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Make Double the Impact for Justice This Christmas
Make Double the Impact for Justice this Christmas Imagine spending Christmas separated from your loved ones, wrongfully convicted of a crime you didn’t commit. For too many individuals, this is a harsh reality. At APPEAL, we are dedicated to correcting these injustices, fighting for the freedom of the innocent, and supporting families during their darkest…
Read More‘Not the only one: delivering justice for the wrongly convicted’: the 2024 CALA conference
Not the only one: delivering justice for the wrongly convicted The Criminal Appeals Lawyers Association (CALA) annual conference, 2024 Emily Dugan, journalist Journalism panel Penney Lewis, Law Commission Edward henry KC and APPEAL’s James Burley and Claire Bostock The Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association’s annual conference: Not the only one: delivering justice for the wrongly…
Read MoreAndrew Malkinson still waiting for compensation
Andrew Malkinson still waiting for compensation – BBC news A man who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape is still waiting for compensation three years after his release. Andrew Malkinson, 58, had his conviction for the 2003 sex attack near Bolton quashed last year. Emily Bolton, the lawyer who represented…
Read MoreEx-police officer investigated over Malkinson case – BBC News
Ex-police officer investigated over Malkinson case – BBC News A retired police officer is under a criminal investigation over the wrongful conviction of Andy Malkinson for a rape he did not commit, the police watchdog has said. The former Greater Manchester Police officer is being investigated for allegedly perverting the course of justice and misconduct…
Read MoreOur Impact Report 2023-24
Impact Report 2023/2024 What a year it has been for APPEAL! Last July after many years of hard work our client Andrew Malkinson won his appeal at the Court of Appeal. Andy was finally able to achieve justice and the outpouring of support from the public has been extraordinary. The magnitude of the fallout from…
Read MoreAndrew Malkinson welcomes Justice Secretary’s move to sack body chair
Andrew Malkinson welcomes Justice Secretary’s move to sack body chair Press release – 18 July 2024 It has been reported that Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is seeking Helen Pitcher’s removal as Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission and that she is “unfit to fulfil her duties”. In response, Andrew Malkinson said: “I am…
Read MoreAPPEAL joins calls to address the brutal injustice of indeterminate IPP sentences
APPEAL joins calls to address the brutal injustice of indeterminate IPP sentences APPEAL is part of a broad coalition of experts, civil society and community organisations opposed to the cruel, inhumane and degrading Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences – a form of interminable custodial sentence. IPPs have a devastating impact on the…
Read MoreTime for change: Four urgent reforms for the new Labour government
Time for change: Four urgent reforms for the new Labour government As Keir Starmer enters number 10, we call on his government to take action on four major flaws in our criminal justice system. These straightforward reforms would make for a much fairer criminal appeals system and ensure that mistakes are more likely to be…
Read MoreStatement on Sam Hallam & Victor Nealon: Grand Chamber dismisses application, but recognises devastating impact of wrongful conviction
Statement on Sam Hallam & Victor Nealon Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights dismisses application, but recognises devastating impact of wrongful conviction Today, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that the test for compensation introduced in 2014 (Section 133(1ZA) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988) is compatible…
Read MoreThe inside story on the new Andy Malkinson documentary
The inside story on the new Andy Malkinson documentary APPEAL’s Lizzie Norton is behind-the-scenes A documentary telling the story of APPEAL’s client Andrew Malkinson’s fight for justice airs on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on Thursday 6 June at 9pm. ‘The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars’ gives Andy’s firsthand account of the shock…
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