An MP who championed one of the most controversial miscarriage of justice campaigns of recent years has given the papers to his old university.
Sunderland South MP Chris Mullin has given all his documents about the Birmingham Six to Hull University library.
The six were convicted in 1975 for pub bombings that killed 21 people.
The MP was with them when their convictions were overturned by the Court of Appeal in March 1991.
Life imprisonment
The Birmingham Six were Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William Power and John Walker.
They were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975 for two pub bombings in Birmingham on 21 November 1974 which killed 21 people and injured 182.
Their convictions were overturned by the Court of Appeal on 14 March 1991.
Mr Mullin, a Hull university graduate, has long championed civil liberties and before entering Parliament in 1987 was best-known as a crusading journalist.
A 'natural choice'
He was one of the first to campaign on behalf of the Birmingham Six, and led their fight for justice. His book An Error of Judgement tells the story.
The MP, who is now a Foreign Office minister, said: "As a graduate of the University of Hull, it was a natural choice.
"And I know that the library already has important archival material relating to civil liberties and human rights."
These include papers about other miscarriage cases, including the campaign for the release of the Guildford Four.
Other MPs, including deputy prime minister John Prescott, who represents Hull East and Greater Grimsby's Austin Mitchell, have also deposited papers at the university library.
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