Andrew Tyrie's latest written questions on Diego Garcia can be read here.
The Metropolitan Police have been investigating MI6's role in the alleged joint US/UK rendition of Sami al-Saadi and Abdul Hakim Belhaj in 2004.
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The Court of Appeals ruled that the case was not barred by the 'act of state' doctrine because public policy considerations - namely the potentially grave violations of human rights and international law - favoured the court exercising jurisdiction over the case. The Government previously argued that allowing the case to proceed would damage international relations, an argument that the Court has rejected. More can be read here and here.
Justice Department attorneys will have until 12 December to offer its rationale for withholding as many as 2,100 previously undisclosed photographs depicting torture by members of the US military of detainees in overseas detention centres. More can be read here.
An editorial by the New York Times urges President Obama to reject publicly the use of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners anywhere in the world.
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According to one source quoted by McClatchy News, the report is "not about the White House. It's not about the president. It's not about criminal liability. It's about the CIA's actions or inactions."
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Alleged Libyan rendition victims Sami al-Saadi and Abdul Hakim Belhaj have requested that the Government disclose its policies governing when the Government and intelligence services can intercept confidential lawyer-client communications.
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- Intelligence and Security Committee Issues Call for Evidence for Rendition Investigation
- Further details of CIA torture of Detainees Emerges Ahead of Publication of Senate Intelligence Committee