Repeal the PTA
A co-ordinated campaign for the `Repeal of the PTA' will be
launched next Thursday (7 pm) 27 November at Islington Central
Library on the Holloway Road in London.
The public meeting is
being held in the wake of the British government's renewal of the
Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Bill for another year,
with only the removal of the unused internment powers. 90% of all
people held under the PTA are Irish, so while there is the IRA
cessation and the opportunities it has provided for peace, the
security agenda remains.
Confirmed speakers include Jane Winters of the British/Irish
rights watch, Kevin Hayes from PTA Research and Welfare, and
Kurdish and Basque speakers. MPs Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell
and Bernie Grant have also been invited by the group, who aim to
quash this repressive legislation with support from solicitors,
MPs and a wide range of Human Rights and Irish Rights
organisations.
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