Baha Mousa public inquiry to examine allegations of torture in British custody – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 13th, 2009 in armed forces, inquiries, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“A major public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian called Baha Mousa in British military custody with the former Queen’s Lancashire Regiment will begin on Monday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Soldier’s mother wins court fight over Snatch Land Rovers – The Times

Posted July 10th, 2009 in armed forces, human rights, inquiries, negligence, news by sally

“The mother of a soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has won the first round of a legal battle for an investigation into the use of the lightly armoured Snatch Land Rovers.”

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The Times, 10th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Soldier’s mother launches legal challenge – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 10th, 2009 in armed forces, human rights, inquiries, negligence, news by sally

“The mother of a soldier killed in a Snatch Land Rover in Iraq will launch a legal challenge on Friday over the Government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into the continued use of the lightly-armoured vehicles.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Three inquiries launched into News of the World hacking claims – The Guardian

Posted July 10th, 2009 in improper use of telecommunications, inquiries, media, news by sally

“News International was facing three fresh inquiries into the conduct of its journalists and executives following the Guardian’s disclosures that Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire paid £1m to keep secret the use of criminal methods to get stories.”

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The Guardian, 10th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Abuse at school ‘went undetected’ – BBC News

Posted July 9th, 2009 in child abuse, inquiries, news, school children, sexual offences by sally

“A paedophile housemaster recruited by another child molester abused pupils undetected for years, an inquiry found.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gangmaster laws to be extended to cut deaths in construction industry – The Guardian

“Directors will be legally forced to ensure good health and safety management and gangmaster licensing will be extended to the construction industry as the centrepiece of a hard-hitting government inquiry into the high number of fatalities on Britain’s building sites published today.”

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The Guardian, 8th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

G20 police inquiry to criticise handling of protests – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2009 in demonstrations, inquiries, news, police by sally

“An official inquiry into the way the G20 demonstrations were policed is expected to call for urgent reform today, amid concerns that police are failing in their duty to facilitate lawful protest. ”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MoD drops opposition to Basra deaths inquiry – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2009 in armed forces, inquiries, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“The defence secretary, Bob Ainsworth, has conceded the need for a fresh independent inquiry into the deaths of Iraqis in Basra in 2004 after allegations they were tortured and killed by British troops, the high court was told today.”

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The Guardian, 6th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Serious Fraud Office called in by Business Secretary to investigate MG Rover collapse – The Times

Posted July 6th, 2009 in company directors, fraud, inquiries, news by sally

“Lord Mandelson will tell Parliament today that he has asked the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to investigate the collapse of MG Rover, the Midlands carmaker, four years ago.”

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The Times, 6th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Iraq inquiry likely to be public as Gordon Brown prepares for U-turn – The Guardian

Posted June 22nd, 2009 in inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The government has given its strongest indication yet that it may back down over plans to hold the forthcoming Iraq inquiry in secret.”

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The Guardian, 21st June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Falconer backs public Iraq probe – BBC News

Posted June 19th, 2009 in inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“Former cabinet minister Lord Falconer has joined calls for the Iraq inquiry to be held ‘largely’ in public.”

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BBC News, 19th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Potters Bar and Grayrigg: public inquiry into train disasters ruled out – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 19th, 2009 in accidents, inquiries, news, railways by sally

“A public inquiry into the 2002 Potters Bar rail crash which claimed seven lives, and the 2007 Grayrigg derailment in which an elderly passenger was killed, has been ruled out by the Government.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Brown under pressure to open Iraq inquiry to public – The Guardian

Posted June 19th, 2009 in inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“Gordon Brown has been forced to open up the terms of the newly announced Iraq war inquiry after facing hostility to his plans from a broad coalition of former generals, former prime minister John Major and peers from all parties.”

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The Guardian, 18th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pressure grows for inquiry into deaths of elderly patients at Gosport hospital – The Guardian

Posted June 8th, 2009 in elderly, hospitals, inquiries, news by sally

“Pressure is growing for a public inquiry into a series of deaths of elderly people at a hospital in Gosport, Hampshire, as a doctor faces the General Medical Council charged with giving patients excessive doses of the drug diamorphine.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gosport deaths ‘not important enough’ to justify public inquiry – The Independent

Posted April 27th, 2009 in elderly, hospitals, inquiries, news by sally

“Questions remain after 92 elderly people died unexpectedly at the same Hampshire hospital, a story first highlighted by The IoS on 15 March.”

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The Independent, 26th April 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lord Carlile calls inquiry into terror bomb plot raids – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2009 in inquiries, intelligence services, news, police, terrorism by sally

“The operation that led to 12 men being arrested on suspicion of plotting a large al-Qaida atrocity is to be investigated by Lord Carlile, the country’s terror watchdog.”

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The Guardian, 23rd April 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Searching for answers at Deepcut Barracks – The Times

Posted March 19th, 2009 in armed forces, inquests, inquiries, news by sally

“Four young soldiers died at Deepcut Barracks between 1995 and 2002: Sean Benton on June 9, 1995, Cheryl James on November 27, 1995, Geoff Gray on September 17, 2001, and James Collinson on March 23, 2002.”

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The Times, 19th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Judge refuses Iraq war ‘torture death’ probe – The Independent

Posted February 26th, 2009 in armed forces, human rights, inquiries, Iraq, news, torture by sally

“An Iraqi who claims his brother was arrested by British forces and tortured and killed during the Iraq war has failed in a High Court bid to win an inquiry into the death under human rights laws.”

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The Independent, 25th February 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Stephen Lawrence Inquiry: 10 years on – Ministry of Justice

Posted February 25th, 2009 in inquiries, murder, news, racism by sally

“Jack Straw has given a speech on the report of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry published ten years ago today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 24th February 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

R (L) v Secretary of State for Justice (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted November 28th, 2008 in human rights, inquiries, law reports, prisons by sally

R (L) v Secretary of State for Justice (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2008] UKHL 68; [2008] WLR (D) 368

Where a prisoner attempted to commit suicide and sustained incapacitating long-term injury the state was obliged to institute an independent initial investigation which complied with art 2 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998.”

WLR Daily, 27th November 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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