“The first British soldier ever to be convicted of a war crime was yesterday jailed for a year and dismissed from the army.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Further charges may be brought against British troops over the death of the Iraqi hotel worker Baha Mousa, Government lawyers revealed in court this week. The disclosure was made to five law lords who are being asked to decide whether the Human Rights Act entitles families of Iraqis killed under British occupation to independent inquiries into their deaths.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Law Lords are to consider whether the cases of six Iraqi civilians who died at the hands of the British are subject to UK human rights law.”
BBC News, 17th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Five of Britain’s most senior judges will begin hearing an appeal this week that could lead to independent inquiries into the deaths of Iraqi civilians at the hands of British troops in Iraq.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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