Abu Qatada: Home Office seeks Supreme Court appeal permission – BBC News

Posted April 17th, 2013 in appeals, deportation, news, Supreme Court, terrorism, torture by sally

“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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Appeal court extends jail term of man who filmed rape on iPad – The Guardian

Posted April 15th, 2013 in appeals, deportation, news, rape, sentencing, video recordings by sally

“Appeal judges have almost doubled the jail sentence of a man who filmed himself raping a woman on his iPad.”

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The Guardian, 12th April 2013

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Detention pending deportation without regular review breaches Article 5 of the Convention – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 11th, 2013 in compensation, deportation, detention, human rights, judicial review, news, rape by sally

“The Strasbourg Court has ruled that a Somali national’s detention pending deportation was not lawful under domestic law.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 10th April 2013

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Convicted rapist was unlawfully detained, ECHR rules – The Guardian

Posted April 10th, 2013 in compensation, deportation, human rights, judicial review, news, rape by sally

“A convicted rapist should be compensated after being unlawfully detained for two and a half years while awaiting deportation, the European court of human rights (ECHR) has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 9th April 2013

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Last week not a good one for Theresa May: not just Abu Qatada – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in appeals, asylum, deportation, human rights, immigration, news, terrorism by sally

“Hot on the Home Secretary’s loss of the Abu Qatada appeal, a reverse for her in another deportation case about someone whom the Court of Appeal described as ‘an important and significant member of a group of Islamist extremists in the UK,’ and who was said to have links – direct or indirect – with men involved in the failed July 21 2005 bombing plot.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 31st March 2013

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Conor Gearty: The Important Inconvenience of the Rule of Law – UK Constitutional Law Group

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in appeals, deportation, human rights, immigration, news, rule of law, torture by sally

“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

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Abu Qatada’s deportation is unlikely, but charges might see him jailed – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2013 in appeals, bail, deportation, immigration, news, terrorism, tribunals by tracey

“UK courts have ruled against sending Abu Qatada to Jordan, but now he might be charged for allegedly breaching bail conditions.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2013

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Abu Qatada: Government loses deportation appeal – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2013 in appeals, deportation, evidence, immigration, news, terrorism, torture by tracey

“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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Abu Qatada deportation decision due – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2013 in appeals, deportation, evidence, immigration, news, terrorism, torture by tracey

“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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Regina (Nouazli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted March 20th, 2013 in deportation, detention, EC law, families, immigration, law reports by tracey

Regina (Nouazli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: [2013] EWHC 567 (Admin);   [2013] WLR (D)  109

“The immigration detention of a third country national family member of an European Union national pending removal following a conviction from the host member state, pursuant to regulation 24(1) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, fell within the scope of EU law so as to afford the detained third country national protective rights under EU law. Regulation 24(1) was compatible with EU law, and detention thereunder pending a decision to deport not prohibited, provided the conditions in article 27(1) and (2) of the Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC were satisfied.”

WLR Daily, 15th March 2013

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Setting a trap for the European Court of Human Rights over foreign criminals – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 13th, 2013 in amendments, deportation, families, human rights, news by sally

“Dominic Raab MP has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Courts Bill which if passed would stop foreign criminals from using Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right respect for private and family life) to prevent their deportation. The amendment has significant support.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th March 2013

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Decision on hold after Home Secretary’s appeal against ruling that blocked Abu Qatada deportation – The Independent

Posted March 12th, 2013 in appeals, bail, deportation, evidence, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“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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Abu Qatada must remain in custody – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2013 in bail, deportation, detention, evidence, human rights, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“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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Tamil deportations from UK blocked by London High Court – BBC News

Posted February 28th, 2013 in asylum, deportation, news, torture by sally

“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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Drones, street art and more immigration law – BBC Law in Action

Posted February 28th, 2013 in children, deportation, immigration, news, terrorism, weapons by sally

“Joining us this week is Ben Emmerson QC, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism. As ‘drones’ – or unmanned aerial vehicles – are increasingly used by the United States to kill suspected terrorists in other nations, we look at the legal case for and against their use. And we ask: if they can legally be deployed in civilian areas in Yemen or Pakistan, could they also be used against targets in Britain? Plus: we look at the controversial European court rulings that stop illegal immigrants being deported if they are caring for children who are British citizens.”

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BBC Law in Action, 26th February 2013

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Court bans protests near home of Abu Qatada – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2013 in demonstrations, deportation, harassment, injunctions, news, political parties by sally

“A high court judge has banned protests by groups such as the English Defence League being held within 500 metres of the home of the radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada.”

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The Guardian, 25th February 2013

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Theresa May’s tough immigration rules defied by top judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 25th, 2013 in deportation, families, human rights, immigration, judges, news by sally

“The country’s most senior immigration judge has openly defied the Home Secretary by insisting that Parliament’s attempt to get tough on human rights abuses by foreign criminals is outweighed by the European Court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2013

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A human rights reality check for the Home Secretary – UK Human Rights Blog

“The Home Secretary, Theresa May, is no stranger to ill-founded outbursts concerning the evils of human rights. Against that background, her recent article in the Mail on Sunday (to which Adam Wager has already drawn attention) does not disappoint. May’s ire is drawn by certain recent judicial decisions in which the deportation of foreign criminals has been ruled unlawful on the ground that it would breach their right to respect for private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Some of these judgments, May contends, flout instructions issued to judges by Parliament about how such cases should be decided.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th February 2013

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UK Border Agency defies MPs over deportation ‘reserves’ – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2013 in airports, deportation, human rights, immigration, news by sally

“The UK Border Agency is under attack for ignoring demands from a cross-party Commons committee and the chief inspector of prisons to stop its ‘inhumane’ treatment of some deportees.”

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The Guardian, 16th February 2013

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Theresa May attacks judges over deportation rules – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2013 in deportation, extradition, families, human rights, immigration, judiciary, news by sally

“The home secretary, Theresa May, has accused judges of ‘subverting’ British democracy and making the streets of Britain more dangerous by ignoring rules aimed at deporting more foreign criminals.”

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The Guardian,

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