The violation of human rights by Britain, which inquires into human rights around the world, is now surfacing.
Britain which is impressing upon other countries calling for reports on human rights, is attempting to conceal the infringement of human rights by its Police. However, these are now surfacing in the world.
Britain’s Independent Police Complaints Commission Report has now been released. The Commission’s research has found that 333 people had died in Police custody between 1998-99 and 2008-2009 including 86 who died after being restrained. This figure also included 16 of the most controversial cases which were classed as restraint-related. Between 1998 and 2009, according to the Commission, there were 16 cases of restraint related deaths in Police custody.
The data however, on which this conclusion was based, was not available for scrutiny. After months of protracted argument and Freedom of Information requests the Commission finally released to the Bureau the names of 86 people who died in circumstances where restraint was used but was not necessarily a direct cause of death. It is from this that the list of 16 is derived. The Commission cross-referenced these names with other cases in the public domain and found there were other cases that did not appear in the list of 16 in which restraint clearly played a part in the deaths.
Although the Complaints Commission sought reports, the British Government had been unsuccessful in submitting a clear report. What is the moral right that Britain has to impress upon other countries to forward reports on minor incidents, when Britain was embroiled in such issues? A dialogue is building throughout the world on this morality.
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