Figures obtained by the BBC show that black people are 3 times more likely to be tasered
Hear DPG’s client, Daniel Sylvester, talk about his experience here, here and here....
13 October, 2015
Oiljustice on tour – education-law-politics-entertainment!
Gilberto Torres, the trade unionist who was kidnapped and tortured after he challenged oil companies in Colombia is coming to England, Scotland and Wales to tell his story. Oiljustice will be touring cities around the UK to educate, agitate and organise about the effects of...
09 October, 2015
High Court finds Sudanese military committing serious human rights violations but refuses to halt British-Sudanese military assistance
In a rare finding regarding foreign human rights violations, the High Court found in a judgment today that the Sudanese Armed Forces are “currently involved in serious human rights violations” and that the charge that they are responsible for appalling human rights violations including deliberate...
28 September, 2015
High Court considers that legal challenge to MoJ Saudi prison bid raises significant issue of public interest; Government facing mounting criticism over bid
A High Court Judge has ruled that the Gulf Center for Human Rights’ legal challenge to the Ministry of Justice’s controversial bid to sell prison services to the Saudi state raises “a significant issue which the public interest requires should be resolved”. On this basis the...
25 September, 2015
Supreme Court cohabitee rights: crowdfunding gathers pace
BBC Radio and the Belfast Telegraph have reported on Denise Brewster’s on-going Crowdjustice campaign to raise funds for her Supreme Court appeal. Ms Brewster’s case challenges rules in pension schemes which discriminate against couples who are not married or in civil partnerships and which prevent the...
23 September, 2015
Government shelves future JSi projects but GCHRs case continues
On 9 September the Ministry of Justice announced that Just Solutions International (JSi) - the “commercial arm” of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) - will not pursue any new projects, but it will continue to pursue existing projects including the proposal to work with...
11 September, 2015
Launch of Mikey Powell National Memorial Family Fund to provide support for those bereaved by deaths in custody
DPG’s Jane Deighton acts for the family of Mikey Powell who died in the custody of West Midlands Police on 7 September 2003. The family have set up a fund for families and campaign groups affected by deaths in custody across the UK. The campaign group...
02 September, 2015
Government defends plans to provide prison/probation services in Saudi Arabia and Oman
As previously reported, the Gulf Center for Human Rights is challenging the legality of the UK Ministry of Justice’s ‘commercial arm’ Just Solutions International (JSi). JSi is bidding to provide prison and probation services in various countries with appalling human rights records, including Saudi Arabia and...
03 August, 2015
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