As the CPS recommends a Met Police officer is charged for racially abusing a suspect during last year’s riots, Channel 4 News can exclusively reveal the number of cases of racism among UK police. The incidents range from racist language in emails to the use of the n***** word. The [...]
Not many people go to talks on Friday evening, yet last Friday nearly 300 people attended a talk given by Suresh Grover and Imran Khan exploring the legacy of Stephen Lawrence at the School of Oriental and African Studies. The Lecture explored the enduring legacy of the legal and public [...]
Gary Dobson, 36, and David Norris, 35, were found guilty of murder on Tuesday by a jury at the Old Bailey. The crime had raised searching questions about racism in Britain. The verdicts were delivered in a silent courtroom after the judge ordered everyone to remain quiet. Dobson shook his [...]
Complaints about the police in England and Wales take too long to investigate, says a cross-party group of MPs. The Home Affairs Select Committee said the Independent Police Complaints Commission was failing to win trust. They criticised the watchdog, saying retired officers could end up investigating their old force. The [...]
Police powers to use terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The Strasbourg court has been hearing a case involving two people stopped near an arms fair in London in 2003. read full report here
A Sunderland magistrate who used the term “Paki shop” in court is to keep her job despite Justice Secretary Jack Straw recommending she be sacked. Carol Robson made the comment during a hearing at the city’s magistrates’ court in June 2008 as she was sentencing a shoplifter. She told the [...]
A retired police constable and a police staff member have been arrested after claims that evidence was hidden in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry. The 53-year-old man and retired 62-year-old man were held on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. read full story here
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