Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Harry Cohen (Labour), on Wednesday, 20 March 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 21 members in total.

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ETHNIC MINORITIES AND THE POLICE

That this Houes, noting the death of 29-year-old Ibrahima Sey in police custody on 16th March after being hand-cuffed and sprayed with CS gas and that Mr Sey's death is the latest in a disturbing number of deaths of black people in police custody including, in the recent past, those of Joy Gardner, Brian Douglas, Shiji Lapite and Wayne Douglas and that the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recently reported its serious concern at the disproportionate numbers of members of minority groups who die in police custody; fearing the use of CS gas and US-style long batons may lead to further tragedies; believing that relations between police authorities and black and ethnic minority communities have been undermined by the failure to prosecute those responsible in such cases; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to support the proposals of organisations such as the National Assembly Against Racism, Liberty, the 1990 Trust and Inquest that CS gas be withdrawn forthwith, that long-handled batons be withdrawn and for the implementation of the recommendations by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination that all deaths in police custody be subject to independent inquiry.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

ETHNIC MINORITIES AND THE POLICE (649A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Peter Bottomley (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Thursday, 21 March 1996. It has been signed by 2 members in total.

leave out from `custody' to first `the' in line 13 and insert `commends'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

649 

649A1 

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Death Police custody Sey, Ibrahima

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk