Alexandra Wilson made headlines when she was mistaken for a defendant three times in one day. But she remains determined to tackle racism in the Read More
Apr 17, 2021
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Apr 07, 2021
UK’s ‘headlong rush into abandoning human rights’ rebuked by Amnesty
Covid failings, crackdown on protest, police discrimination and resumed arms trade with Saudi Arabia all listed in annual reportAmnesty International Read More
Mar 26, 2021
Talawa theatre company: ‘It’s time to double down on Black Lives Matter pledges’
The minds behind Britain’s oldest black theatre group discuss pulling out of Birmingham Rep when it became a Nightingale court – and their plans to Read More
Mar 18, 2021
Supreme court to hear challenge to UK’s voter ID trial in 2019 election
Exclusive: Case could affect expected rollout of scheme seen as disenfranchising marginalised peopleThe supreme court is to hear a challenge to the Read More
Feb 15, 2021
William Macpherson: an establishment man with a sense of outrage
Judge in the Stephen Lawrence inquiry moved from scepticism to concern, to shock and incredulityTributes paid as Sir William Macpherson dies aged Read More
Feb 11, 2021
UK government accused of ‘dragging heels’ on racism
Rejection of select committee’s recommendations on Black people and human rights prompts criticismThe government is still “dragging its heels” on Read More
Feb 11, 2021
UK government accused of ‘dragging heels’ on racism
Rejection of select committee’s recommendations on Black people and human rights prompts criticismThe government is still “dragging its heels” on Read More
Feb 01, 2021
Barrister in racism row previously fired by council over anti-migrant rhetoric
Jon Holbrook, who caused outcry with ‘stroppy teenager of colour’ tweet, was sacked from Brighton council legal teamA barrister expelled from his Read More
Jan 28, 2021
Proportion of BAME children in UK youth custody at record high
Official data also shows incidents of self-harm and use of restraint techniques are on the riseSelf-harm and use of restraint are increasingly Read More
Jan 26, 2021
Parent condemns barrister over ‘stroppy teenager of colour’ tweet
Mother of Ruby Williams, sent home from London school over afro hairstyle, calls Jon Holbrook’s tweet ‘shocking’The mother of a schoolgirl who was Read More
Jan 19, 2021
‘Eye watering’: top police officer laments rate of stop and search on young black men
Exclusive: Mike Cunningham, who has just retired as head of College of Policing, calls for ‘humility’ from former colleaguesThere is “widespread Read More
Jan 08, 2021
Met police officers told they must justify pre-arrest use of handcuffs
Scotland Yard review launched following stop and search of Olympic athlete Bianca Williams Britain’s largest police force will have to justify its use Read More