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On 15 February, the House of Commons voted to reintroduce clauses criminalizing glorification of terrorism in the new anti-terrorism bill. The House of Lords had removed them in January. The bill will now return to the House of Lords, where opposition to the offense...
United Kingdom : ICJ welcomes ban on use of torture evidence
The ICJ welcomed today’s unanimous ruling of the House of Lords reaffirming the absolute ban on evidence procured by torture.
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