“Three senior judges have granted permission to the Guardian to challenge a court’s decision to keep secret a set of documents.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The home secretary should lose the power to intervene on human rights grounds in extradition cases, an official judge-led inquiry has recommended.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The coalition government pledged to review extradition. The review, led by Sir Scott Baker, a former Court of Appeal judge, looked at extradition arrangements to the US and the European Union, which are covered by two separate pieces of law.”
BBC News, 18th October 2011
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“Controversial extradition legislation under which Gary McKinnon, who has Asperger’s syndrome, faces being sent for trial in the United States on computer hacking charges is not ‘lopsided’ or biased against British citizens, a judge-led review will report on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2011
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“The Guardian’s efforts to win the right to see a set of key documents in a controversial extradition case continued today (11 October) at the court of appeal, where judges indicated they were minded to allow the paper an opportunity to appeal a High Court decision.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2011
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“The prospect of the British man Shrien Dewani being flown to South Africa to face trial over the murder of his wife, Anni, moved a step closer when the home secretary signed an order for his extradition.”
The Guardian, 28th September 2011
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“A self-styled evangelical archbishop who claimed he could deliver ‘miracle babies’ to infertile women in Britain is to be extradited to his home country of Kenya to face accusations of child abduction.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2011
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“Britain’s top prosecutor has said he wants the chief suspect in the WPc Yvonne Fletcher murder case to be tried in the Old Bailey.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2011
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“A man who stabbed a woman to death and then travelled on a train with the body in a suitcase has been convicted of murder.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2011
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“Shrien Dewani can be extradited to South Africa to face trial for organising the murder of his wife Anni on their honeymoon last year, a district court judge has ruled.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2011
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“The family of a south London man who is fighting against his extradition to the US on terrorism charges have called for him to be tried in the UK.”
BBC News, 21st July 2011
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“The family of Anni Dewani, who was murdered on her honeymoon in South Africa, told how they wanted ‘closure’ as extradition proceedings against her husband, Shrien, drew to a conclusion.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A British man accused of arranging for his wife to be murdered while they were on honeymoon in South Africa would be considered unfit to stand trial if he was facing a British court, his extradition hearing has been told.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2011
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“A Kazakh businessman, exiled in Britain and facing claims that he has embezzled $4bn (£2.4bn), has won his battle to gain asylum in the UK.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2011
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“Julian Assange’s sexual behaviour was ‘disrespectful, discourteous and pushing the boundaries’ – but not rape, the WikiLeaks founder’s legal team insists, in a change of strategy they hope will save him from extradition to Sweden.”
The Independent, 13th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder wanted in Sweden over accusations of sexual assault, will launch a fresh appeal on Tuesday against his extradition at the high court in London.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
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“British website owners could face extradition to the US on piracy charges even if their operation has no connection to America and does something which is most probably legal in the UK, the official leading US web anti-piracy efforts has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A hair fetishist has been given a ‘whole life’ jail sentence for the ‘depraved’ and ‘callous’ murder and mutilation of a mother of two.”
The Independent,
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“A man with a fetish for surreptitiously cutting locks of hair from girls and women has been found guilty of murdering a British seamstress and now faces extradition over the killing of a teenager in Italy.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2011
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“The UK’s extradition arrangements with the US and the EU must be overhauled to better protect rights of individuals, a committee of MPs and peers is arguing.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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