Tag Archives: US

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: 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

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

@David_Cameron: unchecked U.S. puppet/assassin, (increasingly) bloody fool

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8161 For immediate release: Wednesday Sep 09, 2015 PM dodges MPs’ questions on drones policy The Prime Minister today said he would not discuss with MPs the details of the Government’s targeted killing programme, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, David Cameron, destablization, double tap, drone strikes, Libya, Pakistan, refugees, Reprieve, Syria, targeted assassination, UK, US, Yemen | Leave a comment

Reprieve: US, EU, UK demand Ethiopia release Andy Tsege

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 7792 351 660 For immediate release: Sat Aug 8, 2015 Lawmakers from US, EU and UK demand release of death-row Brit in Ethiopia A group of legislators from the US, UK and Europe have demanded the release … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andargachew Tsege, Andy Tsege, death sentence, Ethiopia, EU, Hailemariam Desalegn, political prisoners, Reprieve, UK, UN Committee on Human Rights, US | Leave a comment

UK under @David_Cameron more tightly embraces @POTUS’ #FewLivesMatter worldview

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8161 For immediate release: Mon Aug 3, 2015 UK Government to scrap Death Penalty Strategy The British Government will not renew its Strategy for working to end the death penalty around the world, international … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, David Cameron, death penalty, Death Penalty Strategy, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, drone strikes, human rights, mass trials, rendition, Reprieve, targeted assassinations, Tony Blair, torture, UK, US | 1 Comment

Reprieve: UK needs to come clean on involvement in US strikes on Yemen, Pakistan

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Thu July 23, 2015 UK pilots embedded at US drone base responsible for Pakistan, Yemen strikes British pilots have been flying drones from a US base responsible for covert strikes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Creech Air Force Base, drone strikes, drones, Pakistan, Predator, Reaper, Reprieve, targeted assassinations, The Guardian, UK, US, Yemen | Leave a comment

Reprieve: UK is already bombing Syria; debate is “somewhat obsolete”

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve 44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Fri July 17, 2015 UK pilots conducted strikes in Syria British personnel have already conducted air strikes in Syria, despite the Government’s claim that there would be a vote in Parliament … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, bomb strikes, Congress, dark ops, dark sites, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappear, drone strikes, George W. Bush, Guantánamo, Michael Fallon, Parliament, rendition, Reprieve, strike missions, Syria, Tony Blair, torture, UK, US, War Powers | Leave a comment

Reprieve: PM must come clean on UK’s part in US secret drone war

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve 44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Mon July 13, 2015 PM must provide answers on UK’s part in US secret drone war Responding to the British Prime Minister’s call today for increased spending on drones, Kat … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, David Cameron, drones, Reprieve, targeted assassinations, UK, US | Leave a comment