Category: detention

Regina (Raeside) v Luton Crown Court – WLR Daily

Posted April 25th, 2012 in detention, judges, judicial review, law reports, time limits by sally

Regina (Raeside) v Luton Crown Court [2012] WLR (D) 120

“The purpose of a custody time limit would be undermined if the court granted an extension under section 22(3) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 in anything other than exceptional circumstances, and in the absence of the express consent of the defendant to the extension of that limit, the court must direct that an immediate application is made by the Crown and rigorously scrutinise the evidence to see if it is satisfied that there is good and sufficient cause.”

WLR Daily, 23rd April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Irrational, inhuman and degrading: detention of a mentally ill asylum-seeker was unlawful – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 23rd, 2012 in asylum, detention, false imprisonment, human rights, illegality, mental health, news by sally

“The detention of a mentally ill person in an Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment and false imprisonment, and was irrational, the High Court has ruled.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Is the UK shackled by its deportation rules? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 10th, 2012 in appeals, citizenship, deportation, detention, human rights, news by sally

“In the wake of France’s apparently unencumbered expulsion of individuals on public interest grounds there has been a fresh outcry from the press about the shackles imposed by the Human Rights Convention on the UK authorities which other signatory states seem to ignore with impunity.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th April 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Inside Keppel: finding freedom in a children’s prison – The Guardian

Posted April 10th, 2012 in children, detention, news, prisons, rehabilitation, young offenders by sally

“The Guardian has been given exclusive access to a unit in West Yorkshire trying new ways to reach the most disturbed children.”

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The Guardian, 6th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

YJB sets out plans for youth custody – Youth Justice Board

Posted March 27th, 2012 in detention, news, young offenders, Youth Justice Board by sally

“Plans setting out how custody for children and young people will be developed over the next three years have today [26 March] been published by the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales. (YJB)”

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Youth Justice Board, 26th March 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Judges admit defeat in bid to secure release of terrorism suspect – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 24th, 2012 in detention, habeas corpus, news, terrorism by tracey

“The country’s second most senior judge was yesterday forced to admit defeat in attempts to secure the release of a terrorism suspect from American custody.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK detention of torture victims ‘inhumane’ – The Guardian

Posted February 23rd, 2012 in asylum, detention, news, torture, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

“The detention of victims of torture and trafficking by the UK Border Agency pending their ‘fast-track’ deportation from Britain has been strongly criticised by the UN.”

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The Guardian, 23rd February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

£1m payout to child asylum seekers – The Independent

Posted February 20th, 2012 in asylum, children, compensation, detention, news by sally

“The Home Office has paid compensation of more than £1m, plus £1m costs, in a case involving 40 child asylum seekers who were wrongly detained as adults, it has been reported.”

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The Independent, 18th February 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Abu Qatada could be deported if UK can get guarantees on torture evidence – The Guardian

Posted February 17th, 2012 in deportation, detention, human rights, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The Islamist preacher Abu Qatada could be deported to Jordan if Strasbourg is given ‘watertight guarantees’ he will not be tried on evidence extracted under torture, Europe’s most senior human rights official has signalled.”

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The Guardian, 16th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Women should get time out of jail to see their children, judge rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 14th, 2012 in detention, human rights, news, parental rights, release on licence, women by sally

“Female prisoners should be allowed time out of jail to see their children, the High Court ruled yesterday after dismissing Kenneth Clarke’s attempts to restrict women from doing so.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Abu Qatada relased on “very restrictive” bail conditions – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 10th, 2012 in bail, deportation, detention, human rights, news, terrorism by tracey

“Mitting J has ruled that in the light of the recent Strasbourg ruling that the appellant could not be returned to Jordan,  his detention could not continue. Under the so-called ‘Hardial Singh’ principles, the Secretary of State must intend to deport the person and can only use the power to detain for that purpose, and the deportee may only be detained for a period that is reasonable in all the circumstances.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 9th February 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Abu Qatada: attorney general says government must follow rule of law – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2012 in bail, detention, news, rule of law, terrorism by sally

“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has voiced his concern over a decision to release the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada on bail but added that courts could not allow people to be held in indefinite detention without trial.”

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The Guardian, 7th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Playwright Lydia Besong freed from detention centre – BBC News

Posted January 27th, 2012 in deportation, detention, news by tracey

“A Cameroonian playwright and her husband who are under threat of deportation from the UK have been released from a detention centre.”

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BBC News, 27th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK rendition and torture collusion inquiry scrapped – BBC News

Posted January 18th, 2012 in detention, inquiries, intelligence services, news, police, rendition, terrorism, torture by sally

“A controversial inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing by the UK’s security services is being scrapped.”

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BBC News, 18th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Overuse of pre-trial detention keeps thousands in EU jails, report finds – The Guardian

Posted January 16th, 2012 in detention, EC law, extradition, news, warrants by sally

“Thousands of people who have not been convicted of any crime are being held for months, or even years, because of the failure of pre-trial detention rules in the European Union, according to a survey.”

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The Guardian, 13th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

BBC wins right to broadcast prisoner interview – BBC News

Posted January 11th, 2012 in detention, freedom of expression, human rights, media, news, public interest, terrorism by sally

“The High Court has ruled that Justice Secretary Ken Clarke was wrong to stop the BBC filming a terrorism suspect held for seven years without trial.”

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BBC News, 11th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Child asylum seekers win compensation for 13-month detention – The Guardian

Posted January 6th, 2012 in asylum, children, compensation, detention, news by tracey

“Four children who were incarcerated in detention centres for 13 months – the longest time children have ever been locked up in the UK – have won a six-figure compensation payout from the Home Office more than eight years after their release.”

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The Guardian, 6th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bagram jail detainee unlawfully held, court rules – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in Afghanistan, detention, habeas corpus, news by sally

“The government has been ordered by three senior judges to secure the release of a Pakistani man captured by British special forces and held by the US in Afghanistan’s notorious Bagram jail without trial for more than seven years.”

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The Guardian, 14th December 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK ‘must secure’ release of US detainee, judges rule – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2011 in appeals, detention, habeas corpus, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“The Court of Appeal has ordered the UK to secure the release of a suspected insurgent who remains held without charge by the US in Afghanistan.”

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BBC News, 14th December 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Howard League urges ban on detaining under 14s in police cells – BBC News

Posted December 13th, 2011 in children, detention, news by sally

“Police should be banned from detaining children under 14 in police cells overnight, campaigners have said.”

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BBC News, 13th December 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk