UK: Lord Carlile presents reports to Parliament

On 7 June, Lord Carlile, Independent Reviewer of counter-terrorism legislation, presented his 2006 annual report and his report on the definition of terrorism to the House of Commons. In March, ICJ British Section JUSTICE had made a submission to Lord Carlile...

UK: New report on intelligence agencies’ involvement in renditions

On 25 July, the Intelligence and Security Committee published a report on allegations of UK intelligence and security agencies’ involvement in renditions. The report notes that the intelligence agencies were slow to perceive the emerging pattern of renditions to...

UK: New counter-terrorism measures debated

On 25 July, the UK Home Office published a discussion paper on measures that could be included in a future counter-terrorism bill. These would include, among others, the extension of the length of pre-charge detention, continued questioning of suspects after being...

United Kingdom: SIAC rules against deportation of Algerian national

On 14 May, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) ruled against the deportation of Moloud Sihala to Algeria on the ground that he does not pose a security treat. Moloud Sihala was released in April 2005 after being acquitted of charges of participation in a...
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