Your basket is currently empty!
News Archive
Follow us on social media for regular news updates.
-
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… Read more
-
UFFC Annual Rally & Procession 2016
UFFC is a national coalition of families and friends of those that have died in the custody of police and prison officers as well as those who are killed in immigration detention and secure psychiatric hospitals in the UK. Read more
-
‘Impartiality’ concern raised over death in custody inquiry
source: The Voice Online published: 6 May 2016 The senior coroner in the investigation into the death Olaseni Lewis has flagged up concerns over the impartiality of staff at the mental health facility where the 23-year-old was restrained by police officers. Selena Lynch, senior coroner for south London, said staff at Bethlem Royal Hospital could… Read more
-
UFFC 4WardEverUK among beneficiaries of Edge Fund Grants
source: The Edge Fund published: 3 February 2016 We are pleased to announce that the United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) and 4WardEver UK were among the many beneficiaries of the Edge Fund Round 5 Grants. See the full listing here > The Edge Fund have awarded £1,000 to UFFC and £1,500 to 4WardEver for a series of… Read more
-
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… Read more
-
IAP analysis on deaths in custody 2000-2014
source: The IAP published: December 2015 The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody has published the fifth statistical report into deaths in custody – covering the period 2000-2014. The IAP Panel has a commitment to publishing a statistical analysis of all deaths in state custody for each calendar year as data becomes available.  As previously, the report… Read more
Useful Links
Support & Advocacy
Race, Justice & Rights
Child & Family Support
General Information
Mental Health
News & PoliticS
State Bodies
