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Policing with accountability or policing with impunity?
source: IRR News published: 14 January 2016 The Home Office is currently reviewing legal protection for police officers who shoot to kill as well as considering whether to transfer the lead role in fighting terrorism from Scotland Yard to the National Crime Agency. And a review of the rules on the use of lethal force…
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Theresa May launches independent review of deaths in police custody
Theresa May [announced] plans on Thursday to launch an independent review of deaths in police custody as she vows to stamp out the รขโฌลevasiveness and obstructionรขโฌย suffered by families at the hands of the authorities.
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Home secretary committed to solving deaths in custody crisis
Theresa May has expressed solidarity with those who have lost family members as a result of deaths in custody. In a revealing letter written she echoed the sentiments of families who feel let down by the IPCC.