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.
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: www.justiceforkevan.com www.Facebook.com/JusticeForKev 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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