“Hundreds of Afghans living in Britain face being deported after immigration judges ruled that their home country’s bloody conflict did not make the region an unsafe place to return failed asylum-seekers.”
The Independent, 23rd October 2009
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“A human rights group began legal action against the government today in a case involving two alleged victims of rendition to Afghanistan who may have been tortured.”
The Guardian, 17th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Reprieve, a human rights organisation is suing the British Government over questions of alleged rendition to Afghanistan.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ministers have admitted the Government sent secret agents to interview a British detainee in Afghanistan, supporting allegations MI5 and MI6 officers were present while he was tortured by his American captors.”
The Independent, 10th August 2009
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“A Devon Territorial Army soldier who died when his vehicle hit a landmine in Afghanistan was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled.”
BBC News, 8th July 2009
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“Fresh allegations that Afghans captured by British soldiers have been mistreated by security forces are so serious they should be the subject of a full high court hearing, government lawyers have admitted.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Commanding officers in Afghanistan have been offered indemnity from prosecution under human-rights laws if they make a decision that leads to the death of a soldier.”
The Times, 15th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The families of three SAS soldiers and a female corporal killed in Afghanistan when their Land Rover hit a landmine have a strong legal basis for suing the Ministry of Defence under the European Convention on Human Rights, according to a senior barrister.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A coroner today blamed the death of soldier in a minefield in Afghanistan on a lack of equipment and said those responsible ‘should hang their heads in shame’.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
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“A British soldier who was crushed while repairing a tank in Afghanistan died becasue his regiment was not provided with proper equipement, a coroner ruled.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
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“A Royal Marine who lost both his legs and an arm in a Taliban landmine blast in Afghanistan has been told by the Ministry of Defence that he is not entitled to the full compensation package offered to injured troops.”
The Observer, 23rd March 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“Hundreds of Iraqis and Afghans captured by British and American special forces were rendered to prisons where they faced torture, a former SAS soldier said yesterday. Ben Griffin said individuals detained by SAS troops in a joint UK-US special forces taskforce had ended up in interrogation centres in Iraq, including the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, and in Afghanistan, as well as Guantánamo Bay.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Families of British service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are being obstructed by the MoD in their efforts to discover how their children died, it was claimed yesterday.”
The Independent on Sunday, 14th October 2007
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“A verdict of unlawful killing has been recorded on the first British Muslim soldier to be killed during the conflict in Afghanistan.”
BBC News, 11th October 2007
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