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Police officer sacked after false account over Kingsley Burrell’s death
A West Midlands Police officer has been dismissed following a misconduct hearing for providing dishonest accounts after the death of Kingsley Burrell. Breaches of honesty and integrity were found proven at gross misconduct level.
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UFFC 20th Anniversary conference and rally (held October 2018)
This year the United Families marked the 20th year of the annual rally and protest by also holding a conference on 26 October, followed by the rally on 27 October from Trafalgar Square to 10 Downing Street.
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Family celebrate lasting legacy as รขโฌหSeniรขโฌโขs Lawรขโฌโข receives Royal Assent
Today the Mental Health (Use of Force) Bill has received Royal Assent in Parliament, eight years after the death of Seni Lewis as a lasting legacy. Known as Seniรขโฌโขs Law, the Bill will increase protections and oversight on use of force in mental health settings.
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Mental health triage scheme recognised internationally
A specialist emergency unit which offers immediate assessments to suspected mental health sufferers in the West Midlands has been recognised internationally – Counterparts from Australia visited the region to learn about best practice.
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Memorial Event: Justice Denied – The Life and Times of Joy Gardner
This memorial event is to mark the 25th Anniversary of the death of Joy Gardner. A screening of the Migrant Media film ‘Justice Denied’ first shown on Channel 4 will be followed by contributions to mark this important date.
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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.
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Marcia Rigg : Almost ten years without true justice
“I could never have imagined that almost ten years after his death Iรขโฌโขd still be fighting for justice for my brother, Sean Rigg. Towards the end of what I call a รขโฌหcut throat battleรขโฌโข, I have learnt that true justice is unlikely, probably impossible.”
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Benjamin Zephaniah on how Colin Roachรขโฌโขs 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.
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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.
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Police custody deaths in UK รขโฌหshould be treated like murder inquiryรขโฌโข
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.