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MPs back away from banning use of Tasers by police in mental health wards

By John Pring on 16th June 2016 Category: Human Rights

MPs back away from banning use of Tasers by police in mental health wards
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MPs have shied away from banning the use of Taser stun guns in psychiatric wards. The ban was proposed by the human rights campaign group Black Mental Health UK, and taken on by the Liberal Democrat MP and former care services […]

Campaigners dismiss ‘yet another’ mental health deaths review

By John Pring on 24th July 2015 Category: Human Rights

Campaigners dismiss ‘yet another’ mental health deaths review
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Human rights campaigners have criticised plans for an inquiry that will examine lessons from the deaths of people in mental distress in police custody, because they say the government already knows what action it needs to take. The call came from […]

Human rights watchdog accused of ‘race omission’ in detention deaths report

By John Pring on 6th March 2015 Category: Human Rights

Human rights watchdog accused of ‘race omission’ in detention deaths report
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The equality and human rights watchdog has been accused of failing to use a major inquiry to address concerns over the “non-natural” deaths of black men and women with mental health conditions in detention. The campaigning organisation Black Mental Health UK […]

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