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Human rights NGOs call on UK Law Lords to rule against anti-terror law
On the eve of a major legal challenge in the House of Lords, JUSTICE and the ICJ call for the Law Lords to rule against the government’s 9/11 law permitting the indefinite detention of suspected terrorists.
UK Court of Appeal Admits Evidence Obtained Through Torture
The UK Court of Appeal, the second highest court in the country, allowed the use in UK courts of evidence obtained through torture in other countries against suspects detained under anti-terrorism legislation. In a 2-1 decision delivered on 11 August, the Court ruled...UK Parliamentary Committee Criticises Emergency Powers
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