The European Court of Human Rights and domestic Human Rights Act face ongoing political and media attack in the UK. A draft law before Parliament would widen the use of secret hearings in civil courts when national security is invoked, undermining accountability for abuses by UK officials. Criminal investigations and civil cases on alleged UK complicity in torture and rendition to Gadaffi-era Libya continue, although a wider inquiry into UK complicity in rendition has been shelved. NGOs had boycotted the inquiry over lack of transparency and independence.
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron appears before the Commons Liason Committee at parliament in London December 11, 2012. Cameron on Tuesday defended plans for secret court hearings citing national security.© 2012 Reuters
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