for political status right to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals.
BLANKET For the men, because they criminal, it means they have blanket For all prisoners cach day on protest is one day's remission Jost, along with all the normal "privileges'. Many have been on protests for almost two years.
Women prisoners in Armagh are held in their cells 23 hours a day. Al present they allowed to wear their clotbes.
CONCRETE Bus here too there are moves to institate a uniform, If these SEE SUCCESS U. prisoners will also be forced to 'zo on the blanket"
At present the only reading material the women have is the Bible; they have no fresh air or Mail in and out is tampered with and often "inst".
The cells: ure completely white, with low ceilings and concrete slabs for windass. Many of the women are ill but resistance in the community.
-I1 women, involvement Action Commirtees, who have Republican and prisoners. It is they who have largely been responsible for tions in the North of Ireland in solidarity with the prisoners. ABUSE Irish women face additional problems tion. They subject to sexual abuse and are harassment by police, Sexual threats and the use of strip searches is common during interrogation. Rape by soldiers is a frequent occurrence. There are several cases SODICTE convicted rape have avoided active service in Ireland. The delocrale vreckine of tome and raids which disrupt family Jile are a freguent event in the North of Ireland. This is part of lise and intimidare the Catholic to the Republican forces. Even :
children through Relatives support for The information on hepatitis socialist was given by a speaker from the who addressed the conference.
She also told how two prisoners in Long of Musgrave Park Hospital ir BELLS under six stone.
An impressive plattorm. al constantly tampered ine deli Campbell of the Ngugi soldiers and Thiong'o defence committee;
representatives of ZANE, the Zimbabwe organisation, and FUEMSSO, the Malaysia student organisation.
Each of the speakers was able prison to point to the parallels between past ences of the British stare in their COITTIES role in Ireland today.
Horace Campbell's remarks Kenya were reutlerced by a talen of the 'campaign' apainst the Kikuya tribe in Kenya during the 1950s.
This was the emerednes contantly harassed, arrested. which the infamous Brigadier HEPATITIS has broken out in H-Block. This was the news given to the 230 who attended the United Troops Out Movement conference in London on 10 June, reports ATLEAN O'CALLAGHAN.
Committer experience.
The Kesh have been they weigh anti imperialist The bringing TACHTIITS of Belfast and Derry.
involvernient in W14 Kitson, now leading 'counter. insurgency expert, gained his high-point SEL conference was the premicr of the new anti-recruitntent m Home Soldier Home. This is a uses interviews with ex-soldiers showing the anti-working class and partisan nature of the British Army.
The film was followed by contributions from a number of ex-soldiers who told of thei experiences in the North of UTOM is shorrly pamphlet *British Soldiers Speak Our on SCINANCA CRETES TUre material on the experiences of ROSSODICTATE TOE SEREE If the conference is anything to go by, the pamphlet will be very worthwhile. Ic (30p & 15p päp) and the film (wbich can be hired for fi0) are available from Information on Ireland; c/c 1 North End Rd, London Ex-soldier GEORGE LENNOX at the conforence SOCIALIST.CHALLENGE 22 June 1978 page 7
dowble Figures by Christmas. He will that the BEFORE Jim Callaghan goes to the country he will have to make a tríp to Brighton. He will be looking for the backing of September's Trade Union congress for a new Phase 4.
Of course he won't call it that. Over six million trade unlogists have just voted against it at their summer conference.
Callaghan has to move quickly. His single figure inflution will be back in this alliance TUC-Government THE FU alliance conquered inflution and that at the expense of working chos living standards he muintained if the Tories are to be