Nov'07
23
Detention without charge
When the former Attorney General says that he would have resigned rather than vote for an extension to ninety days, and the Director of Public Prosecutions says that the case for an extension has not been made, it does make you wonder how the government will continue to justify its plans.
Nov'07
12
Detention without charge
A Liberty study has found that the current period of detention without trial in the UK, twenty-eight days, is longer than exists in any comparable democracy, including the US and Turkey.
And yet the government have made clear their plans to extend the period for which terror suspects can be detained without being charged. If every […]
Oct'07
29
Stand Up For Human Rights
Weekend before last was the Amnesty conference on terrorism, security and human rights in Newcastle. A good day, with lots of useful discussion and debate, and excellent to see so many people there. Thanks to the Newcastle group for organising the venue, and to AI UK for taking conferences like this out to the regions.
At […]