APPG News
UK's Commitment to Eliminate Torture Scrutinised by UN Committee
UN Committee Against Torture examines UK's human rights record and potential complicity in rendition and abusive interrogations. More can be read here,
Torture of detainees in Afghan custody an ongoing problem, according to UN report
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan published a report highlighting the problem of torture of detainees in Afghan detention facilities. The report can be read here.
Independent Review Concludes that US Tortured Detainees
The Constitution Project's Task Force on Detainee Treatment concludes that the United States engaged in torture in its detention and interrogration programmes after 9/11. The report finds that "The United States may not declare a nation guilty of engaging in torture and then exempt itself from being so labeled for similar if not identical conduct."
More can be read here.
The report can be read here.
Read Andrew Tyrie's statement here.
No Clarity on When UK Government Will Publish Report on Rendition
Report on Britain's involvement in extraordinary rendition was written by Sir Peter Gibson after inquiry on rendition was closed down.
More can be read here.
House of Lords votes against amendments to the Justice and Security Bill
Peers narrowly reject an amendment that would have made closed material procedures (CMPs) - so-called 'secret courts' - a last resort. The debate can be read here.
Justice and Security Bill Still Neither Just Nor Secure
In a follow up report published by Centre for Policy Studies, Anthony Peto QC and Andrew Tyrie MP set out a number of amendments needed to implement the safeguards originally voted in by the Lords and greatly improve the legislation. The report can be read here.