Category - detention without trial

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12 Jan 2012

Guantanamo amounts to a decade of damage to human rights

The failure of the US to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay leaves a toxic human rights legacy, Amnesty International says.
22 Dec 2011

UK Government demands return of Bagram prisoner

The British Government has demanded the return of a prisoner originally detained by UK forces from the US-run Bagram prison in Afghanistan.
21 Jun 2011

Anti-detention protests on World Refugee Day in Australia

Thousands of Australians have marked World Refugee Day (20 June) by rallying to demand an end to mandatory detention of asylum seekers.
28 Jan 2010

Governments called to account on secret detentions

Amnesty International yesterday (27 January 2010) called on all states to take concrete steps to end secret detention, following publication of a detailed United Nations report on its widespread use in the name of countering terrorism.
11 Jun 2008

42 day detention without trial
11 Jun 2008

42 day detention without trial is wrong

Ekklesia's comment section is down so this is our response to the crucial parliamentary vote on 42 day detention without trial.
11 Jun 2008

Church among those opposing Brown's 42 day detention plan

PM Gordon Brown stands accused of distorting the facts as the parlimentary vote on 42 days detention for terror suspects looms - with church figures joining critics.