Tag Archives: Sir Mark Allen

Reprieve: Jack Straw rewriting UK #torture complicity history

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

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On anniversary of US #TortureReport, UK silent on involvement

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

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Reprieve: UK spying on priviledged legal communications re renditions “rigs the whole justice game … “

Reprieve: +44 207 553 8161 For immediate release: Wed April 29, 2015 Secretive court orders GCHQ to destroy stolen documents   The UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has today ordered intelligence agency GCHQ to destroy illegally collected communications of a … Continue reading

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Repreive: possible UK security services eavesdropping re renditions investigation

Reprieve +44 (0) 7791 755 415 For immediate release: Sun Nov 30, 2014 Police investigate whether security services snooped on renditions investigation British police have confirmed that they are looking into whether UK security services have eavesdropped on their investigation … Continue reading

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Reprieve: Judge decides rendered couple deserve day in court, UK/US relations irrelevant

    Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8166  For immediate release: Thu Oct 30, 2014 Libyan rendition victims’ case must be heard, Court of Appeal rules Britain’s Court of Appeal has today ruled that a husband and wife who were … Continue reading

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Reprieve continues struggle for Sunshine on UK’s role in renditions

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8166    For immediate release: Mon July 21, 2014 Libyan renditions case in court as UK ‘lobbies for secrecy’ in key torture report   The case brought by a husband and wife subjected to a 2004 … Continue reading

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