The rally in Hammersmith Tallowed 1,200-strong demonstration organised by the Bloody Sunday Commemoration Demonstration mittee. In demonstration to mark deaths organised Provisional Sinn Fein 500 people marched.
The International Tribunal had been publicly launched at a press conference the previous WeCK. IEs purpose is investigate British presence in Appealing for support for SocialistChallenge e conference were Joan May. conterence nard MP: Phil Flyen, deputs general secretary of the Irish Com- Local Government and Public Service Union; Lord Gifford, a the lawyer and prominent chamby pion of civil liberties and over officers from the Tribunal DISTURBING The officers 'Brician's exercise of military, of the North of Ireland ha added: reliable, yet alarming information available aspects of Britain's involveLICHEL independent inquiry The officers went on to say that the inquiry centrate on: *The role and activities of the British Army, and the British security forces in explained:
ConstaDuaty and tac sister Defence Regiment. *Allegations of forture al "There is sufficient various necessitate will conthe Royal Cister including English, Jails.
courts in N. Ireland.
EPISTOL BETSCRE -DE SUSTATISM Provisions Act. *Charges Ireland authorities *The "FL other jails 5 OCELI press. Is ideus" interrogation centres, and allegations of abuse and asssull on Irish prisoners in British, *The operation of no-jury *The operation of the Northern sions] Act and the Prevention Temporary AUTUMN of discrimination in many fields, Jevelled at the N treatment ol Irish republican prisoners in the major Muze Prison (Long Kesh] and -The question of freedom of and freedom of the the Government's influence being used to censor the flew of information and Already the Tribunal has the sponsorship of many promi nent politicians, trace union •ists, legal figures, writers and actists from Ireland, Britain, BERNADETTE MCALISKEY addresses & 1200-strong rally in Hammersmith Town Hall fast Sunday the United States, and Burope. These include the national exccutive of the Trish Transport and General Workers Umon the Association of Legal Fustice In Belfast, the exccotive of the National Union of Students in Brinin and five Labour MPs.
It is expected that the first session of the Tribunal will rake place in London this autumn The organisers hope that the sessions will be beld teresentative body possible of before the largest and delegates clected from trade unions and other labour and scudent organisations.
Because of the important role that international public -оріпіол can play in monitoring any infringements of human rights in the North of Ireland the 'jury" will be joined by a panel of figures of international repule.
Socialist Challenge weicomes the call for the Tribunal. We agree with the views expressed by Phil Fison ar the press conference, that any such inquiry — having examined the evidence should indict the British Gorernment and British Security forces. We also feel that an inlernational campaign to focas the attention of th world community on Bricain's presence in Ireland would plas an invaluable role in aidane the Eberation struggle of the Irish people words of Bernadette McAliskey, spoken at the rally -The British len i catching she considered when stressing the need to build the Tribunal. The British lelt now Deeds to justify those remarks and to turn the internaliona Tribunal intu tbe most successful initiative of the
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