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by Kush-I Sakhu

Event: Deaths in Custody – A Case to Answer (please show support)

January 14, 2012 in Police & Prison Affairs, Psychiatric Deaths & Abuse by Kush-I Sakhu

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism invites you to the launch of its six-month investigation into deaths in police custody.

Tuesday, 31st January 2012
6.30pm for 7pm, With a talk to start at 7.30pm
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Venue: FOTO8 GALLERY, 1-5 Honduras Street, London EC1Y 0TH

This event is endorsed by 4WardEver UK

The Bureau’s investigation will air also at 8pm on BBC Radio 4’s flagship investigations programme, File on 4.

To mark the broadcast, the Bureau is holding an exhibition of images of those whose loved ones have died following contact with the police.

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Jesse Jackson calls for public inquiry into British deaths in custody

December 16, 2011 in Custody Deaths & Abuse, Reform & Corruption by UFFC Admin

originally by: Socialist Worker
published: 15th December 2011

Veteran US civil rights activist Jesse Jackson joined with campaigners in London today (Thursday) to throw his weight behind calls for a public inquiry into deaths in police custody.  Jesse Jackson spoke alongside families of some of those who have died in police custody.

He noted that 338 people have died in such circumstances since 1998, yet no police officer has been convicted for any of the deaths.

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“The police have permission to behave in this way,” he said. “They are protected by the state. The choice is whether we adjust to oppression, or resist and fight back.”

Speakers talked about the recent revelation that eight in nine senior members of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) are former police officers.

“The IPCC are not independent,” said Marcia Rigg, whose brother Sean Rigg died in Brixton police station in 2008.

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by Larry Fedja

INJUSTICE Film Screening: Birmingham

October 5, 2011 in Events, Film & Media by Larry Fedja

INJUSTICE at The Library Theatre

Tuesday 18 October 8.15pm FREE SCREENING
Injustice (15)
Dir: Ken Fero, Tariq Mahmood, UK 2001 1hr 40mins

In 1969 David Oluwale became the first black person to die in police custody in Britain. Many others have died since then, yet none of the police officers involved have been convicted of these deaths.

This is a powerful account of the relentless struggles of the families who when met with a wall of official secrecy unite to demand justice. The film uses exclusive footage to document the fight to retrieve the bodies for burial, the mockery of police self-investigation and the collusion of the legal system in the deaths.

‘One of the most powerful films ever made in this country’ – The Guardian

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