United Kingdom: Army Barracks Deaths: Families Demand Justice
United Kingdom: Army Barracks Deaths: Families Demand Justice
Index Number: EUR 45/004/2003Date Published: 17 June 2003
Categories: Europe And Central Asia, UK
Since 1990, at least 1,748 members of the United Kingdom Armed Forces have lost their lives through "non-natural" causes in or around barracks. However, of the total figure given above, almost 200 deaths were the result of discharge of firearms. Two hundred deaths have been described as self-inflicted. In this context, Amnesty International is concerned that the circumstances surrounding many of these fatalities continue to be disputed.
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