APPG on Extraordinary Rendition

The APPG publishes its Annual Review 2009, detailing its activities over the past year. The review includes information on our international freedom of information campaign, legislative proposals, US trip and committee submissions.

On 27th January 2010, UN human rights experts Martin Scheinin and Manfred Nowak, in cooperation with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, published this joint study on secret detention worldwide. It includes allegations that Britain was complicit in the mistreatment and possible torture of a number of individuals, including Binyam Mohammed, Salahuddin Amin, Zeeshan Siddiqui, Rangzieb Ahmed and Rashid Rauf.

The APPG launches its legal proposals to criminalise UK involvement in extraordinary rendition.  This consultation document sets out the proposed legislation and invites responses by 31 December 2009.

On 31 July 2009 the High Court revised its earlier judgment in the case involving Binyam Mohamed.  The revisions are highlighted in the this judgment.

The APPG visited the US in May 2009 to discuss rendition and related issues with the US Adminstration.  This is a report of the visit.