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...
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