Campaign against wrongful convictions

Title

Campaign against wrongful convictions

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

22 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:35

Description

Clayre Gribben reports on the campaign for the release of the Birmingham Six and Tottenham Three following revelations of police corruption and the release of the Guildford Four. Interviews with Breda Power, daughter of William (Billy) Power, one of the Six; Sharon Raghip on how her husband Engin Raghip was wrongly convicted for the murder of PC Keith Blakelock; Jeremy Corbyn MP on human rights issues and the need for changes in the law to ensure fair trials of terrorists in the UK.

Contributors

Jeremy Corbyn; Clayre Gribben; Sharon Raghip; Breda Power

Keywords

Human rights; Terrorism; Police; Homicide; Conferences; Corruption; Policing practice; Prisoners; Law reform; Keith Blakelock; Miscarriages of justice; Guildford Four; Tottenham Three; Engin Raghip; Bimingham Six; Billy Power

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