Labour peers urge Brown to back down in detention fight – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The new leader of the House of Lords is to ask Gordon Brown to drop plans to force through the detention of terror suspects for up to 42 days.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2008

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More snakes than ladders as terror legislation unravelled – The Times

Posted October 6th, 2008 in detention, special report, terrorism by sally

“The case of Dhiren Barot, the most senior al-Qaeda figure to be detained in Britain, convinced police that they needed more time to hold terrorist suspects.”

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The Times, 6th October 2008

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42-day detention dropped as unworkable – The Times

Posted October 6th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown is preparing for a humiliating climbdown over his proposal to hold terrorist suspects for 42 days after being told that it will be defeated in the House of Lords.”

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The Times, 6th October 2008

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Human rights concern over 42 days – BBC News

Posted October 1st, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Government plans to enable police to hold terror suspects without charge for 42 days have caused ‘considerable concern’ at Europe’s human rights body.”

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BBC News, 1st October 2008

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Jail rates for under-14s among Europe’s highest – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in detention, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“More children aged between 10 and 14 are being locked up in England and Wales – increasingly for more minor offences – than in any western European country, the charity Barnardo’s warns today.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2008

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Thousands of mentally ill people in police custody – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 10th, 2008 in detention, mental health, news, police by sally

“Thousands of mentally ill people are being detained in police cells instead of being taken to hospital, according to a report.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008

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‘Alarming’ rise in self-harming at detention centres – The Independent

Posted September 1st, 2008 in asylum, detention, mental health, news, self-harm by sally

“Incidences of self-harm in immigration detention centres rose 73 per cent in the first six months of this year, Home Office figures have revealed. The sharp increase has provoked calls for the Government to re-examine its policy of treating asylum-seekers as prisoners.”

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The Independent, 31st August 2008

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Immigration: High court to rule on incarceration of boy, eight, in detention centre – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2008 in children, detention, immigration, news by sally

“Lawyers acting on behalf of an eight-year-old boy detained in an immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire are to challenge the legality of his incarceration this week in the high court.”

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The Guardian, 1st September 2008

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UK considers Guantanamo man move – BBC News

Posted August 29th, 2008 in detention, disclosure, news, torture by sally

“The government is given a further week by the High Court to consider its refusal to disclose material in case of a UK resident held in Guantanamo Bay.”

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BBC News, 29th August 2008

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Binyam Mohamed: Profile – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2008 in detention, disclosure, special report, terrorism by sally

“Binyam Mohamed, the last remaining Guantánamo Bay detainee with an automatic right to return to the UK, faces the death penalty after being charged with terrorism offences by the Pentagon.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2008

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Guantánamo Bay detainee wins right to see ‘torture’ files – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2008 in detention, disclosure, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“A British resident being held in Guantánamo Bay today won his high court bid to force British security services to reveal secret information on him.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2008

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Immigration cells squalid and unfit for use – The Guardian

Posted August 6th, 2008 in detention, immigration, news, police by sally

“A police custody suite used to hold immigration detainees for up to seven days has been condemned by prison and police inspectors as unhygienic, unsafe and unfit for use.”

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The Guardian, 6th August 2008

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Peers strike new blow against 42-day law – The Independent

Posted August 4th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Proposed anti-terrorism laws to detain suspects for up to 42 days will be seriously undermined this week when senior peers condemn them as politicised and unconstitutional.”

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The Independent, 3rd August 2008

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UK Guantanamo man in legal battle – BBC News

Posted July 28th, 2008 in detention, disclosure, evidence, judicial review, news, torture, war crimes by sally

“A British resident held in Guantanamo Bay is to launch a court battle to make the UK government release evidence for his defence.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2008

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Chakrabarti attacks Asian MPs over support for 42-day detention – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Shami Chakrabarti has hit out at Sadiq Khan and eight other Asian Labour MPs over their decision to vote in favour of the government’s 42-day detention plan.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2008

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Commuter Nzube Udezue files complaint over armed arrest ordeal – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2008 in complaints, detention, news, police by sally

“An innocent commuter mistakenly detained at gunpoint has filed an official complaint over his arrest after it emerged that he did not match the description of the armed suspect police had been seeking.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2008

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Report calls for end to detention of child asylum seekers – Reuters

Posted July 10th, 2008 in asylum, children, detention, news by sally

“Britain should stop detaining thousands of children of foreigners seeking asylum, the Independent Asylum Commission said in a report published on Thursday.”

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Reuters, 10th July 2008

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Impractical and wrong in principle: former MI5 chief’s verdict on Brown’s 42-day plan – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Gordon Brown’s plan to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days suffered a big setback yesterday when the former head of MI5 condemned it as unworkable and all but accused Downing Street of playing politics with Britain’s national security.”

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The Guardian, 9th July 2008

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Witness law to be debated by MPs – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism, witnesses by sally

“MPs are to debate emergency legislation to restore trial judges’ powers to grant anonymity to witnesses.”

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BBC News, 8th July 2008

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42 days: Government plans set for rough ride in Lords – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The two most senior legal figures in Tony Blair’s government will today join peers from all parties to attack the government’s plans for 42-day pre-charge detention for terrorist suspects.”

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The Guardian, 8th July 2008

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