Tuesday, February 16, 2016

In London-February 18- Free KevanThakrar


End solitary confinement
- Stop the torture now
Free  KevanThakrar
Thursday 18 February 12.30–2.30pm
Protest at the
Prison Service Headquarters
Clive House, 70 Petty France, London SW1H 9EX

Kevan Thakrar was wrongly convicted of murder and attempted murder in 2008 under “joint enterprise”, the legal rule which means that any member of a group can be convicted of a crime regardless of whether they committed it. Kevan wasn’t present when the murder took place, but he was sentenced to life with a minimum of 35 years in jail. He was aged 20.
In March 2010, Kevan suffered a racist attack by prison officers (see photos, below left) and then was charged with assaulting them.
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Despite being found not guilty in court of the charges, he continues to be held in solitary confinement, locked in his cell for 23 hours a day, in what is known as a Close Supervision Centre (CSC) - conditions condemned by UN Special Rapporteurs on Torture as “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment". Approximately 50 prisoners are detained within the CSC nationwide.
What you can also do:
Sign the petition calling for a new trial for Kevan and his immediate release from solitary confinement
Read about Kevan:
Kevan's account of the torture of Solitary Confinement can be read here
Write to Kev:
Kevan Thakrar
A4907AE
Close Supervision Centre
HMP Wakefield
5 Love Lane
Wakefield
WF2 9AG
Demonstration Organised by Justice for Kevan Thakrar
 

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