Tag Archives: UK

Will @Number10gov let the next #LoveFL inmate to die from #MedicalNeglect be an innocent Brit? [updated]

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Susan Chandler

From: Clive Stafford Smith – Reprieve <supporters@reprieve.org.uk> Date: January 13, 2017 9:17:05 AM EST To: Susan Chandler Subject: Kris Maharaj is dying in prison – the British government must help him today Reply-To: supporters@reprieve.org.uk Subject: Kris Maharaj is dying in … Continue reading →

Posted in #CagedCrusader, #ColorOfLaw, #DeadInmates, Uncategorized | Tagged #ColorOfLaw, #DeadInmates, #FailureToKeepFromHarm, #LoveFL, Barack Obama, Department of Justice, FBI, frame-up, James Comey, Kris Maharaj, Krishna Maharaj, Loretta Lynch, Rick Scott, Ther, Theresa May, UK | 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

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: Some 72% of 588 Egyptian death sentences were for attending pro-democracy protests

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 7792 351 660 For immediate release: Sat Nov 14th, 2015 Egypt sentenced nearly 600 to death last year The Egyptian government has sentenced nearly 600 people to death in the last year, with the vast majority … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, coerced confession, death sentence, Egypt, Free Speech, mass trial, Reprieve, right to assemble, torture, UK, UN Committee on Human Rights, US | 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

Reprieve: UK putting “trade” ahead of protecting Andy Tsege

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve: 0044 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Mon Oct 26, 2015 ‘Bury me in England’ – new fears for British father kidnapped to Ethiopia A British father of three who has been held for 16 months in incommunicado detention … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andargachew ‘Andy’ Tsege, Andy Tsege, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappear, Ethiopia, rendition, Reprieve, Tony Blair, torture, trade pacts, UK, US, Yemen | Leave a comment

@POTUS on Guantánamo: It’s time for us to close it.

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Susan Chandler

President Obama Holds First Ever Ceremony And Vetoes The NDAA By: Jason Easley Thursday, October 22nd, 2015, 4:18 pm … the third thing is that this legislation specifically impeded our ability to close Guantanamo in a way that I … Continue reading →

Posted in #Guantánamo | Tagged Barack Obama, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, George W. Bush, GITMO, Guantánamo, rendition, Reprieve, torture, UK | 2 Comments

Reprieve: Secret bid clouds UK involvement in planned Saudi executions

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Wed Oct 14, 2015 Fresh questions for Government over secret Saudi deals The Government is facing renewed questions over its agreements with Saudi Arabia, after the cancellation of a Ministry of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ali al-Nimr, David Cameron, Dawoud al-Marhoon, execution, Home Office, HRC, Michael Gove, MOU, Reprieve, rights of the child, Saudi Arabia, torture, UK, UN Committee on Human Rights | Leave a comment