detention – Page 42 – Current Awareness

Pakistani students launch legal action over arrests – The Independent

Posted July 20th, 2009 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Janas Khan, one of two Pakistani students released from prison yesterday months after terrorism charges against them were dropped, has told The Independent on Sunday he was ‘shocked and angry’ at his treatment by the UK Government. Lawyers acting for the remaining seven Pakistani students still held in prison have also announced they will launch a legal challenge against the Government this week.”

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The Independent, 19th July 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

R (Allen) v Inner North London Coroner – WLR Daily

Posted July 2nd, 2009 in detention, human rights, inquests, law reports, mental health by sally

R (Allen) v Inner North London Coroner [2009] EWCA Civ 623; [2009] WLR (D) 219

“An inquest into the death of a patient who was detained in a hospital under s 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983 had to satisfy the enhanced requirements of art 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms which guaranteed the right to life.”

WLR Daily, 1st July 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Doubts over 28-day detention – The Guardian

Posted June 24th, 2009 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Parliament’s joint committee on human rights has withheld its backing for government attempts to renew police powers to detain terrorism suspects without charge for up to 28 days, saying it breaches human rights agreements.”

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Yarl’s Wood report – UK Border Agency response – UK Border Agency

Posted May 1st, 2009 in detention, immigration, press releases by sally

“The UK Border Agency has responded to a report on the Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre by Sir Al Aynsley-Green, the children’s commissioner for England, which was published today.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 28th April 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Regina (AM and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted March 20th, 2009 in detention, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

Regina (AM and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another

Court of Appeal

“Allegations of inhuman or degrading treatment of inmates at a privately run immigration detention centre should have been investigated by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to meet the United Kingdom’s obligation under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 20th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Jack Straw spent £75 million on temporary cells – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 16th, 2009 in detention, news, prisons by sally

“A scheme to house prisoners in police stations because of prison overcrowding has cost taxpayers £75 million.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Guantanamo detainee back in UK – The Independent

Posted February 23rd, 2009 in detention, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“A British resident held at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years arrived back in the UK today. ”

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The Independent, 23rd February 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Coming home: the last Briton in Guantanamo – The Independent

Posted February 23rd, 2009 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The seven-year ordeal of a British resident held by the Americans at Guantanamo Bay is expected to end this evening when an RAF plane touches down at a military airfield somewhere in the Home Counties.”

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The Independent, 23rd February 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

A and Others v United Kingdom (Application No 3455/05) – Times Law Reports

Posted February 20th, 2009 in detention, human rights, law reports, terrorism by sally

A and Others v United Kingdom (Application No 3455/05)

European Court of Human Rights

“The European Court of Human Rights held the United Kingdom in breach of article 5.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights in respect of nonnational terrorist suspects, since they had not been detained with a view to deportation and the derogating measures permitting their indefinite detention discriminated unjustifiably between nationals and nonnationals.”

The Times, 20th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Abu Qatada gets £2,500 compensation for breach of human rights – The Guardian

Posted February 19th, 2009 in compensation, detention, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“Muslim preacher awarded damages by European judges for being detained after September 11 attacks.”

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The Guardian, 19th February 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prosecutors examining Binyam case – BBC News

Posted February 18th, 2009 in detention, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“Prosecutors are being consulted over whether a criminal investigation should be ordered into UK security agents’ treatment of Binyam Mohamed.”

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BBC News, 18th February 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Asylum detainees win record payout – The Independent

Posted February 13th, 2009 in asylum, children, compensation, detention, news by sally

“In a landmark settlement, the Congolese family have been awarded £150,000, believed to be the biggest payout over the unlawful detention of child refugees seeking asylum in Britain.”

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The Independent, 13th February 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Inside Guantanamo: the diary of Binyam Mohamed – The Independent

Posted February 11th, 2009 in detention, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The only remaining British resident held at the prison camp is at the centre of a row about allegations of torture. Revealed today, this is his account of the inhumane treatment he has received in the name of the war on terror.”

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The Independent, 11th February 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Regina (Al-Saadoon and Another) v Secretary of State for Defence – Times Law Reports

Posted February 4th, 2009 in detention, human rights, Iraq, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Regina (Al-Saadoon and Another) v Secretary of State for Defence

Court of Appeal

“Iraqi detainees held in a United Kingdom internment facility in Iraq on the authority of the local criminal court were not under the jurisdiction of the UK for the purposes of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 4th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

R (Al-Saadoon and another ) v Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily

Posted January 26th, 2009 in detention, human rights, Iraq, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

R (Al-Saadoon and another ) v Secretary of State for Defence; [2009] WLR (D) 17

“Iraqi detainees held in a UK internment facility in Iraq on the authority of the local criminal court were not under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom for the purposes of art 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

WLR Daily, 23rd January 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Approach to restraint of young people to be overhauled following independent review – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 16th, 2008 in detention, press releases, restraint, young offenders by sally

“The approach to the restraint of young people in young offender institutions, secure training centres and secure children’s homes (under-18 secure estates) is to be overhauled, the government announced today. ”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 15th December 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

UK runs ‘Guantanamo camps’, says detainees – The Independent

Posted December 11th, 2008 in asylum, detention, news by sally

“Asylum-seekers who claim to have been abused by British security guards accused the Government yesterday of running Guantanamo Bay-style detention camps.”

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The Independent, 11th December 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Held asylum seeker given £38,000 – BBC News

Posted December 4th, 2008 in asylum, detention, news by sally

“An African asylum seeker who fled her homeland after being tortured and raped has been awarded £38,000 after a judge ruled her detention ‘unlawful’.”

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BBC News, 4th December 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

R (DB) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust – WLR Daily

Posted December 4th, 2008 in detention, hospital orders, law reports, mental health by sally

R (DB) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 1354; [2008] WLR (D) 375

“The effect of an order for the admission and detention of an offender in a hospital, within s 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983, was limited by s 40 to the period of 28 days from the date of the making of the order. A subsequent amendment of the order did not authorise admission after the 28-day period in the original order.”

WLR Daily, 3rd December 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Regina (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted November 21st, 2008 in detention, immigration, judicial review, law reports by sally

Regina (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“Ministerial power to detain an overstaying immigrant was limited only to the process of deportation; any detention under the immigration provisions would be subject to the control of the courts, principally by way of judicial review.”

The Times, 21st November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.