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Jimmy Mubenga inquest: statement of widow Adrienne Kambana

Transcript of statement, taken from INQUEST.org.uk We need justice. Justice will help Jimmy rest in peace. This will prevent this situation from happening again. My name is Adrienne Kambana. I am the widow of Jimmy Mubenga and the mother of our five children. I would like to make a statement to ask for justice for [...]

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Inquest into restraint-related death of Jimmy Mubenga during deportation attempt

Press release from INQUEST.org.uk INQUEST has produced a comprehensive briefing on the death of Jimmy Mubenga and the associated issues INQUEST INTO THE RESTRAINT-RELATED DEATH OF JIMMY MUBENGA WHILE BEING REMOVED FROM THE UK BEGINS MONDAY 13 MAY 10am, Monday 13 May 2013 – first evidence to be heard Tuesday 14 May Isleworth Crown Court, 36 Ridgeway [...]

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G4S bids for asylum housing contract

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G4S, the global security services company, is bidding to provide accommodation and services for asylum seekers across the UK. They have invited interested parties to talk to them about the proposals at a series of events. The contract is worth £135.5 million a year in total, broken down into six regions with several companies and [...]

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Deportation deaths

Jimmy Mubenga

Jimmy Mubenga died this week aboard the British Airways BA77 flight to Uganda while being restrained by G4S security guards using ‘excessive force’ according to one witness. Jimmy, a devoted husband and father of five children, is the not the first, and will not be the last migrant to die at the hands the European [...]

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G4S withdraws from job fair!

Brighton, UK – G4S, the security company privately contracted by the UK Border Agency to run many of the UK’s detention centres and security escort services, voluntarily withdrew from the Brighton & Hove Council, City Future Job Fair, taking place 4 June 2010, after Brighton-based groups issued an official complaint to job fair sponsors about [...]

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