Yearly Archives: 2011
Rev Jackson calls for public inquiry
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.”
Government responds to UFFC demands
Excerpts from the full letter from Nick Herbert
(Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice):
7th December 2011
Thank you for your letter of 28 October to the Prime Minister about the United Family and Friends campaign: Deaths in state custody. I am replying as the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice. I am sorry for the delay.
I can assure you that the Government regrets every death in state custody. The lndependent Police Complaints commission (IPCC) is a Non-Departmental Public Body, established in 2004 under the Police Reform Act 2002 to provide a specific service to the public on behalf of the Home office.
United Families Network: get involved…
4WardEver assisted in establishing ‘UFFC Campaign Central’ a dedicated social network site focusing on getting families, friends and their supporters effectively informed and connected. The website has been funded and developed by 4WardEver UK & First Stop Web Design.
UFFC seeks to grow this network to help in bridging the voids that exist in family-led national organising and campaigns. The website also serves as a stand-alone information & resource centre for anyone interested in the issues raised. The site is free to join. Membership is strictly moderated.
Permanently sponsored by 4WardEver UK & First Stop Web Design.
Protest against UK deaths in police custody
Once again, this year, like every year hundreds gathered for the annual march against deaths in police custody in Britain. Most of those here are family members who say they have lost loved ones at the hands of the police.
Like the family of Sean Riggs who died on 21 August 2008. A 40-year old musician, he was arrested in the street by four officers and taken to a nearby police station. He was placed in a metal cage in the yard. 20 minutes later he was dead.
UFFC Demo 2011 Gallery by 4WardEver UK >
The annual event is now entering its 13-th year and every year the list of those who have died grows longer. Organizers were handing out posters with the names of 3,180 individuals since 1969.
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