Category: detention

The triple Olympic detainee – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 13th, 2012 in appeals, asylum, deportation, detention, human rights, news by sally

“Along with many others, today I find myself emerging from an Olympic haze. And alongside that morning-after blur comes a nagging feeling that it is time to get back to blogging. Why not start with a man who has watched the last three Olympic Games during what the High Court describes as an ‘enormously lengthy’ period of detention without charge, and whose last bail application was refused as it would be too difficult to keep track of him during the 2012 Olympics?”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th August 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Judges reject Abu Qatada decision claim – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2012 in appeals, bail, deportation, detention, news, terrorism by sally

“High Court judges today rejected a ‘gloomy prognosis’ that there could be another year or more of litigation before a final decision is made on deporting radical preacher Abu Qatada.”

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The Independent, 9th August 2012

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Abu Qatada seeks judicial review of detention – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2012 in deportation, detention, habeas corpus, judicial review, news by sally

“The radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada, who has spent more than six years in detention, will on Tuesday launch a fresh bid for release. Qatada’s lawyers will apply to the high court for a writ of habeas corpus and permission to launch a judicial review of his continuing detention while he fights deportation to Jordan to stand trial on terrorist charges.”

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The Guardian, 30th July 2012

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Children in custody at five-year low – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 17th, 2012 in children, detention, news, prisons, statistics, young offenders by sally

“The number of children in custody has hit a record low five years after the start of a programme designed to limit the use of prison, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Justice today.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 16th July 2012

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Longer prison sentences are not the way to cut crime – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2012 in detention, imprisonment, news, rehabilitation, reports, sentencing by sally

“Contrary to the claims of Civitas, prison is not the right place to rehabilitate the vast majority of offenders.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2012

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1,292 jailed after riots, new figures show – The Independent

Posted June 28th, 2012 in detention, news, statistics, violent disorder by sally

“More than 1,200 people have been jailed for an average of almost 18 months following last summer’s riots, figures showed today.”

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The Independent, 28th June 2012

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Taking stock after Abu Qatada: Assurances, secret detention and evidence in closed proceedings – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 25th, 2012 in appeals, closed material, deportation, detention, evidence, human rights, immigration, news by sally

“The Court of Appeal recently issued its judgment in XX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 742, an appeal from a decision of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (‘SIAC’) upholding the Secretary of State’s decision to deport an Ethiopian national on grounds of national security.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 24th June 2012

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Detention centre failures contributed to death of asylum seeker, inquest finds – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2012 in asylum, detention, immigration, negligence, news, psychiatric damage by sally

“Neglect by immigration detention centre staff contributed to the death of a Pakistani asylum seeker after he suffered a heart attack, an inquest jury has found.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2012

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Torture victims held in UK immigration detention centres launch legal action – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2012 in detention, false imprisonment, immigration, news, torture, victims by sally

“Torture victims who have been held in British immigration detention centres are to launch a high court legal challenge for false imprisonment against the UK Border Agency.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2012

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Child asylum seekers ‘still being imprisoned’ by immigration service – The Guardian

Posted May 21st, 2012 in asylum, children, detention, immigration, news, psychiatric damage by sally

“A report by the Refugee Council to be published this week accuses the immigration service of continuing to detain child asylum seekers by wrongly classifying them as adults.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2012

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Jamaican criminal wins costly legal battle against Home Office – and £1 in damages – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 15th, 2012 in appeals, damages, deportation, detention, news, recidivists by sally

“A Jamaican convicted criminal who claims he was illegally detained before being deported from Britain has won a nominal £1 in damages from the Home Office – after a costly taxpayer-funded legal battle.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2012

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Owners of dangerous dogs face stiffer sentences – The Guardian

Posted May 15th, 2012 in consultations, detention, dogs, news, sentencing by sally

“More owners of dangerous dogs will be imprisoned, under guidelines issued to judges and magistrates by the Sentencing Council.”

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The Guardian, 15th May 2012

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UK Border Agency ‘detaining children in degrading conditions’ at Heathrow – The Guardian

Posted May 14th, 2012 in airports, children, detention, immigration, news, ombudsmen by sally

“The UK Border Agency is detaining children in ‘degrading and disgraceful’ conditions at Heathrow, according to an official watchdog.”

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The Guardian, 14th May 2012

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Strasbourg judges have got it wrong in case of man’s mistreatment in custody – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2012 in detention, human rights, mental health, news by sally

“Judgment in MS v UK from European court leaves publicly funded authorities threatened with litigation from all sides.”

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The Guardian, 3rd May 2012

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Mentally ill man’s detention in police cell breached his human rights – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 3rd, 2012 in detention, human rights, mental health, news by sally

“A violent mentally ill man who was kept in a police cell for more than three days without medical treatment suffered ‘inhuman or degrading treatment’, European human rights judges have ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2012

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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

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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

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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