Terror suspects could win damages after control orders ruling – The Guardian

Posted July 29th, 2010 in control orders, damages, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“A court of appeal ruling today cleared the way for two international terrorism suspects to claim damages for having control orders wrongly imposed on them for three and a half years.”

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The Guardian, 28th July 2010

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Anti-terrorism stop and search powers dropped – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 9th, 2010 in EC law, news, police, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“Anti-terror stop and search powers that allow police to search individuals even without reasons for suspicion have been effectively abandoned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th 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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Judges reject government appeal over stop-and-search – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in EC law, news, race discrimination, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“The Home Office says it is reviewing counter-terrorism laws after a European court decided the government could not appeal against a ruling that said random stop and searches were illegal.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

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‘Torture’ man wins appeal right – BBC News

“A Briton who says he was tortured in Pakistan with the complicity of UK security services has won the right to appeal against his terror convictions.”

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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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Government urged to publish ‘terror guidelines’ – BBC News

Posted June 29th, 2010 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The government is facing growing demands to publish guidance given to UK intelligence officers interrogating terrorist suspects overseas.”

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BBC News, 29th June 2010

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Civil liberties row sparked by tough parole controls on terrorism act offenders – The Observer

Posted June 28th, 2010 in human rights, news, probation, release on licence, terrorism by sally

“A major civil liberties row is threatening to erupt over the ‘unprecedented’ parole conditions imposed on members of Islamist groups now being released from prison having completed their sentences for terrorist offences.”

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The Observer, 27th June 2010

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Theresa May averts fight over 28-day detention with call for renewal – The Guardian

Posted June 25th, 2010 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Theresa May, the home secretary, today sidestepped an early confrontation with Liberal Democrat and Tory backbenchers by telling MPs that the measure allowing terror suspects to be held for 28 days before charge should be temporarily renewed for six months.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2010

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Neo-Nazis convicted of race hate charges – The Independent

Posted June 25th, 2010 in hate crime, inciting racial hatred, news, racism, terrorism by sally

“Two ‘proud neo-Nazis’ who posted abusive messages on the internet about Jews and other ethnic minorities were convicted of inciting racial hatred today.”

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The Independent, 24th June 2010

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Man in Blair and Brown murder threat jailed – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2010 in news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

“A man who urged Muslims to assassinate Tony Blair and Gordon Brown has been jailed for five years.”

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BBC News, 24th June 2010

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Rangzieb Ahmed to appeal terrorism conviction – The Guardian

Posted June 24th, 2010 in appeals, intelligence services, news, private hearings, terrorism, torture by sally

“Media organisations want appeal of Manchester man, who complained that MI5 was complicit in his torture in Pakistan, to be heard in open court.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2010

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Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP (No 2) – WLR Daily

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP (No 2) [2010] UKSC 26; [2010] WLR (D) 154

 “The public interest in publishing a full report of control order proceedings, identifying the suspected terrorist involved, had to give way to the need to protect the suspected terrorist from the risk of violence in circumstances where he was required to live in a town in which there were considerable community tensions and racist attacks on members of the Muslim community had taken place.”

WLR Daily, 23rd June 2010

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Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Home secretary Theresa May bans radical preacher Zakir Naik from entering UK – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 18th, 2010 in news, terrorism, visas by sally

“A radical preacher who claimed that ‘every Muslim should be a terrorist’ has been banned from coming to Britain, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010

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Bank Mellat v HM Treasury – WLR Daily

Posted June 16th, 2010 in banking, Iran, law reports, nuclear weapons, proportionality, terrorism by sally

Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2010] EWHC 1332 (QB); [2010] WLR (D) 148

“The powers conferred on HM Treasury by Sch 7 to the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 to give directions by order to persons operating in the United Kingdom financial sector could be lawfully exercised without allowing persons likely to be adversely affected by the order an opportunity to make prior representations; and the test of proportionality applied by para 9(6) of Sch 7 to the requirements imposed by such a direction was to be interpreted consistently with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, according to which the means used did not always have to be limited to the minimum necessary to accomplish the legislative objective.”

WLR Daily, 15th June 2010

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Human Rights Act helps fight terrorism says head of Supreme Court – The Guardian

Posted June 14th, 2010 in human rights, judges, lectures, news, speeches, terrorism by sally

“The head of Britain’s highest court defends the Human Rights Act and responds to accusations that the act is hampering the fight against terrorism.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2010

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Thousands of anti-terror searches were illegal – BBC News

Posted June 10th, 2010 in news, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“Thousands of people across the UK might have been stopped and searched illegally, figures released by the Home Office suggest.”

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BBC News, 10th June 2010

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The Second James MacKeith Lecture: Torture old and new – The Guardian

Posted May 25th, 2010 in lectures, terrorism, torture by sally

“Read in full Justice Arthur Chaskalson’s lecture on the accountability of professionals for torture in the war against terror.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2010

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Councils using anti-terror laws to spy on dog walkers – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 24th, 2010 in investigatory powers, local government, news, terrorism by sally

“Councils spied on dog walkers suspected of not clearing up after their pets in a string of abuses of their covert surveillance rights, a report published today said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2010

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Control orders: A battleground between liberty and security in the spotlight – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2010 in control orders, news, terrorism by sally

“The Lib Dems abhor them but the coalition has already used the controversial anti-terror measures.”

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The Guardian, 23rd May 2010

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