Bharat Malkani

I'm a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political target, says film-maker Ayman Alhussein

I'm a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What?? No! But I thought they were just legitimately concerned mums & dads, not like the rotten terrorists holding up bits of card saying "genocide's bad"

Kevin Nunn has spent 20 years in prison for a horrifying murder. Was he wrongly convicted? In a case full of surprising scenarios, the time and place of the murder were never established, and Nunn was found guilty despite a lack of forensic evidence. He is still maintaining his innocence, b...

A really important piece by @shattenstone.bsky.social on Kevin Nunn's case. My students are always shocked by this: www.theguardian.com/law/ng-inter...

Racial Justice and the Limits of Law By Bharat Malkani, Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2024, 182 pp., £19.99 Click on the article title to read more.

Thanks to @folukeifejola.bsky.social for this kind review of my book: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Very gutted to be missing this, ironically because I have essays to mark on my Miscarriages of Justice module...

38 years in prison, before the Court of Appeal decides that DNA evidence renders his conviction unsafe. This is an astonishing turn of events, but Peter Sullivan now has to navigate a return to 'free' society, after 38 yrs. www.itv.com/news/granada...

The White Paper is horrendous, but it's worth saying this: international students past, present, and future, your lecturers welcome you and value you.

Really important thread by @gemabbott.bsky.social of @thehowardleague.bsky.social on use of fource in adult prisons. This is the Government's OWN research that lays bare racial discrimination in use of force and use of PAVA spray.

Who are the death row executioners? Disgraced doctors, suspended nurses and drunk drivers These are just the US executioners we know. But they are a chilling indication of the executioners we don’t know

Some excellent research on a topic that is really difficult to shed light on, by @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David Tebbutt

Good to see @reprievehq.bsky.social taking on this case: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m.... The principles underpinning extradition law should absolutely be extended to these types of cases (I've written about this before: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/e...)

Really looking forward to reading this!

Turkish complicity in the Iranian death penalty: The case of Amir Tataloo

Some thoughts on Amir Tataloo's death sentence in Iran, and Turkey's role in it blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...

CCRC chief spent public funds on luxury hotels for business courses in France Exclusive: Justice watchdog’s Karen Kneller enrolled on courses advertised for thousands of pounds at Insead, where CCRC’s then chair held roles

Money and time that should have been spent on investigating claims of wrongful conviction: www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...

I tried to save your young life in a Gaza hospital. Now your face haunts me | Seema Jilani The first time you came into my hospital, shards of glass shredding your tiny body, I saved you. The second time I failed, says paediatric specialist Seema Jilani

This is one of the most moving things I've ever read: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🔥 Race and Justice Seminar 2025🔥

RACIAL JUSTICE AND THE LIMITS OF LAW
📡Dr Bharat Malkani
🚨Thursday 23rd January 12:00-13:30
🖱️Registration link: www.eventbrite.com/e/racial-jus...

Marth S. Jones is the authority on birthright citizenship, so if you're wondering what that executive order is all about, read this thread:

CFP: UNDERSTANDING MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE - One Day Conference 28 May @qmul.ac.uk.

How and why do miscarriages of justice happen and what do we understand and learn (or not) from them?

We welcome submissions on any relevant topics, such as #PostOffice #CCRC, #SJP

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I'm looking forward to speaking about my book, Racial Justice and the Limits of Law:

Thursday 23rd January, 12.00-13.30

Online, register at www.eventbrite.com/e/racial-jus...

I'm very much looking forward to reading this. If you've not read @lucygobag.bsky.social previous book, When the Dust Settles, I highly recommend it

Hey @sathnam.bsky.social I can't make your talk in Bristol (parenting!) but let me know if you're free in the afternoon - haven't seen you in ages!

This film scarred me as a kid! I have a vivid memory of crying at some point, and my much older cousin had to take me out of the cinema. I didn't want to admit I was scared, so I said I was crying because I was hungry.

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Louise Haigh case speaks volumes about our inability to let people rehabilitate - she did something stupid & criminal years ago, pleaded guilty, got lowest court sanction & moved on in her life. Her criminal record no longer appears on basic DBS checks but will do on Enhanced www.fairchecks.org.uk

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This will definitely be worth a listen - I'm really looking forward to working with @janjengba.bsky.social and @jengba.bsky.social on the Westminster Commission

At last! Please add me! Ta

The Home Affairs Committee is holding an inquiry focused on the policing response to the disorder this summer: call for evidence
committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

I would say the three most important words are "Listen to Lucy" @lucygobag.bsky.social

London bound tomorrow to launch the Westminster Commission on Joint Enterprise. More information here: www.thejusticegap.com/parliamentar... Please get in touch if interested

I'd like one! Can't offer too many suggestions (which is why I'd like one, I guess). @policefoundationuk.bsky.social @justicehq.bsky.social ... @hjacivillibs.bsky.social maybe?

Thanks for the mention! And for the starter packs - they were really helpful