Category: human rights

Analysis: Britain has moral duty to allow Mau Mau case to proceed – The Times

Posted June 24th, 2009 in colonies, compensation, human rights, Kenya, news, torture by sally

“Since the 1950s, Mau Mau has often been synonymous with atavistic savagery. It was a grassroots movement that sought to end British rule in Kenya, and with it the privileges of an African minority loyal to colonialism. Comprised almost entirely of Kikuyu – Kenya’s largest ethnic group — Mau Mau perpetrated some heinous crimes. But, so, too, did the agents of British colonialism, and on an order of magnitude that dwarfed Mau Mau acts of violence.”

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The Times, 23rd June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Kenyan veterans in UK court bid – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in colonies, compensation, human rights, Kenya, news, torture by sally

“A case against the British government brought by veterans of Kenya’s independence struggle will be heard at London’s High Court later.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2009

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Families to sue for forces deaths – BBC News

Posted June 19th, 2009 in armed forces, human rights, negligence, news by sally

“Four families of servicemen killed in Snatch Land Rovers in Iraq and Afghanistan are to sue the Ministry of Defence, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 19th June 2009

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In re Attorney General’s Reference (No 3 of 1999) – WLR Daily

Posted June 18th, 2009 in anonymity, human rights, law reports, privacy by sally

In re Attorney General’s Reference (No 3 of 1999) [2009] UKHL 34; [2009] WLR (D) 192

“An order made by the House of Lords on an Attorney General’s reference in October 2000 prohibiting identification of the defendant, D, should now, on a balance of the defendant’s right to privacy under art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the right of the media to freedom of expression and communication under art 10, be discharged.”

WLR Daily, 17th June 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.

In re British Broadcasting Corporation: Attorney-General’s Reference (No 3 of 1999) – Times Law Reports

Posted June 18th, 2009 in anonymity, freedom of expression, human rights, law reports, privacy by sally

In re British Broadcasting Corporation: Attorney-General’s Reference (No 3 of 1999)

House of Lords

“Balancing the defendant’s right to privacy under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights against the right of the British Broadcasting Corporation under article 10 of that Convention to freedom of expression and communication, an order made by the House of Lords in October 2000 in an Attorney-General’s reference prohibiting identification of the defendant, D, should be discharged.”

The Times, 18th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Szuluk v United Kingdom (Application No 36936/05) – Times Law Reports

Posted June 17th, 2009 in confidentiality, human rights, law reports, prisons by sally

Szuluk v United Kingdom (Application No 36936/05)

European Court of Human Rights

“In a unanimous judgment, the European Court of Human Rights held that monitoring, by the prison authorities of medical correspondence between a convicted prisoner and his external specialist doctor, violated the prisoner’s right for respect for his correspondence, as guaranteed by article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 17th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jewish couple sue neighbours over automatic light – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 17th, 2009 in human rights, Judaism, news, religious discrimination by sally

“A Jewish couple are suing their neighbours in a block of flats because they say an automatic security light breaks a religious prohibition.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009

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Human rights inquiry launch – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 16th, 2009 in human rights, speeches by sally

“Jack Straw has given a speech at the launch of a human rights inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.”

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Ministry of Justice, 15th June 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 3); Same v AN; Same v AE – WLR Daily

Posted June 15th, 2009 in closed material, control orders, human rights, law reports, legal representation, terrorism by sally

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 3); Same v AN; Same v AE [2009] UKHL 28; [2009] WLR (D) 180

“Where, in the interests of national security, the Secretary of State relied on closed material in a hearing under s 3(10) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 to justify his decision to make a control order, art 6(1) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998, would not be satisfied unless the controlee were given sufficient information on the case against him to enable him to give effective instructions to the special advocate appointed to represent him.”

WLR Daily, 11th June 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.

Human rights laws ‘being abused’ – BBC News

Posted June 15th, 2009 in human rights, news by sally

“A survey has found 80% of those questioned think some people take unfair advantage of human rights laws.”

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BBC News, 15th June 2009

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Army chiefs in Afghanistan cannot be sued for death of their troops – The Times

Posted June 15th, 2009 in Afghanistan, armed forces, human rights, indemnities, news by sally

“Commanding officers in Afghanistan have been offered indemnity from prosecution under human-rights laws if they make a decision that leads to the death of a soldier.”

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The Times, 15th June 2009

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Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 3); Same v AN; Same v AE – Times Law Reports

Posted June 11th, 2009 in control orders, human rights, law reports, legal representation, terrorism by sally

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No 3); Same v AN; Same v AE

House of Lords

“Where, in the interests of national security, the Secretary of State for the Home Department wanted to rely on closed material in a terror-suspect hearing to justify his decision to make a control order, the controlled person had to be given sufficient information about the case against him to enable him to give effective instructions to the special advocate representing him.”

The Times, 11th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Case study: stateless Palestinian came to Britain as refugee – The Times

Posted June 11th, 2009 in control orders, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“Mahmoud Abu Rideh is a stateless Palestinian who came to Britain as a refugee and in 1998 was granted indefinite leave to remain.”

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The Times, 11th June 2009

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Analysis: contol orders ruling – information or freedom – The Times

Posted June 11th, 2009 in control orders, human rights, legal representation, news, terrorism by sally

“Yesterday’s ruling highlights the conflicting demands faced by the Government since the September 11 attacks: the need to protect the public from terrorists and the fundamental rights of the individual.”

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The Times, 11th June 2009

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Law Lords devastate terror control orders in secret evidence ruling – The Times

Posted June 10th, 2009 in control orders, human rights, legal representation, news, terrorism by sally

“The Law Lords today blew a hole in the Government’s controversial control orders for terrorist suspects in a ruling against the use of secret evidence.”

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The Times, 10th June 2009

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Secret evidence: undermining the great traditions of British justice – The Times

Posted June 10th, 2009 in control orders, human rights, legal representation, news, terrorism by sally

“Tomorrow the law lords will hand down their decision on the legality of the control orders regime under which terrorist suspects are detained.”

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The Times, 9th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Privacy rights thwart evidence search in hammer attack lawsuit – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 2nd, 2009 in disclosure, human rights, news, racism, school children by sally

“A school that is being sued for failing to prevent a vicious attack on a pupil does not need to give the victim’s legal team access to a database of pupil misbehaviour because the disclosure would be disproportionate and breach children’s human rights.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2009

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Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Times Law Reports

Posted June 1st, 2009 in human rights, law reports, police, privacy, public order by sally

Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Court of Appeal

“Justification for state interference with the right to privacy had to be the more compelling where that interference was in pursuit of the protection of the community from the risk of public disorder or low level crime as against the danger of terrorism or really serious criminal activity.”

The Times, 1st June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

R v Horncastle and another; R v Marquis and another; R v Carter – WLR Daily

Posted May 28th, 2009 in hearsay evidence, human rights, law reports by sally

R v Horncastle and another; R v Marquis and another; R v Carter [2009] EWCA Crim 964; [2009] WLR (D) 173

“There would be no breach of art 6, and in particular art 6(3)(d), of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, if a criminal conviction were based solely or to a decisive degree on the evidence of an identified but absent witness, provided the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were observed.”

WLR Daily, 27th May 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.

Amnesty criticises Britain over human rights – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 28th, 2009 in human rights, news, torture by sally

“Amnesty International has attacked Britain’s record on human rights and called for a public inquiry in to allegations of collusion over the torture of Binyam Mohamed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk