end unwarranted surveillance on all of us now
An excellent website and campaign group.
From the website:
"The Campaign Opposing Police Surveillance exists to help co-ordinate, publicise and support the quest for justice for people affected by political undercover police spying and to ensure such abuses do not continue.
A swathe of campaigns and individuals have been targeted by Britain’s secret police for decades, undermining efforts for social justice that should be welcomed in a democratic society. Everyone has the right to participate in the struggle for social and environmental justice, without fear of persecution, objectification, or interference in their lives. However, citizens have been spied on and psychologically and sexually abused by officers for being part of, or simply knowing people who were part of, such campaigns.
We condemn:
– the spying on families, friends, witnesses and campaigners seeking truth and justice over the deaths of loved ones, such as the Lawrences and the associated institutional racism
– the gross intrusion of undercover officers forming intimate and sexual relationships whilst in their undercover persona and the associated institutional sexism
– the use of the identities of dead children by undercover officers
– police aiding the illegal blacklisting of trade union members and political activists, and passing information on individuals to private investigators and corporations
– the large number of wrongful convictions brought about by misconduct of police and prosecutors
– the use of ‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ as a tactic to avoid accountability
– the creations of police files on solicitors representing protestors"