Press Release Archive

PRESS RELEASES
2009
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Monday, 07 December 2009 Government mental health strategy out of touch with black communities
Tuesday, 24 November 2009 Human Genetics Commission’s DNA database report welcomed by civil liberties campaigners
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 Covert ‘DNA tax’ in Queen’s speech slammed by health campaigners
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 Home office announcement on DNA database shows a change in government may be good for black Britain
Thursday, 05 November 2009 Mental Health fatalities spotlighted as Coroners and Justice Bill is debated in the Lords
Monday, 28 September 2009 Service users go to Downing Street to save Birmingham’s only community mental health service
Friday, 04 September 2009 European Court of Human Rights alerted to Home Office’s discriminatory DNA database proposals
Friday, 14 August 2009 BBC Radio West Midlands Saturday show examines damage of DNA database to community relations
Monday, 10 August 2009 DNA database poses the biggest threat to community relations to date
Thursday, 23 July 2009 New Horizons mental health care strategy must not sideline ethnic minorities concerns
Wednesday, 15 July 2009 Church leaders slam Home Office DNA database for criminalising whole congregations
Wednesday, 08 July 2009 Consultation seminar alerts the community to how the DNA database has criminalised black Briton
Saturday, 13 June 2009 KEMET community radio Sunday night show on legacy of DRE Programme
Tuesday, 09 June 2009 Campaigners call for independent jury for deaths in detention as Coroners Bill goes to committee
Friday, 22 May 2009 New online poll launched to gauge community views on national DNA database
Monday, 18 May 2009 Coroners & Justice Bill second reading in the Lords puts the focus on mental heath fatalities
Saturday, 09 May 2009 BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday programme looks at how the DNA database has criminalised black Briton
Friday, 08 May 2009 Community and Church leaders condemn Home Office decision to retain innocent DNA for up to 12 years
Tuesday, 24 February 2009 ‘10th anniversary of Macpherson report show lessons have not been learnt’ community groups say
Thursday, 15 January 2009 Omnicare, Birmingham’s oldest surviving community mental health service wins stay of execution
Tuesday, 06 January 2009 Community Police Consultative Group for Lambeth to hear questions on death of service user Sean Rigg
 
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