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The House of Lords is voting on Part 10 of the #PolicingBill that will increase discrimination against Black men.

Liberty and @JENGbA are calling on Peers to stand up for equality and justice and block these measures. libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/policing…
@JENGbA New civil orders and police powers in the #PolicingBill will entrench discredited #JointEnterprise

Described by the Supreme Court as “a wrong turn”, joint enterprise is a proven route to injustice.
@JENGbA #JointEnterprise has led to bystanders being convicted of the most serious crimes, and is often used to criminalise Black men, young people and women.

Read more here: jointenterprise.co
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Dave & Clare tell Stories of Injustice @JENGbA event of their daughter Zoe’s exploitation from age 13. Police ignored her and her parents were desperate for help.

Zoe wasn’t involved in the victim’s death. She was a witness, not suspect.

Yet age 20 she was convicted of murder.
She is sentenced to spend 17 years in prison. Her own position as a victim in the case was never considered or acknowledged.

She is grateful to share her sad and cruel story. “Somebody has to listen and something has to change.” #jointenterprise
Kevin Smith tells @JENGbA event:

If we still had hanging in this country now, would they have executed 109 women under #jointenterprise laws? People should think about what @cpsuk decisions mean for women convicted. Court cases are like a game for police, prosecution & CPS.
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Yesterday Thanks to my colleague @CrimeGirI I was named as a "stirrer of discontent". Why might that be the case? Let me explain. In a career that has now lasted 40+years I have seen an assault on the rights of those accused of crime, all presumed innocent under the law
The requirement for the judge to warn juries about the lack of corroboration was abolished, the right to silence emasculated, hearsay evidence and bad character evidence allowed, police allowed onto juries and cross-examination curtailed by s.41 and now s28 xx in advance
Failures by police to disclose material they obviously should which would have caused disaster for an innocent man in R v Allen save that his legal aid barrister sat up all night to find the material the police already had to show his innocence
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THREAD: After the #jointenterprise debate led by @LucyMPowell here’s 10 things UK Parliament could do.....
1. Abolish mandatory sentencing in murder at least for Accessories
2. Abolish the Accessory and Abettors Act 1861 which requires accessories to be “treated the same”. >>>>
3. Abolish the substantial injustice test that the CCRC have to apply and legislate for a right to appeal out of time based on a realistic possibility of a miscarriage of justice.
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4. Legislate for diminished responsibility to apply to more than mental impairment but to include children and those with cognitive impairment
5. Apply defence in s4 of the Modern Slavery Act to more Offences to provide defences for those coerced/trafficked to assist or encourage
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