Government thwarted on terror detentions – Daily Telegraph
“The Government’s attempts to lock up foreign terrorism suspects have been thwarted at every turn.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: detention
Does England have house arrest? – BBC Law Magazine
“One of the UK’s top terrorism suspects is starting a new life beyond the razor wire of prison – within the walls of his own home. Is this house arrest?”
BBC Law Magazine, 18th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyers split over 42 day detention period – The Lawyer
“City lawyers are split over the extension of the pre-charge detention period to 42 days which was narrowly passed in the House of Commons on Wednesday.”
The Lawyer, 13th June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Army accused of human rights abuse in case of Iraqis held without trial for five years – The Independent
“Britain is accused of holding Iraqi prisoners of war in a legal black hole after it emerged that two men accused of killing British soldiers have been detained without trial for more than five years.”
The Independent, 15th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
42-day terror law faces ‘very rough ride’ in Lords – The Times
“A leading Labour critic of Gordon Brown’s 42-day terror detention plan predicted today that the legislation would have a ‘very rough ride’ in the Lords.”
The Times, 12th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lawyers urge FO to come clean on torture – The Guardian
“Lawyers acting for Binyam Mohamed, a British resident incarcerated in Guantánamo Bay, have urged the government to disclose evidence which, they say, would demonstrate he was tortured.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: “Human Cargo”: Binyam Mohamed and the Rendition Frequent Flier Programme
42-day detention: what happens next? – The Guardian
“Ministers now face a fiendish struggle to get their plans to extend pre-charge detention for up to 42 days through the House of Lords.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Detention comparisons spark row – BBC News
“A row has broken out between ministers and civil liberties groups over how Britain compares with other countries on pre-charge detention times.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Battle against extending pre-charge detention moves to House of Lords – Liberty
“Human rights group Liberty said the battle against the Government’s Counter-Terror Bill proposals to detain suspects for 42 days without charge will now be taken up in the House of Lords. Narrowly passed in the House of Commons today (315-306), the controversial proposals have generated widespread concern about the negative impact on civil liberties and community relations.”
Liberty, 11th June 2008
Source: www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk
Brown wins crunch vote on 42 days – BBC News
“Prime Minister Gordon Brown has narrowly won a House of Commons vote on extending the maximum time police can hold terror suspects to 42 days.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Counter Terrorism Bill Debate (Video)
Watch the Commons debate the Counter-Terrorism Bill from 12.30pm today.
Source: www.parliament.uk
Legal Opinion: Forty-two days exposes Brown’s cold expediency – The Independent
“Today is crunch time for the Prime Minister and his plan to lock up terror suspects for 42 days without charge. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, surveys the battle lines.”
The Independent, 11th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘It really is psychological torture’ – The Guardian
“With MPs voting today on a new, 42-day detention limit for terror suspects, Lee Glendinning spoke to a 23-year-old student about what it is like to be detained under the existing terrorism legislation.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
42-day concession to be offered – BBC News
“The government is expected to offer a last-minute compensation deal to help push the 42-day detention plan through.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hard core of rebels holds key to vote on 42-day detention – The Independent
“Gordon Brown’s fate in a crunch Commons vote tomorrow on the power to detain suspected terrorists for 42 days lies in the hands of a small group of wavering Labour MPs.”
The Independent, 10th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rights body threatens to bring legal challenge on 42-day detention – The Guardian
“The government’s human rights watchdog last night served notice that it will immediately launch a legal challenge to the government’s plan to extend the pre-charge detention limit to 42 days if it reaches the statute book. The Equality and Human Rights Commission, chaired by Trevor Phillips, backed its claim by publishing legal advice from Matrix Chambers that the extended limit would violate the European convention on human rights.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith hits out over 42-day terror plans – The Times
“Tony Blair’s Attorney-General has given warning that ministers’ safeguards for detaining suspects for up to 42 days have failed to make the proposals acceptable.”
The Times, 10th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gordon Brown set to lose on 42-day detention – The Times
“Gordon Brown’s chances of avoiding a humiliating defeat in the Commons this week dwindled after he effectively ruled out any more significant changes to proposals to detain terror suspects for 42 days without charge.”
The Times, 9th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police say 42-day detention plan is unworkable – The Times
“The plan to detain terror suspects for 42 days has become so convoluted and bureaucratic that police fear it will be almost unworkable, senior sources have told The Times.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
42-day detention would breach human rights law despite concessions, MPs warn – The Guardian
“The government’s concessions on 42-day pre-charge detention for terrorism suspects have left the legislation in breach of human rights law, the joint select committee on human rights will say today.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
