“Intelligence officers could be prosecuted for aiding and abetting torture overseas because new guidelines are not clear enough, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2011
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“Press reports that the government’s forthcoming torture inquiry will not investigate rendition are ‘simply wrong’, the inquiry’s senior lawyer said on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2011
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“Campaigners condemn decision not to include ‘murky’ issue of detainee transfers in investigation as ‘only doing half the job’.”
The Independent, 15th May 2011
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“The high court ruling condemning the MoD for restricting funding for litigation underlines the importance of judicial review.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2011
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“The Ministry of Defence has been condemned by the high court for stifling legal challenges over the treatment of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2011
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“The Government cannot be held legally liable for British colonial atrocities committed during the Mau Mau Uprising, the High Court heard today.”
The Independent, 7th April 2011
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“The Ministry of Defence lobbied behind closed doors to restrict the provision of legal aid to claimants questioning the treatment of military detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, the high court has heard.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
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“The Foreign office has issued guidance to all its staff for the first time on how to spot signs of torture.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2011
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“The secret services, backed by a little-noticed judgment, have given the go-ahead to using torture-induced intelligence.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2011
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“Appeal court rejects Rangzieb Ahmed’s claim that British authorities ‘outsourced’ his torture to Pakistan.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2011
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“An inquiry set up by David Cameron to examine Britain’s involvement in torture and rendition since 9/11 is running into trouble even before it has begun hearing evidence, with human rights organisations warning that it will fail to meet the UK’s obligations under international and domestic law.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2011
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“A Darfuri torture victim is today set to be deported back to Sudan, where she believes she could be killed, due to what her supporters claim is a ‘bureaucratic blunder’ by the Home Office.”
The Independent, 14th February 2011
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“Proposals by MI5 and MI6 to extend courtroom secrecy to civil trials would unfairly restrict the right of the media to act as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the public, the supreme court heard today (25 January).”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
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“MI5 and MI6 will argue in a test case before the supreme court tomorrow that in future no intelligence gathered abroad, even if initially obtained through torture, should ever be disclosed in a British court.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2011
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“The British government faces a legal challenge over allegations it was complicit in the torture of Bangladeshi MP Salauddin Chowdhury, who was arrested by the country’s security forces earlier this month.”
The Guardian, 31st December 2010
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“A man convicted of serious terrorism offences in the UK has launched an appeal, telling judges the UK was complicit in his torture abroad.”
BBC News, 30th November 2010
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“A man convicted of serious terrorism offences is to launch an appeal against his conviction today on the grounds that the British government was complicit in the torture he suffered before being put on trial.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2010
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“The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped its investigation into an MI5 officer accused of complicity in the mistreatment of Binyam Mohamed.”
BBC News, 17th November 2010
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“Compensation payments and legal costs for 16 British citizens and residents who claim they were tortured at Guantanamo Bay could leave the Government footing a bill of up to £30m.”
The Independent, 17th November 2010
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“The government will announce today that it will pay millions of pounds in compensation to former Guantánamo Bay detainees following weeks of negotiations between lawyers for the government and the former prisoners.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2010
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