Category: inquiries

Torture inquiry will not lead to any prosecutions – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2010 in inquiries, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Sir Peter Gibson’s task in chairing the inquiry, David Cameron told MPs, will be to establish whether the British government and its intelligence agencies were involved in improper treatment of detainees held by other countries, and if so, to what extent. Gibson, a former appeal court judge, is trusted by MI5 and MI6 as the commissioner for the intelligence services, who draws up a short annual report on the work of the agencies based on evidence given to him in private.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2010

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Torture inquiry: Pressure from courts and victims forced government’s hand – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2010 in inquiries, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The scope of the torture inquiry outlined by David Cameron today (6 July) followed weeks of negotiations between Cameron and Nick Clegg; talks that were influenced by conversations not only with senior civil servants, but also with the security services, eminent judges and experts in international law.”

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The Guardian, 6th July 2010

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Government to compensate torture victims as official inquiry launched – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2010 in compensation, inquiries, intelligence services, news, torture, victims by sally

“David Cameron today (6 July) ordered an unprecedented inquiry into evidence and allegations of British complicity in the torture and abuse of terror suspects.”

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The Guardian, 6th July 2010

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Tortured terror suspects to get official inquiry at last – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2010 in inquiries, intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“David Cameron is tomorrow expected to announce the terms of a long-promised, judge-led inquiry into allegations of MI5’s complicity in the torture of terror suspects and into how British citizens and residents are to be compensated for being detained at Guantánamo Bay.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2010

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Chilcot inquiry: Iraq papers show Lord Goldsmith’s warning to Tony Blair – The Guardian

Posted July 1st, 2010 in attorney general, documents, illegality, inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“Tony Blair was warned by his government’s chief law officer that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal the day before he privately assured President George Bush he would support US-led military action, documents released today by the Chilcot inquiry reveal.”

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The Guardian, 30th June 2010

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Iraq inquiry publishes legal advice to Blair on war – BBC News

Posted June 30th, 2010 in attorney general, illegality, inquiries, Iraq, news by sally

“The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.”

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BBC News, 30th June 2010

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David Cameron agrees terms of UK torture inquiry – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2010 in inquiries, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“David Cameron and the foreign secretary, William Hague, are understood to have agreed the terms of a judge-led inquiry into claims that British security services were complicit in torture of terrorism suspects.”

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The Guardian, 29th June 2010

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Iraq war inquiry to resume public hearings – The Independent

Posted June 29th, 2010 in inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War will resume public hearings today after a break of nearly four months because of the general election.”

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The Independent, 29th June 2010

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Report due into Kirk Reid police rape inquiry – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2010 in inquiries, news, police, professional conduct, reports by sally

“The Metropolitan Police is expected to be criticised over its investigation of a sex attacker who targeted women in south-west London.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2010

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Results of Cherie Blair inquiry ‘were covered up’ – The Independent

Posted June 21st, 2010 in belief discrimination, complaints, inquiries, judges, news by sally

“The body which investigates complaints against judges has been accused of covering up the full extent of an investigation into Cherie Blair over her decision to hand down a lenient sentence to a convicted man because he was ‘a religious person’.”

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The Independent, 21st June 2010

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Bloody Sunday inquiry: too much, too late – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2010 in inquiries, news, Northern Ireland, witnesses by sally

“Lord Saville could have completed his inquiry into Bloody Sunday more quickly and cheaply if he had stuck to his remit.”

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The Guardian, 17th June 2010

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Bloody Sunday: Prosecutors say soldiers may face perjury charges – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2010 in armed forces, inquiries, news, Northern Ireland, perjury by sally

“State prosecutors in Northern Ireland and England confirmed tonight that they were considering prosecuting British soldiers for perjury in the light of the Saville inquiry’s conclusion that they lied about their role on Bloody Sunday.”

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The Guardian, 16th June 2010

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Bloody Sunday ‘unjustified and unjustifiable’ – The Independent

Posted June 15th, 2010 in armed forces, inquiries, news, Northern Ireland, reports by sally

“Fourteen civilians killed on Bloody Sunday died as a result of ‘unjustifiable firing’ by British soldiers, the long-awaited Saville Inquiry found today.”

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The Independent, 15th June 2010

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Related link: Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry

Lawyers for Bloody Sunday families view Saville report – BBC News

Posted June 15th, 2010 in armed forces, inquiries, news, Northern Ireland, reports by sally

“Lawyers for the families of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday and the soldiers involved are studying Lord Saville’s report on the events.”

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BBC News, 15th June 2010

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Lord Saville — an outstanding legal mind defined by Bloody Sunday inquiry –

Posted June 15th, 2010 in inquiries, judges, news by sally

“It is an irony of the Bloody Sunday inquiry that the most expensive and long judicial investigation in history was chaired by a judge chosen for his efficiency.”

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The Times, 14th June 2010

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EHRC to launch inquiry into disability hate crimes – The Guardian

Posted June 14th, 2010 in disabled persons, harassment, hate crime, inquiries, news by sally

“The Equality and Human Rights Commission is to launch a probe into disability hate crimes and harassment after figures revealed that a person appears in court every working day charged with abusing the disabled – often violently.”

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The Guardian, 14th June 2010

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Ken Clarke sets up secret inquiry into police killing of Azelle Rodney – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2010 in evidence, inquiries, interception, news, police by sally

“A ‘secret’ judicial inquiry is to be held into the death of Azelle Rodney, an unarmed 24-year-old black Londoner who was shot by a Metropolitan police marksman five years ago, the new justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has announced.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2010

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Saville inquiry: key evidence from Bloody Sunday – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2010 in armed forces, evidence, inquiries, news, Northern Ireland by sally

“The Bloody Sunday inquiry sat between April 1998 and January 2005. Much of the evidence was new, some contradictory. Here are some of the most significant disclosures.”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2010

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Bloody Sunday killings to be ruled unlawful – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2010 in armed forces, inquiries, news, Northern Ireland, unlawful killing by sally

“The long-awaited report into the Bloody Sunday massacre will conclude that a number of the fatal shootings of civilians by British soldiers were unlawful killings.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2010

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Council of Europe welcomes UK inquiry into torture and rendition – The Guardian

Posted June 10th, 2010 in human rights, inquiries, news, rendition, torture by sally

“The coalition government’s decision to hold an inquiry into the UK’s involvement in torture and rendition was today hailed by the Council of Europe as ‘a proper response’ which could offer an example to other nations.”

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The Guardian, 9th June 2010

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