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Campaign History

On December 17th 1999 Ruth Wyner, the Director of Wintercomfort for the homeless in Cambridge England, and John Brock, the charity's Day Centre Manager, were sent to prison for five and four years respectively because some of the people they were helping were secretly exchanging drugs on the premises.

Read about the events leading up to the arrest, the subsequent trial, conviction and sentencing and the wider implications for all those working with the homeless by clicking on the buttons on the left.

Cambridge Two appeal

On 21st December 2000 the Royal Court of Appeal delivered its verdict: the convictions against Ruth and John have been upheld.
Please click here for more details

On Friday 1st December the Cambridge Two, charity workers Ruth Wyner and John Brock went to the Appeal Court in an effort to clear their names.

Click here to read Ruth's comments on the December 1st appeal



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