42-day concession to be offered – BBC News
“The government is expected to offer a last-minute compensation deal to help push the 42-day detention plan through.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: detention
Hard core of rebels holds key to vote on 42-day detention – The Independent
“Gordon Brown’s fate in a crunch Commons vote tomorrow on the power to detain suspected terrorists for 42 days lies in the hands of a small group of wavering Labour MPs.”
The Independent, 10th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rights body threatens to bring legal challenge on 42-day detention – The Guardian
“The government’s human rights watchdog last night served notice that it will immediately launch a legal challenge to the government’s plan to extend the pre-charge detention limit to 42 days if it reaches the statute book. The Equality and Human Rights Commission, chaired by Trevor Phillips, backed its claim by publishing legal advice from Matrix Chambers that the extended limit would violate the European convention on human rights.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith hits out over 42-day terror plans – The Times
“Tony Blair’s Attorney-General has given warning that ministers’ safeguards for detaining suspects for up to 42 days have failed to make the proposals acceptable.”
The Times, 10th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gordon Brown set to lose on 42-day detention – The Times
“Gordon Brown’s chances of avoiding a humiliating defeat in the Commons this week dwindled after he effectively ruled out any more significant changes to proposals to detain terror suspects for 42 days without charge.”
The Times, 9th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police say 42-day detention plan is unworkable – The Times
“The plan to detain terror suspects for 42 days has become so convoluted and bureaucratic that police fear it will be almost unworkable, senior sources have told The Times.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
42-day detention would breach human rights law despite concessions, MPs warn – The Guardian
“The government’s concessions on 42-day pre-charge detention for terrorism suspects have left the legislation in breach of human rights law, the joint select committee on human rights will say today.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Only a ‘grave threat’ would trigger 42-day detention, say ministers – The Independent
“New powers to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge would be triggered only by a ‘grave and exceptional’ threat akin to the 7 July bombings in London, ministers said yesterday as they moved to defuse a potentially devastating revolt by Labour MPs.”
The Independent, 4th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
42-day detention: Smith reveals details of new safeguards – The Guardian
“Jacqui Smith today revealed new details of the government’s plans to introduce safeguards in its controversial legislation to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers sense terror vote shift – BBC News
“Confidence is growing among ministers that the threat of a government defeat over plans to extend detention without charge of terror suspects is receding.”
BBC News, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Complaint over British role in extraordinary rendition – The Guardian
“A complaint was made yesterday to the information commissioner about the government’s behaviour over the use of the British island of Diego Garcia for the rendition of US prisoners.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EU human rights chief renews attack on 42-day detention plan – The Guardian
“Allowing terrorist suspects to be held without charge for up to 42 days in the UK could encourage other EU countries to pass similar legislation, Europe’s human rights commissioner said today.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gordon Brown warns 42-day terror detention rebels that he won’t back down – The Times
“Gordon Brown will take one of the biggest gambles of his political career today by defying Labour MPs to back him or defeat him over holding terrorist suspects for 42 days.”
The Times, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Prison ships, torture claims, and missing detainees – The Guardian
“America may have held terror suspects in British territory, despite UK denials.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Guantanamo man on terror charge – BBC News
“The only remaining British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay has been charged with terrorism by a US military tribunal, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 30th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smith in final bid for 42-day detention – The Independent
“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is to make one final attempt to avert a Commons defeat over the plans to lock up terrorist suspects for up to 42 days without trial.”
The Independent, 30th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The last Briton in Guantanamo faces death penalty – The Independent
“A British resident who is facing the death penalty in Guantanamo Bay has made a final desperate plea to Gordon Brown to end his six-year ordeal and bring him home today.”
The Independent, 30th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Terror concessions being planned – BBC News
“The government will compromise to avoid defeat over plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects from 28 days to 42 days…”
BBC News, 29th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reformed jihadist released as court case begins – The Times
“A former jihadist recruiter who now seeks to deradicalise young Muslims was released without charge yesterday after being held for 12 days under the Terrorism Act.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Algerian demands ‘long-awaited’ apology from Jack Straw over arrest – The Times
“The Ministry of Justice has been refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it should compensate an Algerian man wrongly jailed for five months on suspicion of training one of the September 11 hijackers.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
