Theresa Wolfwood : l'affaire Luk Vervaet, an English review
Photo : Terry Wolfwood (left) with Aischa, a former Palestinian prisoner. Flinker, Jean &  others. L'affaire Luk Vervaet.  2011.  Revue Contradictions.   Bruxelles, Belgique      English review by Theresa  Wolfwood.      On July 14, 2011, I received a press article  from Belgium that states in part, “A  Belgian prison teacher has won a two year battle against a work ban on security  grounds. Luk Vervaet, who had taught in prisons for five years when he was  summarily dismissed from his post in August 2009, was a regular commentator on  prison issues for national newspapers and had collaborated with academic  research projects into prison conditions, high suicides rates, and the growing  use of solidarity confinement especially within the context of anti-terrorist  regimes. For two years, Luk Vervaet and his lawyers battled through the Belgian  courts for an explanation as to why he was banned from working in prisons for  reasons of security and the basis of secret evidence prov...
 
