Current Awareness » torture http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Regina (EO and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/regina-eo-and-others-v-secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/regina-eo-and-others-v-secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:47:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83880 Regina (EO and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1236 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 190

“In deciding when an immigrant into the United Kingdom should not be detained because they had been tortured the definition of torture in the Secretary of State’s detention policy in force before January 2013 was any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, was intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person had committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based upon discrimination of any kind.”

WLR Daily, 17th May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/regina-eo-and-others-v-secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Abdel Hakim Belhaj torture case may be heard in secret court – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/abdel-hakim-belhaj-torture-case-may-be-heard-in-secret-court-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/abdel-hakim-belhaj-torture-case-may-be-heard-in-secret-court-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:44:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83842 “One of the first cases to be heard by the government’s new generation of secret courts may be a claim brought by a Libyan dissident who was kidnapped along with his pregnant wife and flown to one of Muammar Gaddafi’s prisons.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/abdel-hakim-belhaj-torture-case-may-be-heard-in-secret-court-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Torture victims win test case over detention in UK immigration centres – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/torture-victims-win-test-case-over-detention-in-uk-immigration-centres-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/torture-victims-win-test-case-over-detention-in-uk-immigration-centres-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:58:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83831 “The Home Office has been ordered by the high court to pay compensation to four torture survivors who were unlawfully held in British immigration detention centres.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/torture-victims-win-test-case-over-detention-in-uk-immigration-centres-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Detainees win torture claims test case – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/detainees-win-torture-claims-test-case-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/detainees-win-torture-claims-test-case-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:06:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83770 “Hundreds of people who were tortured before seeking asylum in the UK could seek compensation and release from immigration detention.”

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BBC News, 17th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/detainees-win-torture-claims-test-case-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada launches fresh bid to be released from prison – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/abu-qatada-launches-fresh-bid-to-be-released-from-prison-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/abu-qatada-launches-fresh-bid-to-be-released-from-prison-the-independent/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83763 “Radical cleric Abu Qatada will launch a fresh bid for freedom today as he seeks to be released from prison at an immigration tribunal.”

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The Independent, 20th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/abu-qatada-launches-fresh-bid-to-be-released-from-prison-the-independent/feed/ 0 Oxford gang found guilty of grooming and sexually exploiting girls – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/oxford-gang-found-guilty-of-grooming-and-sexually-exploiting-girls-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/oxford-gang-found-guilty-of-grooming-and-sexually-exploiting-girls-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:51:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83662 “A gang of abusers who subjected vulnerable girls in Oxford to years of rape, torture and extreme sexual violence has been convicted at the Old Bailey in one of the biggest child sexual exploitation trials in recent years.”

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The Guardian, 14th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/oxford-gang-found-guilty-of-grooming-and-sexually-exploiting-girls-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Theresa May’s treaty with Jordan: this is the game-changer she needs – Head of Legal http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/theresa-mays-treaty-with-jordan-this-is-the-game-changer-she-needs-head-of-legal/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/theresa-mays-treaty-with-jordan-this-is-the-game-changer-she-needs-head-of-legal/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:31:51 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83266 “A day after the Court of Appeal refused her permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in the Abu Qatada case, Theresa May’s announcement today of a mutual legal assistance treaty with Jordan seems finally to turn the case in her favour.”

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Head of Legal, 24th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/theresa-mays-treaty-with-jordan-this-is-the-game-changer-she-needs-head-of-legal/feed/ 0 Can Britain withdraw from the European human rights convention? – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/can-britain-withdraw-from-the-european-human-rights-convention-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/can-britain-withdraw-from-the-european-human-rights-convention-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:56:22 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83214 “It is theoretically possible to withdraw temporarily from the European convention on human rights particularly over matters involving terrorism.”

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The Guardian, 24th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/can-britain-withdraw-from-the-european-human-rights-convention-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Theresa May to set out next steps over Abu Qatada deportation – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/theresa-may-to-set-out-next-steps-over-abu-qatada-deportation-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/theresa-may-to-set-out-next-steps-over-abu-qatada-deportation-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:24:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83194 “Theresa May is to detail renewed diplomatic attempts to secure fresh assurances from Jordan that the radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada will not face a trial based on torture-obtained evidence if he is deported from Britain.”

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The Guardian, 24th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/theresa-may-to-set-out-next-steps-over-abu-qatada-deportation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Last British resident in Guantánamo ‘may never be allowed home’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/last-british-resident-in-guantanamo-may-never-be-allowed-home-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/last-british-resident-in-guantanamo-may-never-be-allowed-home-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:41:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83133 “The last British resident being held in Guantánamo Bay may never be allowed to return to his family in London because of an alleged ‘secret deal’ between US authorities, Saudi Arabia and the British security services.”

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The Guardian, 20th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/last-british-resident-in-guantanamo-may-never-be-allowed-home-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Al-Swaiedi inquiry: Teenager was tortured and hanged, claims his uncle – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/al-swaiedi-inquiry-teenager-was-tortured-and-hanged-claims-his-uncle-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/al-swaiedi-inquiry-teenager-was-tortured-and-hanged-claims-his-uncle-the-independent/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:31:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83095 “A teenager who it is claimed was unlawfully killed by British troops in Iraq had been tortured and hanged, his uncle has claimed.”

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The Independent, 18th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/al-swaiedi-inquiry-teenager-was-tortured-and-hanged-claims-his-uncle-the-independent/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada: Home Office seeks Supreme Court appeal permission – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/abu-qatada-home-office-seeks-supreme-court-appeal-permission-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/abu-qatada-home-office-seeks-supreme-court-appeal-permission-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:03:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83040 “The government has asked for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court against a ruling preventing the deportation of radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada.”

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BBC News, 17th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/abu-qatada-home-office-seeks-supreme-court-appeal-permission-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Conor Gearty: The Important Inconvenience of the Rule of Law – UK Constitutional Law Group http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/conor-gearty-the-important-inconvenience-of-the-rule-of-law-uk-constitutional-law-group/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/conor-gearty-the-important-inconvenience-of-the-rule-of-law-uk-constitutional-law-group/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:02:42 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82785 “Omar Othman is a resident of this country – guilty of no crime and up to now facing no charges – whose home country wants to put him on trial in a case where the key evidence against him will in all likelihood have been procured by torture. The only reason he probably won’t be tortured is because the state concerned has reluctantly promised (as an inducement to get him back) not to follow its usual routine.”

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UK Constitutional Law Group, 30th March 2013

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/conor-gearty-the-important-inconvenience-of-the-rule-of-law-uk-constitutional-law-group/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada: Government loses deportation appeal – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/abu-qatada-government-loses-deportation-appeal-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/abu-qatada-government-loses-deportation-appeal-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:25:13 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82735 “Home Secretary Theresa May has lost her appeal against a ruling preventing the
deportation of preacher Abu Qatada.”

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BBC News, 27th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/abu-qatada-government-loses-deportation-appeal-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada deportation decision due – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/abu-qatada-deportation-decision-due-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/abu-qatada-deportation-decision-due-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:14:09 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82686 “Home Secretary Theresa May is due to learn whether she has won an appeal to
overturn a decision to allow radical cleric Abu Qatada to stay in the UK.”

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BBC News, 27th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/abu-qatada-deportation-decision-due-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Decision on hold after Home Secretary’s appeal against ruling that blocked Abu Qatada deportation – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/decision-on-hold-after-home-secretarys-appeal-against-ruling-that-blocked-abu-qatada-deportation-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/decision-on-hold-after-home-secretarys-appeal-against-ruling-that-blocked-abu-qatada-deportation-the-independent/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:07:14 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82358 “The Government’s seemingly endless battle to deport the radical cleric Abu Qatada went back before the courts today.”

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The Independent, 11th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/decision-on-hold-after-home-secretarys-appeal-against-ruling-that-blocked-abu-qatada-deportation-the-independent/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada must remain in custody – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/abu-qatada-must-remain-in-custody-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/abu-qatada-must-remain-in-custody-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:33:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82337 “Radical preacher Abu Qatada must remain in custody following his arrest for allegedly breaching his bail conditions, a judge has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/abu-qatada-must-remain-in-custody-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Helena Kennedy takes Theresa May to task over human rights laws – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/helena-kennedy-takes-theresa-may-to-task-over-human-rights-laws-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/helena-kennedy-takes-theresa-may-to-task-over-human-rights-laws-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:31:16 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82297 “Theresa May is wrong to claim that judges should be more willing to deport
foreign criminals, according to Helena Kennedy QC.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/helena-kennedy-takes-theresa-may-to-task-over-human-rights-laws-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Al-Sweady inquiry opens in UK into deaths of Iraqis – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/al-sweady-inquiry-opens-in-uk-into-deaths-of-iraqis-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/al-sweady-inquiry-opens-in-uk-into-deaths-of-iraqis-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:34:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82195 “A public inquiry will open later in London into allegations that up to 20 Iraqis were murdered after a gun battle with British troops in 2004.”

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BBC News, 4th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/al-sweady-inquiry-opens-in-uk-into-deaths-of-iraqis-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Libyan politician offers to settle UK lawsuit for £3 and an apology – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/libyan-politician-offers-to-settle-uk-lawsuit-for-3-and-an-apology-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/libyan-politician-offers-to-settle-uk-lawsuit-for-3-and-an-apology-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:17:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82192 “A Libyan politician who is suing the former foreign secretary Jack Straw and the British government for damages after being kidnapped and taken to one of Gaddafi’s jails has offered to settle the case for just £3, providing he also receives an unreserved apology.”

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The Guardian, 4th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/libyan-politician-offers-to-settle-uk-lawsuit-for-3-and-an-apology-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Tamil deportations from UK blocked by London High Court – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/tamil-deportations-from-uk-blocked-by-london-high-court-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/tamil-deportations-from-uk-blocked-by-london-high-court-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:11:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82140 “The High Court in London has blocked the deportation of a group of failed Tamil asylum seekers scheduled to be sent back to Sri Lanka on Thursday.”

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BBC News, 28th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/tamil-deportations-from-uk-blocked-by-london-high-court-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Al-Byati: Iraqi doctor denies tribunal claims – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/al-byati-iraqi-doctor-denies-tribunal-claims-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/al-byati-iraqi-doctor-denies-tribunal-claims-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:18:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82113 “An Iraqi doctor has been accused of committing crimes against humanity as part of Saddam Hussein’s regime, a medical tribunal has heard.”

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BBC News, 26th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/al-byati-iraqi-doctor-denies-tribunal-claims-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Shouting is a lawful interrogation technique, says High Court – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/shouting-is-a-lawful-interrogation-technique-says-high-court-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/shouting-is-a-lawful-interrogation-technique-says-high-court-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:49:02 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81844 “Ali Hussein v Secretary of State for Defence [2013] EWHC 95 (Admin) –
Collins J has dismissed a claim that the MOD’s policy of allowing interrogators to shout at a captured person in order to obtain information is unlawfully oppressive. Not only did the complaint fail but it was denounced as ‘misconceived’ and one which should never have been pursued.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/shouting-is-a-lawful-interrogation-technique-says-high-court-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Deaths of prisoners in British custody in Iraq to be re-investigated, court told – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/deaths-of-prisoners-in-british-custody-in-iraq-to-be-re-investigated-court-told-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/deaths-of-prisoners-in-british-custody-in-iraq-to-be-re-investigated-court-told-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:25:17 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81542 “Fresh investigations have been ordered into the deaths of several prisoners who died in suspicious circumstances while under British military custody in Iraq, the high court has been told.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/deaths-of-prisoners-in-british-custody-in-iraq-to-be-re-investigated-court-told-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Iraqis seek public inquiry at the High Court over UK troops’ ‘acts of brutality’ – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/iraqis-seek-public-inquiry-at-the-high-court-over-uk-troops-acts-of-brutality-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/iraqis-seek-public-inquiry-at-the-high-court-over-uk-troops-acts-of-brutality-the-independent/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:45:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81521 “Allegations that British troops in Iraq were guilty of killing civilians and ‘terrifying acts of brutality’ were made at the High Court today [29 January].”

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The Independent, 29th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/iraqis-seek-public-inquiry-at-the-high-court-over-uk-troops-acts-of-brutality-the-independent/feed/ 0 Is Britain guilty of systemic torture in Iraq? – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/is-britain-guilty-of-systemic-torture-in-iraq-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/is-britain-guilty-of-systemic-torture-in-iraq-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:51:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81347 “High court to hear shocking testimonies alleging sexual abuse and torture of Iraqi prisoners and their families by British armed forces between 2003 and 2008.”

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The Guardian, 19th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/is-britain-guilty-of-systemic-torture-in-iraq-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Torture claim redactions ‘show dangers of secret courts’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/torture-claim-redactions-show-dangers-of-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/torture-claim-redactions-show-dangers-of-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:48:54 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81169 “Two versions of a highly sensitive military witness statement – initially substantially withheld, then later revealed – illustrate the dangers of government plans to expand secret courts, according to campaigners.”

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The Guardian, 10th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/torture-claim-redactions-show-dangers-of-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 MoD pays out £14m compensation to Iraqis over torture claims – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/mod-pays-out-14m-compensation-to-iraqis-over-torture-claims-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/mod-pays-out-14m-compensation-to-iraqis-over-torture-claims-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:05:48 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81054 “The Ministry of Defence last night confirmed it had paid out £14m in
compensation to more than 200 Iraqis who claimed that British forces detainedthem illegally and tortured them.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/mod-pays-out-14m-compensation-to-iraqis-over-torture-claims-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Baha Mousa army doctor found guilty of serious misconduct – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/baha-mousa-army-doctor-found-guilty-of-serious-misconduct-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/baha-mousa-army-doctor-found-guilty-of-serious-misconduct-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:27:06 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80976 “A former British army doctor has been found guilty of serious misconduct by medical watchdogs over the death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa and will now face possible sanctions against his working as a medic.”

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The Guardian, 18th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/baha-mousa-army-doctor-found-guilty-of-serious-misconduct-the-guardian/feed/ 0 UK pays £2.2m to settle Libyan rendition claim – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/uk-pays-2-2m-to-settle-libyan-rendition-claim-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/uk-pays-2-2m-to-settle-libyan-rendition-claim-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:40:52 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80884 “The UK government has agreed to pay £2.2m ($3.5m) to a Libyan dissident and his
family who say MI6 was involved in their illegal rendition.”

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BBC News, 13th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/uk-pays-2-2m-to-settle-libyan-rendition-claim-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Theresa May wins Abu Qatada court appeal bid – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/theresa-may-wins-abu-qatada-court-appeal-bid-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/theresa-may-wins-abu-qatada-court-appeal-bid-the-independent/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:43:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80737 “Home Secretary Theresa May has been granted permission to appeal against the decision to allow radical preacher Abu Qatada to stay in the UK, court officials said today.”

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The Independent, 5th December 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/theresa-may-wins-abu-qatada-court-appeal-bid-the-independent/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada appeal launched by home secretary – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/abu-qatada-appeal-launched-by-home-secretary-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/abu-qatada-appeal-launched-by-home-secretary-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:45:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80696 “The home secretary has launched a legal challenge against the decision to allow the radical preacher Abu Qatada to stay in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 3rd December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/abu-qatada-appeal-launched-by-home-secretary-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Qatada associate will stay in UK, court signals – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/qatada-associate-will-stay-in-uk-court-signals-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/qatada-associate-will-stay-in-uk-court-signals-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:08:38 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80418 “An Islamic fanatic linked with Abu Qatada will stay in the UK even though the Supreme Court has ruled he should not be granted asylum.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/qatada-associate-will-stay-in-uk-court-signals-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada: in the public interest – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-in-the-public-interest-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-in-the-public-interest-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:40:15 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80294 “You may have heard that the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) decided on Tuesday that Abu Qatada, an alleged terrorist who has been detained for the best part of the last seven years awaiting deportation to his native Jordan, cannot be deported. There would be a real risk, ruled SIAC, that he would face a flagrant denial of justice in his ensuing trial.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 16th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-in-the-public-interest-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada: Preventing a flagrant denial of justice – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-preventing-a-flagrant-denial-of-justice-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-preventing-a-flagrant-denial-of-justice-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:03:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80248 “Earlier today [13 November], Abu Qatada was released from Long Lartin prison following his successful appeal before the Special Immigration Appeal’s Commission (SIAC). Qatada was challenging the decision to deport him to Jordan, where he faces a retrial for alleged terrorism offences.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-preventing-a-flagrant-denial-of-justice-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Theresa May faces long battle to overturn Abu Qatada deportation ruling – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/theresa-may-faces-long-battle-to-overturn-abu-qatada-deportation-ruling-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/theresa-may-faces-long-battle-to-overturn-abu-qatada-deportation-ruling-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:48:37 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80227 “The home secretary, Theresa May, faces a lengthy legal battle to overturn this week’s ruling by British judges that the radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada should not be sent back to Jordan to face trial.”

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The Guardian, 13th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/theresa-may-faces-long-battle-to-overturn-abu-qatada-deportation-ruling-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada wins appeal against deportation – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-wins-appeal-against-deportation-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-wins-appeal-against-deportation-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:53:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80199 “The radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada has won his latest legal challenge against being sent back to Jordan where he faces allegations of plotting bomb attacks.”

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The Guardian, 12th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-wins-appeal-against-deportation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada awaits decision on deportation to Jordan – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-awaits-decision-on-deportation-to-jordan-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-awaits-decision-on-deportation-to-jordan-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:24:41 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80180 “Terror suspect Abu Qatada will find out on Monday if he is to be deported to Jordan to face trial.”

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The Guardian, 12th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-awaits-decision-on-deportation-to-jordan-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Government says mounting damages claims support case for secret courts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-says-mounting-damages-claims-support-case-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-says-mounting-damages-claims-support-case-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:45:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80173 “Seven fresh claims for damages involving highly sensitive national security evidence have been made in the past year, the government has revealed. Three cases have been settled confidentially.”

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The Guardian, 12th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-says-mounting-damages-claims-support-case-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Woman jailed after torturing 15-year-old boy by forcing him to lick up his blood and drink his own urine – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/woman-jailed-after-torturing-15-year-old-boy-by-forcing-him-to-lick-up-his-blood-and-drink-his-own-urine-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/woman-jailed-after-torturing-15-year-old-boy-by-forcing-him-to-lick-up-his-blood-and-drink-his-own-urine-the-independent/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:16:11 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80047 “A woman who tortured a teenage boy by making him drink his own urine and lick up his blood has been sentenced to four years in prison.”

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The Independent, 5th November 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/woman-jailed-after-torturing-15-year-old-boy-by-forcing-him-to-lick-up-his-blood-and-drink-his-own-urine-the-independent/feed/ 0 High Court blocks UK detainee transfers in Afghanistan – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/high-court-blocks-uk-detainee-transfers-in-afghanistan-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/high-court-blocks-uk-detainee-transfers-in-afghanistan-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:11:51 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80023 “The UK government has been blocked from resuming the transfer of detainees caught in Afghanistan by UK forces to the Afghan authorities.”

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BBC News, 2nd November 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Related link: Document released in court by MoD

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/high-court-blocks-uk-detainee-transfers-in-afghanistan-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Former army lawyer urges end of ‘state torture’ to prevent future abuses – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/former-army-lawyer-urges-end-of-state-torture-to-prevent-future-abuses-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/former-army-lawyer-urges-end-of-state-torture-to-prevent-future-abuses-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:34:32 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79734 “The former chief legal adviser to the army in Iraq has said the UK’s complicity in the unlawful treatment of detainees was ‘institutional’ and must be wiped out to prevent future abuses by British troops.”

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The Guardian, 19th October 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/former-army-lawyer-urges-end-of-state-torture-to-prevent-future-abuses-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Extraordinary rendition, forced labour, and evidence obtained by torture – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/extraordinary-rendition-forced-labour-and-evidence-obtained-by-torture-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/extraordinary-rendition-forced-labour-and-evidence-obtained-by-torture-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:55:17 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79690 “There are three cases, among the many decided by the Court in the past few weeks, which I would like to highlight. They deal with testimony potentially obtained through torture, forced labour and extraordinary rendition respectively.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 16th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/extraordinary-rendition-forced-labour-and-evidence-obtained-by-torture-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 US ‘influenced British government’s decision to introduce secret courts’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/us-influenced-british-governments-decision-to-introduce-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/us-influenced-british-governments-decision-to-introduce-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:18:53 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79663 “The US government and its intelligence agencies were influential in the UK government decision to introduce a highly controversial new generation of secret courts, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has told MPs and peers.”

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The Guardian, 16th October 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/us-influenced-british-governments-decision-to-introduce-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Iraq abuse inquiry little more than a whitewash, says official – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/iraq-abuse-inquiry-little-more-than-a-whitewash-says-official-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/iraq-abuse-inquiry-little-more-than-a-whitewash-says-official-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:22:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79547 “The Ministry of Defence says an investigation will be launched into claims that an inquiry it set up to examine whether British troops abused Iraqi prisoners has become ‘little more than a whitewash’.”

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The Guardian, 11th October 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/iraq-abuse-inquiry-little-more-than-a-whitewash-says-official-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada extradition fight moves to immigration commission – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/abu-qatada-extradition-fight-moves-to-immigration-commission-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/abu-qatada-extradition-fight-moves-to-immigration-commission-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:33:30 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79492 “The Palestinian-born cleric Abu Qatada will resist a fresh attempt to deport him at a hearing of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) in central London on Wednesday.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/abu-qatada-extradition-fight-moves-to-immigration-commission-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Mau mau torture claims against Foreign Office not time barred rules High Court – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/mau-mau-torture-claims-against-foreign-office-not-time-barred-rules-high-court-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/mau-mau-torture-claims-against-foreign-office-not-time-barred-rules-high-court-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:22:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79457 “Although any claims regarding alleged acts of torture on Kenyan detainees during the 1950s state of emergency are technically time barred the High Court has allowed three of the claims to go ahead.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 5th October 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/mau-mau-torture-claims-against-foreign-office-not-time-barred-rules-high-court-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 ‘Resident Evil’ killers jailed for Derek Blake murder – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/resident-evil-killers-jailed-for-derek-blake-murder-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/resident-evil-killers-jailed-for-derek-blake-murder-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:42:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79451 “Three people who murdered a man in Norfolk after torturing him in scenes compared to the Resident Evil horror franchise have been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 5th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/resident-evil-killers-jailed-for-derek-blake-murder-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Mau Mau uprising: Kenyans win UK torture ruling – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/mau-mau-uprising-kenyans-win-uk-torture-ruling-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/mau-mau-uprising-kenyans-win-uk-torture-ruling-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:42:09 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79429 “Three Kenyans who were tortured by British colonial authorities can proceed with their legal claims against the UK government, a court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 5th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/mau-mau-uprising-kenyans-win-uk-torture-ruling-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Mau Mau torture court ruling awaited by Kenyans – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/mau-mau-torture-court-ruling-awaited-by-kenyans-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/mau-mau-torture-court-ruling-awaited-by-kenyans-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:28:49 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79401 “Three Kenyans once tortured by British colonial authorities are to learn if they can proceed with their legal claims against the British government.”

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BBC News, 5th October 2012

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