When an ‘out of court settlement’ is announced, it may appear to outsiders that a resolution has been arrived at by two warring sides. What may not always be clear are the nuanced pressures at play, pressures which give us…
Met Police apologise at last….
On 20 November 2015 the women won a very significant development: after a four-year legal battle, the Metropolitan Police apologised. The apology was part of a settlement with all but one of the women. Follow these links for the full…
Met police finally concede undercover relationships were an abuse of power and violated women’s human rights
Statement by the eight women: In the apology issued today by Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt, the Metropolitan Police finally conceded that “officers, acting undercover whilst seeking to infiltrate protest groups, entered into long-term intimate sexual relationships with women which were…
Were YOU spied on? Inquiry core participation – deadline Fri 18 Sept 4pm
Were you – or your group, organisation or campaign – spied on by undercover police? Undercover police units spied on campaign groups from 1968 onwards – yours could have been affected. THIS FRIDAY 18 September 2015 is the deadline to…
New Campaign Launched: #Spycops #ComeClean
#COMECLEAN ON UNDERCOVER POLICING We call for a transparent, robust and comprehensive public inquiry into undercover policing. We demand truth and justice for the women deceived into intimate relationships by undercover police officers and all those affected by police spying…