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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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UFFC Annual Rally & Procession 2017 (19 years on)
source: UFFC published: 9 October 2017 Join us for this years annual remembrance procession which takes place on Saturday 28 October 2017. The United Families and Friends Campaign (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…
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Deaths of black men in custody pose challenge on รขโฌหStephen Lawrence levelรขโฌโข
source: The Guardian published: 3 September 2017 The family of a black man who died after being restrained by police are launching a campaign this week for the officers involved to be suspended pending investigations. The campaign, to be launched on Thursday by the family of Edson da Costa, comes as the Observer reveals worrying…
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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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UFFC Annual Procession 2015
The United Families and Friends Campaign (UFFC) is a national coalition of families and friends of those that have died in the custody of police and prison officers and in immigration detention and psychiatric hospitals in the UK.
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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.
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Death in custody was neglect, rules inquest jury
A four-year battle for justice ended in victory as an inquest jury found neglect contributed to the death of Kingsley Burrell. He suffered a cardiac arrest after being restrained for a prolonged period of time with a towel over his head at the Oleaster Health Unit.