Government may be willing to settle Belhaj case
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 08:51Former Qaddafi opponent Abdul Hakim Belhaj is suing the Home Office, the Foreign Office, MI5, MI6, former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, former MI6 agent Mark Allen and the Attorney General for their alleged role in his 2004 rendition. Lawyers for the Government may apply to have the case heard in secret under the Justice and Security Act, which comes into force in July. More can be read here and here.
First court hearing in Abdul Hakim Belhaj case begins
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:53Case Management Conference held in Belhaj case against British Government for its alleged role in his rendition to Libya. More can be read here.
UK's Commitment to Eliminate Torture Scrutinised by UN Committee
Thursday, 16 May 2013 12:55UN Committee Against Torture examines UK's human rights record and potential complicity in rendition and abusive interrogations. More can be read here,
Independent Review Concludes that US Tortured Detainees
Tuesday, 16 April 2013 10:11The Constitution Project's Task Force on Detainee Treatment concludes that the United States engaged in torture in its detention and interrogration programmes after 9/11. The report finds that "The United States may not declare a nation guilty of engaging in torture and then exempt itself from being so labeled for similar if not identical conduct."
More can be read here.
The report can be read here.
Read Andrew Tyrie's statement here.
No Clarity on When UK Government Will Publish Report on Rendition
Monday, 08 April 2013 10:48Report on Britain's involvement in extraordinary rendition was written by Sir Peter Gibson after inquiry on rendition was closed down. More can be read here.
House of Lords votes against amendments to the Justice and Security Bill
Monday, 08 April 2013 10:32Peers narrowly reject an amendment that would have made closed material procedures (CMPs) - so-called 'secret courts' - a last resort. The debate can be read here.
