Friends of Mikey Powell Campaign for Justice

Lloyd Butler custody death: Misconduct hearing call

Administrator — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:29:51 +0000

Relatives of a man who died in custody have called for the officer who dealt with him to face misconduct charges. Lloyd Butler, 39, from Birmingham, died after being arrested when his family called police because he was drunk. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigated his death, in 2010, but have not made their report

Protesters call to replace IPCC

Administrator — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:29:35 +0000

Protesters have called for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to be replaced with a new body. They demonstrated outside the central London office of the IPCC, which they claim is dominated by former police officers. Campaign4Justice claims the IPCC failed to deal with their cases fairly. The IPCC accepted “the current system does not always meet

Cops pledge CCTV in police vans after campaign

Administrator — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:13:27 +0000

London’s Metropolitan Police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe has announced his intention to install CCTV cameras in all police cars and vans. This has been a demand of the families of those who have died in police custody for many years. Hogan-Howe told the LBC radio station, “If we misbehave it will capture it, but, equally, for

Scandalous police misbehaviour is nothing new

Administrator — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:21:52 +0000

The sickening racism that appears to have been directed at a young black man arrested by police in London, recorded on his mobile phone and published by the Guardian days ago should have rocked the British media. Yet, apart from the latter paper’s transient webpage headline and some powerful commentary online, few major news sources

Website – MASSOBS: mass observation movement

Administrator — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:53:53 +0000

A new website has been launched which contains speeches and interviews with those who took part in the 2011 United Families and Friends Campaign and its thirteenth annual march. Massobs.co.uk is a site that postgraduate students are involoved with. The material and projects have been influenced, both in approach and spirit, by the mass observation

UFFC discuss custody deaths on BBC radio show

Administrator — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:07:37 +0000

Tippa Naphtali of the United Families & Friends Campaign spoke on behalf of families all over the country when he was invited onto the Joe Aldred Show. You can listen to the show again (or if you missed it live) for a limited period. Click here to listen to the programme (Forward to 1.hr 11.min 24secs).

United families launch 100,000 No:10 petition

Tippa Naphtali — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:04:15 +0000

The United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) have launched an ambitious petition appeal that calls for an independent judicial inquiry into all suspicious deaths in custody. The United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) is a coalition of families and friends of those that have died in the custody of police and prison officers as well

Unproven science used to ‘explain’ custody deaths

Administrator — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:33:06 +0000

A controversial unproven syndrome with roots in the US is being used in British coroners’ courts to explain why people die after police restraint. ‘Excited delirium’ or ‘sudden-in-custody-death-syndrome’ is a niche diagnosis not yet recognised by the World Health Organisation or any international authority. A number of leading pathologists have expressed concern about the use of

Event: Deaths in Custody – A Case to Answer

Kushi Sakhu — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:58:50 +0000

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 Venue: FOTO8 GALLERY, 1-5 Honduras Street, London EC1Y 0TH ………………………………………………………………………………. This event is endorsed by 4WardEver UK The Bureau’s investigation will also be

18 years on: reflections on the Stephen Lawrence verdict

Kushi Sakhu — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:56:53 +0000

History will recognise that the indefatigable campaigning of Stephen Lawrence’s parents has done more to change this country than a mountain of race relations legislation. brap chief executive Joy Warmington reflects on the lessons of the Stephen Lawrence murder. I, like many others, waited with bated breath for the outcome of the Stephen Lawrence retrial