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UK: Parliamentary Committee says Terrorism Bill in breach of European Convention

Dec 8, 2005

In a report released on 4 December, the Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has said the new Terrorism Bill, introduced in the wake of the July 7 terrorist attacks, violates rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights. The Bill has not...

UK: House of Lords reaffirms absolute ban on use of “torture evidence”

Dec 8, 2005

In a case concerning eight terrorist suspects, the House of Lords unanimously ruled on 8 December that evidence obtained through torture in third countries cannot be relied on in any judicial proceedings. The decision overturned a Court of Appeal ruling in August 2004...

UK: New agreement with Libya on deportation of terrorist suspects

Nov 8, 2005

On 18 October, the UK signed an agreement with Libya that no one deported by the UK to Libya will be ill-treated. This follows a similar agreement with Jordan in August. Human rights groups have argued such “diplomatic assurances” violate the obligation of states not...

UK: House of Lords hears torture case

Nov 8, 2005

On 17 October, the House of Lords heard arguments in a case challenging the Government’s policy that it could use as evidence in immigration cases information obtained by torture in a third country. The case is an appeal from the Court of Appeal decision in August...

UK: House of Commons allows 28-day detention without charge

Nov 8, 2005

The House of Commons has passed a law that would allow the police to detain terrorist suspects without charge for 28 days, after rejecting the 90-day period proposed by the Government. The draft Terrorism Bill, which must also be passed by the House of Lords, creates...