Last night’s Dispatches documentary, entitled The Police’s Dirty Secret is now available on 4oD (Channel 4 on Demand). UPDATE: The documentary is no longer available to view on 4oD. A clip may be viewed here. In the documentary, Helen and Belinda…
Where We Stand – plus McDonalds, Dispatches doc, and appeal against Secret Tribunal
We have published a statement by the women and the support group: Where We Stand. Not only is this a clear stance on the issues which have been raised by this legal action but it’s also a call for solidarity:…
Explaining the judgment over secret tribunal by Harriet Wistrich
AKJ and others v The Commissioner of Police and others This summary sets out what the judgment means and what implications it has for the case of the eight women (and others); Harriet Wistrich is solicitor for the eight claimants.…
Outrage as High Court Permits Secrecy over Undercover Policing
The High Court has today granted an application by the Metropolitan Police for a secret hearing over the claims brought against them under the Human Rights Act, arising from undercover officers engaging in intimate long term relationships with women whilst…
Women outraged by Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s comments to Home Affairs Select Committee
For the eight women taking out legal action against the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, Hogan-Howe’s comments to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 27 November in which he states it is ‘almost inevitable’ that undercover officers will have…