InPDUM march calls for justice for Ricky Bishop, Sean Rigg and other black men who died suspiciously in Brixton Police station
Around 50 people had gathered outside the Tate Library for the march, organised by London branch of The International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM), "a grassroots organization, led by the black working-class founded in 1991 in Chicago by the African People's Socialist Party. " After a short introduction, the march made its way up the high street to Brixton Police Station, where Ricky Bishop died after being arrested during "Operation Clean Sweep" - which they describe as a "modern day lynching" - on November 22, 2001. Others joined them there for a short rally around what they have named the "lynching tree" in front of the station where a number of arrested black men have died in highly suspicious circumstances. Among those taking part were members of Bishop’s family, and those of Derek Bennett, shot in the back by armed police while holding a gun-shaped cigarette lighter in 2001, and Sean Rigg, who died after being taken ill in police custody in Brixton Police Station on Thursday 21 August 2008. There was a minute's silence in memory of the victims and family members added a wreath and other flowers.
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