Archive Categories: Challenging Oppressive Policing

This 1996 press release from Bernie Grant MP demands the installation of video cameras in police transport and detention areas following the death of Ibrahima Sey at Ilford Police Station. Grant calls for accountability,…

This document outlines the programme for a day conference organised by the Haringey Council Police Research Unit on the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Held on 23 November at Earlham School, Wood Green, the…

This 1985 Daily Telegraph article examines the architectural flaws of the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham, highlighting how its design contributed to social problems and unrest. The estate’s layout, especially its raised concrete structures,…

This document is a flyer calling for justice for Black people, highlighting victims of racist violence such as Cherry Groce and Cynthia Jarrett. It announces a demonstration in Brixton on Monday 11th November, aiming…

This letter dated 24 October 1985 from the London Associations of Community Relations Councils to the Home Secretary addresses the recent riots in Brixton and Tottenham. It highlights the deep-rooted social issues such as…

This document is a report from the Haringey Community Relations Council meeting held on 23 September 1982. It details the worsening relationship between residents of Broadwater Farm estate and the police, set against a…

This document is a press release from the Broadwater Farm Inquiry held in 1986, discussing police preparations and actions on the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham. It reveals claims that police conducted a ‘practice…

This press release from Haringey Council dated 18th October 1985 documents a meeting between council leader Bernie Grant and senior police officers regarding policing at Broadwater Farm following tensions in early October. It highlights…

This 1995 press release from Haringey Council raises serious concerns about the treatment of juveniles in police custody following the Broadwater Farm riot. It highlights potential violations of civil rights, including extended detention without…

This is a report prepared for the Chair of Social Services in the London Borough of Haringey, focusing on the treatment of juveniles by the police following the Broadwater Farm riots. It raises serious…