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    MP demands inquiry into 'British interrogation of detainees in Ethiopia'

    On 14 October 2008, the Guardian reported on allegations, made in a BBC report, that British officials had been involved in the interrogations of people rendered to Ethiopia from Somalia and Kenya.

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    Soldiers who hand prisoners to US could face legal action, MPs warned

    On 29 September 2008, the Guardian reported on a Legal Opinion published by the APPG, on the transfer of detainees captured by UK Forces to US authorities.

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    Miliband fails in court bid to deep 'torture proof' secret

    On 30 August 2008, the Independent reported on the latest ruling in Binyam Mohamed's legal fight to secure information about his rendition and alleged torture from the UK Government.

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    Chomsky: Britain Has Failed US Detainees

    On 30 August 2008, the Independent published an interview with Professor Noam Chomsky, in which he calls on the UK to use its special relationship to influence US foreign policy.

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    Source: US used UK isle for interrogations

    On 31 July 2008, Time magazine reported on new allegations, made by a former senior US official, that Diego Garcia had been used by the US for holding and interrogating detainees.

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    UK 'must check' US torture denial

    On 19 July 2008, the BBC reported the Foreign Affairs Committee's conclusion that the UK could no longer rely on US assurances that it does not torture its detainees.

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    MPs accuse Washington of lying over rendition flights

    On 6 July 2008, the Independent on Sunday reported that the Foreign Affairs Committee planned to scrutinise flights and shipping services from Diego Garcia, as set out in its Report on the Overseas Territories.

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    US assures UK over secret flights, doubts persist

    On 3 July 2008, Reuters reported the renewed specific assurances on rendition provided by the US, in response to a list of almost 400 flights sent to the US Administration by Foreign Secretary David Miliband.

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    Complaint over British role in extraordinary rendition

    On 3 June 2008 The Guardian reported the APPG's complaint to the Information Commissioner about the FCO's refusal to disclose information on Diego Garcia.

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    US accused of holding terror suspects on prison ships

    On 2 June 2008, the Guardian reported on allegations that the US had been holding detainees in ships, and that some of these ships had operated in or around the territorial waters of Diego Garcia.

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    Freedom of Information: Britain trails behind America in right-to-know culture

    On 2 May 2008, the Independent reported on the different approaches to freedom of information in the UK and the US, citing the APPG's requests to the Ministry of Defence.

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    Embarrassed Miliband admits two US rendition flights refuelled on British soil

    On 22 February 2008, the Guardian reported the Foreign Secretary's admission that two rendition flights had refuelled on the British island of Diego Garcia in 2002.

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    US aircraft did use British base to transport terrorist suspects

    On 22 February 2008, the Times reported the Foreign Secretary's statement on terrorist suspects, in which he confirmed that two rendition flights had refuelled at Diego Garcia.

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    Freedom of Information: Government Blocks Access to Secret Military Papers on Diego Garcia

    On 1 February 2008, the Independent reported on the Government's refusal to disclose information on Diego Garcia, following a request by the APPG.

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    More probes into Diego Garcia 'rendition'

    On 2 February 2008, Al-Jazeera reported allegations that Diego Garcia had been used in the rendition programme. APPG Chairman Andrew Tyrie was interviewed for the report.

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    Claims of Secret CIA Jail for Terror Suspects on British Island to be Investigated

    On 19 October 2007 The Guardian reported that the Foreign Affairs Committee was to examine allegations surrounding Diego Garcia in its forthcoming report into the Overseas Territories.

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    Lords to vote on restoring safeguards to plan for secret courts

    On 26 March 2013, the Guardian reported on a pamphlet on the Justice and Security Bill, written by Anthony Peto QC and Andrew Tyrie MP, entitled "Still Neither Just Nor Secure", which argues that the Bill will make it more difficult to uncover the truth about Britain's role in extraordinary rendition.

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    Lawyers to boycott UK torture inquiry as rights groups label it a sham

    On 6 July 2011, the Guardian published an article on the release of the Gibson Inquiry's terms of reference and protocol.

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    The Intelligence and Security Committee: A watchdog with no teeth or credibility

    Writing in the Independent on 22 December 2013, Andrew Tyrie argued that Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee may lack the tools to get to the truth about extraordinary rendition.

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    Britain's failure to come clean over rendition is scandalous – Tory MP

    On 25 July 2016, the Guardian reported on Andrew Tyrie's letter to the Intelligence and Security Committee, following the Crown Prosecution Service's decision not to bring criminal charges over renditions to Libya.

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Latest Documents

AGM Minutes 27th May 2021
Income & expenditure statement (closing) September-November 2019
Income & expenditure statement 2020 - 2021
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