Tag Archives: David Cameron

UK’s abolishment of slavery made many Brits obscenely wealthy

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Susan Chandler

Britain’s colonial shame: Slave-owners given huge payouts after abolition | The Independent The British government paid out £20m to compensate some 3,000 families that owned slaves for the loss of their “property” when slave-ownership was abolished in Britain’s colonies in … Continue reading →

Posted in #ColorOfLaw, Uncategorized | Tagged abolition, British Empire, colonialism, David Cameron, Great Britain, PBS, Queen Victoria, reparations, slavery | 11 Comments

Reprieve: UK must ask Ethiopia to release Andy Tsege

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Susan Chandler

PM writes to Ethiopia amid fears for death-row Brit March 17, 2016 David Cameron has intervened twice to secure UK access to a Briton who was kidnapped by Ethiopian forces in 2014, it’s emerged, amid Foreign Office concerns that there … Continue reading →

Posted in #torture, UK | Tagged Andargachew Tsege, Andy Tsege, Buzzfeed, David Cameron, death sentence, Ethiopia, Juan Méndez, kidnap, rendition, Reprieve, torture, UN Human Rights Council | Leave a comment

Congress: Don’t obstruct closure of Guantánamo

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Susan Chandler

Obama’s remarks on plan to close Guantánamo prison Let us do what is right for America. Let us go ahead and close this chapter, and do it right, do it carefully, do it in a way that makes sure we’re … Continue reading →

Posted in #ColorOfLaw, #CovertOps, #Guantánamo, #MaliciousProsecution, #MilitaryIndustrialComplex, #Rendition, #torture, Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, cruel and unusual punishment, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappear, force feeding, forcible cell extraction, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, rendition, rights of the child, Tony Blair, torture, UN | Leave a comment

UK Defence Secretary Fallon’s doubletalk re US/UK drone program’s sameness

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Dec 16, 2015 Fallon refuses to say whether US and UK drone programmes “the same” The UK Defence Secretary today refused to answer questions from Members of Parliament on whether … Continue reading →

Posted in #Disappear, #EndlessWar, #ExtrajudicialKillings, #Guantánamo, Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, CIA, David Cameron, Diego Garcia, extrajudicial killings, Harriet Harman, JCHR, Joint Committee on Human Rights, Joint Special Operations Command, JSOC, Kill Policy, Libya, Michael Fallon, Michael Flynn, Pakistan, Stanley McChrystal, Syria, targeted assassinations, UK, US, war on terror, Yemen | Leave a comment

Reprieve: Jack Straw rewriting UK #torture complicity history

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Monday Dec 14, 2015 UK torture complicity: Jack Straw’s comments do not fit with facts Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has reportedly today claimed that “the British government never condoned, nor … Continue reading →

Posted in #DetainWithoutChargeOrTrial, #Disappear, #EndlessWar, #ExtrajudicialKillings, torture, Uncategorized | Tagged Abdul-hakim Belhadj, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Binyam Mohamed, CIA, David Cameron, David Miliband, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappear, Fatima Boudchar, Gaddafi, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, Iraq, Jack Straw, John Hutton, Libya, MI6, Morocco, rendition, Reprieve, Sir Mark Allen, Tony Blair, torture, UN Committee Against Torture, UN Committee on Human Rights | Leave a comment

@David_Cameron’s unauthorized targeted killings

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Wed Dec 9th, 2015 Parliament to hear concerns over government’s ‘kill policy’ today The Joint Committee on Human Rights will today hear serious concerns over the government’s new policy of … Continue reading →

Posted in #ColorOfLaw, #CovertOps, #EndlessWar, #ExtrajudicialKillings, #MilitaryIndustrialComplex, #Rendition, Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, David Cameron, endless war, extrajudicial killings, George W. Bush, Lebananon, Reprieve, Syria, Tony Blair, UN, UN Committee on Human Rights, United Nations | Leave a comment

On anniversary of US #TortureReport, UK silent on involvement

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Tues Dec 8th, 2015 One year since US torture report published, no sign of accountability for UK’s role A year since the US Senate published a major report into the … Continue reading →

Posted in #CruelAndUnusualPunishment, #DetainWithoutChargeOrTrial, #EndlessWar, #ExtrajudicialKillings, #Guantánamo, Uncategorized | Tagged CIA Torture Report, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, Guantánamo, Operation Lydd, rendition, Reprieve, Sir Mark Allen, Tony Blair, torture, UK | Leave a comment

Reprieve: UK PM @David_Cameron is prioritizing trade over human rights

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Monday Nov 9, 2015 UK ended executions 50 years ago today – Reprieve comment Commenting on the 50th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in Britain, Maya Foa, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ali al-Nimr, China, crucifixion, David Cameron, death penalty, Reprieve, Saudi Arabia, UK, UN Committee on Human Rights | 2 Comments

Reprieve: Ahmed Ould Abd al-Aziz was released from GITMO, Shaker Aamer wasn’t

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Thurs Oct 29, 2015 Cleared Mauritanian detainee released from Guantanamo Bay Ahmed Ould Abd al-Aziz has been released from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay to his native Mauritania. Aziz, a … Continue reading →

Posted in #Guantánamo | Tagged Ahmed Ould Abd al-Aziz, Barack Obama, CIA, David Cameron, Department of Defense, Department of State, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappear, extrajudicial killing, FBI, George W. Bush, GITMO, Guantánamo, Guantánamo Diary, JCHR, Kill Policy, Mauritania, Miami Herald, Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights, Reprieve, Shaker Aamer, targeted assassination, targeted killings, Tony Blair, torture, UK, war on terror | Leave a comment

Like US, UK continues to kiss UAE ass. Reprehensible.

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Wed Oct 28, 2015 UK supports Dubai police fair, despite UAE torture record UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is supporting a trade fair hosted by the Dubai police this … Continue reading →

Posted in #MilitaryIndustrialComplex | Tagged Ahmad Zeidan, Barack Obama, David Cameron, Dubai, Dubai Central Jail, Emsec, Reprieve, Saudi Arabia, torture, UAE, UK, UK Trade and Investment, UKTI, UN, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Human Rights Council, US | Leave a comment