APPG News
US Court Rules in Favour of APPG on its FOI Requests to US Intelligence Agencies
The DC Circuit Court agreed with the APPG's argument that Andrew Tyrie and the APPG are not representatives of the British Government for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act and therefore may request information from the American intelligence agencies. The FOI requests against the intelligence agencies may now proceed. The opinion can be read here.
Parliamentary report urges Government to take firm stance on use of Diego Garcia
The report, published by the Foreign Affairs Committee, urged that Diego Garcia "should not be used for rendition unless authority has first been granted by the UK Government, on a case by case basis. The report can be read here. More can be read here and here.
US State Department produces more documents in response to the APPG's FOI requests
The APPG has received another large set of documents in response to its 2008 Freedom of Information requests to the State Department. They can be read here.
Court of Appeal Rejects Bid to Hold Completely Secret Terror Trial
The Court said that the core of the trial could be heard in secret but the media and public would be allowed to attend the swearing-in of the jury, parts of the prosecution's introductory remarks, the verdits and the sentencing (if there are convictions). The defendants have also been named. More can be read here.
MP asks Parliamentary Question about Detainees on Diego Garcia
David Davis MP asks a parliamentary question about whether any detainees are held on British Indian Ocean Territory Diego Garcia. It can be read here.
US State Department Releases Documents to the APPG in Response to FOI requests
Following several years of ongoing litigation over Freedom of Information requests made by the APPG on Extraordinary Rendition, the State Department has cleared for release a number of documents relating to its extraordinary rendition programme and consequences. The documents are now available on the APPG's website here.