“The British soldiers responsible for the death of Baha Mousa must face prosecution in the light of the damning public inquiry findings, lawyers for his family said.”
The Independent, 8th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Asking detainees if they have any complaints about their treatment and letting prison inspectors visit battlefield holding centres were among the 73 recommendations made by the Baha Mousa inquiry chairman, Sir William Gage.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The 1,400 page final report on the inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa has been published today after three years of hearings. The chairman of the inquiry, retired Court of Appeal judge Sir William Gage, has condemned members of the 1st Battalion The Queen’s Lancashire Regiment for their ‘lack of moral courage’ to report abuse and the use of banned interrogation after Mousa died of 93 injuries in British army custody in Basra in 2003.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th September 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Related link: The Report of the Baha Mousa Inquiry
“An innocent Iraqi civilian died in British Army custody after suffering ‘an appalling episode of serious gratuitous violence’, a public inquiry concluded today.”
The Independent, 8th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An unprecedented, two-year public inquiry into the conduct of British soldiers in Iraq is expected to report stinging criticism of senior army officers and their legal advisers, and highlight the failure to pass orders down the chain of command.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Private security officers employed to remove detainees from the UK showed ‘a shamefully unprofessional and derogatory attitude’, using unnecessary force and racist language, according to the chief inspector of prisons.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“As of today, government or private institutions tasked with keeping people in custody will be accountable in criminal law if it can be shown that a ‘gross duty of care’ has led to the death of a detainee.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st September 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Police and other authorities can now be prosecuted over deaths in custody in England, Scotland and Wales.”
BBC News, 1st September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police forces, prisons and youth detention centres face prosecution for corporate homicide from this week if an individual dies in their custody.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An investigation has been launched by the police watchdog following the death of a man who was restrained using pepper spray.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Separate investigations into three deaths in immigration removal centres (IRC) in the past month have been launched by the police, amid growing concern about the treatment of detainees.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The death of the seventh teenager in custody this year has triggered calls for an independent inquiry into the imprisonment of young people which campaigners say needs a ‘complete overhaul’.”
The Independent, 9th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 31-year-old woman has died in custody in York, prompting an investigation by the police watchdog.”
BBC News, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) into the death of a ‘vulnerable’ man in a police cell has found “staff failed” to protect him.”
BBC News, 25th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Failures by custody staff at Bath police station contributed directly to the death of a man found drunk in the street, an inquest has found.”
BBC News, 18th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Campaigners have voiced mounting concern over the recent deaths of five teenagers in five jails across England in just five weeks. In the latest case, Ryan Clark, aged 17, was found hanging in his cell at Wetherby young offenders’ institution, near Leeds, while on remand on 18 April. He was the first person under the age of 18 to die in prison custody for more than three and a half years.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The independent police watchdog is investigating after a father-to-be died in police custody following an apparent altercation at a pub in east London.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Inquest jury finds serious system failure at secure training centre where Adam Rickwood, 14, killed himself.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A second inquest into the death of the youngest person to die in custody begins today after a high court battle. Adam Rickwood was just 14 when he died in August 2004. He was found hanging in his cell in Hassockfield Secure Training Centre (STC), County Durham, hours after he was restrained by staff.”
The Guardian, 10th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There were perceptible and sound policy reasons why the defence of ex turpi causa non oritur actio did not form part of the Strasbourg jurisprudence, save when the matter came to just satisfaction. To introduce it into a claim under the Human Rights Act 1998 would be to create a barrier which citizens of other member states did not face.”
WLR Daily, 16th December 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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