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Call for President Trump to publish lethal drones policy

Human rights organisations have called on President Trump to urgently publish his policy on the use of lethal force abroad after he reportedly changed the rules to reduce oversight and roll back...

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Gina Haspel is not fit to lead the CIA, says Reprieve

President Trump has announced that he will nominate Gina Haspel as the new Director of the CIA.President Trump has announced that he will nominate Gina Haspel as the new Director of the CIA, as part of...

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Amnesty calls for US Senate Committee to vote against Gina Haspel's...

Amnesty International has called on the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to vote against Gina Haspel's nomination as the next director of the CIA pending an investigation of her alleged role...

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European Court rulings on CIA torture programmes

The European Court of Human Rights has found Lithuania and Romania were complicit in the CIA’s illegal torture and rendition programmes. On 31 May 2018 the European Court of Human Rights found...

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European anti-torture ruling shows need for UK public inquiry, say campaigners

The human rights organisation Reprieve has calling for a full, judge-led public inquiry into the rendition and ill-treatment of Abdul Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar, following the European Court of...

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CIA report raises new questions about UK involvement in torture

The report,written by a CIA medical officer was released under Judge’s orders to the American Civil Liberties Union.A newly-released report, which reveals that the US considered using ‘truth serum’ in...

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American Civil Liberties Union sues CIA to find body of torture victim

 Gul Rahman was tortured to death in 2002 and his family is suing the CIA to locate his body.After nearly two decades of requests for information, the family of Gul Rahman, who was tortured to death in...

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Interfaith letter opposes lethal CIA drone strikes

The letter says drone strikes insulate policy-makers and public from the true moral and emotional costs of taking life.In the United States twenty five faith-based organisations have signed an...

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New report 'details UK involvement in rendition to torture'

A new report presents, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the Central Intelligence Agency's black sites network, using new data derived from an unprecedented analysis of the Senate...

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Government to announce final torture inquiry decision ‘this week’

The Government will set out its decision on a judge-led inquiry into British complicity in US rendition and torture later this week, de facto Deputy Prime Minister David Lidington MP announcedThe...

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Government refuses inquiry into UK involvement in rendition and torture

The Government today refused to hold a judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in rendition and torture, while presenting updated Whitehall guidance which campaigners says fails to expressly prohibit...

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New torture revelations 'highlight need for UK inquiry'

Metropolitan police detectives are currently investigating whether MI5 and MI6 officers committed serious criminal offences.Newly-declassified cables provide further details of the torture Khalid...

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MPs and Reprieve take Government to court over refusal to hold torture inquiry

The Government has never delivered on promises to hold a fully independent, judge-led inquiry into UK complicity in US torture and extraordinary rendition of individuals as part of the so-called ‘war...

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Psychologists who created CIA torture techniques to testify at Guantánamo

Two contract psychologists are to testify at Guantánamo for first time.The two psychologists responsible for designing and implementing the CIA's 'enhanced interrogation techniques' will testify in...

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ICC authorises Afghanistan war crimes investigation

The decision paves the way for an independent investigation of abuses committed by US, Taliban and Afghan forces during the conflict.The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the...

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