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The illegal prison camp at Guantánamo Bay opened its doors for business in its present incarnation on 11 January 2002. Alleged to be the “worst of the worst”, many prisoners have been held beyond the confines of the law for 10 years now. Over that time, Guantánamo has successfully managed to avoid ever falling within the bounds of the norms and practices of international law.
George Monbiot: The government is ensuring that we can mount no effective protest against the banks and corporations.
With minimal media debate, at a time when Americans were celebrating the New Year with their loved ones, the “National Defense Authorization Act " H.R. 1540 was signed into law by President Barack Obama.
From Reprieve: We need your help to prevent the government's assault on open justice – please add your voice to the Green Paper on Justice and Security consultation.
Sponsored by CASE and the Cordoba Foundation and held on 19 December 2011 at the London Muslim Centre, Whitechapel, London with panelist Bruce Kent (Pax Christi), Asim Qureshi (Cageprisoners), Gareth Peirce (solicitor) and Jean Lambert (Green MEP for London). During the meeting a statement was read by the wife of one of the SIAC prisoners. Panelist and other CASE members read statements on behalf of other detainees and their families all of whom remain ensnared by the proecess of detention and restrictions on their liberty as a result of secret evidence.
Police armed with machine guns raided a Kurdish tent at the Occupy protest outside St Paul’s Cathedral tonight, Thursday.
This week saw the government publish a highly controversial green paper proposing the use of secret evidence in compensation cases brought by alleged victims of torture.
"As Xezal's nightmare unfolded she was taken, handcuffed, from the plane straight onto the tarmac where a police car was waiting and driven away. She described how she was petrified as these armed men had taken her and she did not even really know who they were!"
British society has learned numerous lessons from last month’s riots. Perhaps, however, not ones many had hoped for. Just days after the riots broke, emergent was an unmistakable one-dimensional narrative aimed at stoking fear and panic.
The director of the Institute of Race Relations comments on the recent riots.
David Cameron’s call for more ‘robust’ policing demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of policing issues on Britain’s estates.
An event in London marking the Bradford 12 thirtieth anniversary was a celebration and an education for resistance.
Les Levidow on challenging the travel restrictions in Palestine.
Friday 24 June
The London Guantánamo Campaign and Kingston Peace Council/CND will lead a rally in Trafalgar Square on Sunday 26 June, 2-4pm, to mark International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.