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Sheku Bayoh inquiry hears police officers want immunity
At a preliminary hearing into the death of Sheku Bayoh after being restrained by police, lawyers warned there could be รขโฌลunanswered questionsรขโฌย unless they were given certain immunity.
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New data shows 2021 had highest number of deaths in prison ever
The Ministry of Justice has released the latest statistics on deaths and self-harm in prisonรย in the UK. Six of the deaths were in womenรขโฌโขs prisons, three of which were รขโฌหnatural causeรขโฌโข and three await classification.
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How Forensic Architecture uses technology to protect human rights
Forensic Architecture speaks to Computer Weekly about how it uses various digital technologies to investigate human rights abuses around the globe, including the the killing of Mark Duggan by police.
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Deaths in police custody reform, progress update 2021
We are sharing this item which links to the previous publications on this topic, listed at the end of this article. The UK Government [says it] is committed to delivering change to prevent deaths in custody and support families.
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Dalian Atkinson: PC Benjamin Monk jailed for ex-footballer’s death
A police officer who killed Dalian Atkinson by tasering him to the ground and kicking him has been jailed for 8 years. PC Benjamin Monk, 43, discharged his taser three times and kicked him twice in the head.
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UN calls for end of รขโฌหimpunityรขโฌโข for police violence against black people
A UN report that analysed racial justice in the aftermath of the murder ofรย George Floyd has called on member states including the UK to end the รขโฌลimpunityรขโฌย enjoyed by police officers who violate the human rights.
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They could not breathe : The families of British men who have died in police custody speak out
4WardEverUK’s Tippa Naphtali said; “This is a powerful and comprehensive piece on custody deaths/killings and the National Memorial Family Fund. We are very grateful to Emma Youle (HuffPost UK) and the families that participated.”
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BLM UK gains legal status and renames as Black Liberation Movement UK
Registration enables campaign group to access donations of รยฃ1.2m. Activists from the Black Lives Matter UK campaign have placed their organisation on an official footing, marking it with a change of name.
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Watch as ‘innocent cyclist repeatedly punched by police officer’
This is the shocking moment a man is hauled over the bonnet of a police car and and repeatedly punched by an officer. The cop involved in the incident has now been suspended after the CCTV emerged.
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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.