Terror suspects win bail battle – BBC News
“The government has decided not to appeal against a court ruling freeing four of five terrorist suspects jailed pending a bail hearing.”
BBC News, 27th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: terrorism
John Hutton admits terror suspects were handed over for rendition – Daily Telegraph
“Defence secretary John Hutton has admitted that two terror suspects were handed to the US then flown to Afghanistan for interrogation.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Fight against terror ‘spells end of privacy’ – The Guardian
“Privacy rights of innocent people will have to be sacrificed to give the security services access to a sweeping range of personal data, one of the architects of the government’s national security strategy has warned.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Terrorism and human rights: is it time to reclaim lost ground? – The Times
“Sir Ken Macdonald stoked the flames of the debate on how we tackle terrorism with his timely intervention this week on white collar fraudsters. ”
The Times, 24th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Release Binyam torture data – MP – BBC News
“The US government should urgently release details about the treatment of a British resident who alleges he was tortured, a senior Labour MP has said.”
BBC News, 24th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guantanamo detainee back in UK – The Independent
“A British resident held at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years arrived back in the UK today. ”
The Independent, 23rd February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Binyam Mohamed’s full statement
Coming home: the last Briton in Guantanamo – The Independent
“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.”
The Independent, 23rd February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A and Others v United Kingdom (Application No 3455/05) – Times Law Reports
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
“Muslim preacher awarded damages by European judges for being detained after September 11 attacks.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Whistleblower launches legal action against Foreign Office – The Guardian
“The Foreign Office faces further scrutiny over controversial aspects of its ‘dangerous’ counter-terrorism policy after a sacked whistleblower yesterday announced that he was beginning legal proceedings against it.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prosecutors examining Binyam case – BBC News
“Prosecutors are being consulted over whether a criminal investigation should be ordered into UK security agents’ treatment of Binyam Mohamed.”
BBC News, 18th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law Lords overturn ruling on rebel cleric – The Times
“Radical cleric Abu Qatada can be deported, despite fears he could face torture, a court ruled today. ”
The Times, 18th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Attorney General considering criminal investigation over Binyam Mohamed case – Daily Telegraph
“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, is considering launching a criminal investigation into whether MI5 agents were complicit in the alleged torture of British terror suspect Binyam Mohamed.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Terrorist threat ‘exploited to curb civil liberties’ – The Independent
“Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, has accused the Government of exploiting public fear of terrorism to restrict civil liberties. ”
The Independent, 17th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Anti-terror code ‘would alienate most Muslims’ – The Guardian
“The government is considering plans that would lead to thousands more British Muslims being branded as extremists, the Guardian has learned. The proposals are in a counterterrorism strategy which ministers and security officials are drawing up that is due to be unveiled next month.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Whitehall devised torture policy for terror detainees – The Guardian
“A policy governing the interrogation of terrorism suspects in Pakistan that led to British citizens and residents being tortured was devised by MI5 lawyers and figures in government, according to evidence heard in court.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anti-terror tactics ‘weaken law’ – BBC News
“Anti-terror measures worldwide have seriously undermined international human rights law, a report by legal experts says.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Is it a crime to take pictures? – BBC News
“From today, anyone taking a photograph of a police officer could be deemed to have committed a criminal offence.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Miliband faces new ‘torture cover-up’ storm – The Guardian
“David Miliband, the foreign secretary, was last night facing fresh pressure over torture allegations after it was revealed that his officials asked the US for help in suppressing crucial evidence.”
The Guardian, 16th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Foreign Office link to torture cover-up – The Guardian
“The Foreign Office (FCO) solicited the letter from the US State Department that forced British judges to block the disclosure of CIA files documenting the torture of a British resident held in Guantánamo Bay, the Observer can reveal.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
