Dark parallels in the deaths of Blair Peach and Baha Mousa
29 April 2010 Roger Smith: Excessive use of force by the police and armed services is gradually being reined in by the Human Right Act
Thirty years ago, I was NCCL's (now Liberty's) researcher on its unofficial inquiry into the death of Blair Peach. Now, as the director of Justice, I work for an organisation that intervened in court proceedings to ensure that, thanks to the Human Rights Act, there is an independent inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa. I am struck by the parallels. Article Continues





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