Unlawful Killing is a unique new podcast series shining a light on state violence, death, grief and resistance.
Launch of the 'Unlawful Killing' INQUEST Podcast 2023
4WardEverUK • 28 November 2023
source: INQUEST
published: November 2023
Image Credit: Wasi Daniju at www.manifestingtheunseen.com/wasi-daniju-1
Every year hundreds of people die preventable deaths at the hands of police, whilst in prison, or in the care of mental health services in the UK. Some of the names you’ll know. Most of them you won’t.
Bereaved families are left fighting for answers, demanding justice, and campaigning for change, in a system that is stacked against them.
Drawing on four decades of campaigning and in conversation with those at the forefront of these struggles, hosts Lee Lawrence, advocate and son of Cherry Groce, and Lucy Brisbane from INQUEST, shine a light on injustice, amplify stories of resistance and explore the best way forward.
If you need support after listening to this podcast, see the INQUEST page on external sources of support.
If you are a bereaved family member and would like support from INQUEST, see their help and advice pages for more information.
Unlawful Killing is made in partnership with INQUEST and Aunt Nell. Produced by Leila Hagmann and Naomi Oppenheim. Consultant Producers Tash Walker and Adam Zmith.
This podcast is part funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hodge Jones & Allen. Oral histories supported by OnTheRecord. Music by Dave Okumu.
share this article on social media
You can easily help raise money for the fund by shopping online for food, DIY, movies, clothing or items via over 8,000 brands including Amazon, Western Union, eBay and many other outlets.
Newly published photographic evidence, alongside archived testimonies from a public inquiry, documents a pattern of systemic abuse inflicted on Iraqi civilians by British soldiers in 2003.
While fewer women than men are incarcerated, their numbers are rising faster and most often for non-violent offences. Experts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one million.
A new Learning Lessons bulletin from the Prisons & Probation Ombudsman summarises research from investigations where a prisoner’s death was caused by epilepsy or was diagnosed with epilepsy.
Since becoming the Children’s Commissioner, I have travelled across the country meeting children whose lives are shaped by decisions made far away from them, whose voices are rarely heard.
"To the world Benjamin was the renowned writer, poet, human rights activist and more'. To us, his family, he was also all of these things, but most importantly he was family."
