United Kingdom

UK: Ethiopian ‘Assurances’ No Guarantee Against Torture

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:00:25 -0700

(London) - The UK government should not rely on unreliable "diplomatic assurances" against torture to deport national security suspects to Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the UK government.

Letter to British Foreign Secretary Miliband on Diplomatic Assurances with Ethiopia

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:00:15 -0700

Rt Hon David Miliband MP
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Dear Foreign Secretary,

The Families' Pain: Lockerbie and Libya

Heba Morayef published in the Huffington Post — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:52:06 -0700

For months, Libya has been preparing the celebration for the 40th anniversary of Col. Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's coup, on September 1.

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Human Rights Watch — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:17:25 -0700

Letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown regarding Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:46:19 -0700

Dear Prime Minister,

Letter to Sir John Chilcot on Iraq Inquiry

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:00:22 -0700

Sir John Chilcot

Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry into Iraq

London

August 4, 2009

Dear Sir John,

The upcoming inquiry into the Iraq war, announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown on June 15, provides a crucial forum to investigate the actions of the United Kingdom in Iraq over the last eight years.

UK/Iraq: UK War Inquiry Should Cover Rights

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

(London) - The British Government's Inquiry into its Iraq War policies should include human rights abuses as part of its investigation, Human Rights Watch said today.

UK: Investigate Complicity in Torture in Pakistan

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:57:27 -0700

(London) - The UK government should order an independent judicial inquiry into mounting evidence that its security services and law enforcement agencies were complicit in the torture of terrorism suspects in Pakistan, Human Rights Watch said today.

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) debate on the state of human rights in Europe

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:51:51 -0700

Thank you for the opportunity to address this important forum and contribute to this welcome and much-needed reflection on the state of human rights in Europe.

This morning's discussion has already highlighted a wide array of areas in which serious human rights abuses have gone unpunished. And a strong case has been made for how a climate of impunity in turns fuels further violations.

Human Rights Watch and Minority Rights Group Intervention in Chagos Islanders v UK in the European Court of Human Rights

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:45:44 -0700

Application No. 35622/04

IN THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

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THE CHAGOS ISLANDERS

Applicants

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