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UFFC Event – Interrogating State Violence: Custodial Deaths, Justice and Resistance
A conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the United Families & Friends Campaign will take place on 26 October 2018 in London. The conference aims to bring to focus research on the issue of deaths in custody in the UK. Read more
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Marcia Rigg : Almost ten years without true justice
“I could never have imagined that almost ten years after his death I’d still be fighting for justice for my brother, Sean Rigg. Towards the end of what I call a ‘cut throat battle’, I have learnt that true justice is unlikely, probably impossible.” Read more
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Benjamin Zephaniah on how Colin Roach’s death sparked a movement 35 years ago
The death of Rashan Charles, and its aftermath, has tragic echoes of the case of Colin Roach. The 21-year-old was shot inside Stoke Newington police station 35 years ago. Benjamin Zephaniah was at the first protest after his death, he tells the Gazette. Read more
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The Sean Rigg Surgery Project launched
The Sean Rigg Project is a monthly police complaint surgery in South London, set up by the London Campaign Against Police and State Violence and StopWatch. Volunteer buddies are wanted. Read more
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Families march for justice after deaths in police [and other] custody
The annual United Families and Friends Campaign (UFFC) held its annual march in central London on Saturday. The event, which commemorates the victims of police and state violence, saw 200 people march from Trafalgar Square to 10 Downing Street. Read more
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Police custody deaths in UK ‘should be treated like murder inquiry’
Deaths in custody should be investigated with the same urgency as murder inquiries, says a long-awaited report that aims to restore trust in the police. It will be unveiled by home secretary Amber Rudd on Monday following a 15-month delay. Read more
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