Today, 9 March 2016, the day after International Women’s day, news broke that Helen Steel had flown to Australia to confront her former partner. Years ago, he’d been an undercover officer who was paid to deceive her into a relationship,…
Former undercover confronted over relationship; revealed to be training police in Australia
Helen Steel confronted former partner John Dines in Australia Statement read out in NSW parliament re Dines’ police training role Fear that former officers are teaching human rights abuses to new police recruits worldwide The campaigner Helen Steel (interviewed here…
Statement in Australian Parliament demanding John Dines cease teaching Police in Sydney
Helen Steel has flown to Australian to confront John Dines, an undercover officer in the UK who she was tricked into a two year relationship with. She has tracked him down after years piecing together his real identity. This was…
Public Meetings this week re #spycops – Trade Unions and Hackney
As the news filters through about the police’s most recent attempt to have the Public Inquiry into Undercover Policing shrouded in secrecy, two public meetings will take place in London this week: Thursday 25 February: Police Spying on Trade Unionists:…
Any Means Necessary: Show Talks
Any Means Necessary is a play by Kefi Chadwick based on the experiences of women who were deceived into relationships by undercover police officers. It is currently running at Nottingham Playhouse until February 20. Helen Steel will be speaking about…