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Human rights law update

05 June 2008 / Susan Nash
Issue: 7324 / Categories: Features , Public , Human rights
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CONDITIONS IN DETENTION
EXTRADITION AND DEPORTATION
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

CONDITIONS IN DETENTION
The applicants in A and others v United Kingdom; (App no 3455/05) had been allegedly involved in terrorist groups with links to Al Qa’eda. They were detained under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ACSA 2001) which provided that certified individuals could be detained pending deportation—despite the fact that their removal from the UK was unlikely because of a risk that they would face torture or ill treatment if returned to their country of origin. Each applicant had been certified as an international terrorist and initially detained at Belmarsh Prison.

While some applicants elected to leave the UK, three were transferred to Broadmoor secure mental hospital following deterioration in their mental health, and another was released on bail because of concern over his mental health.

Following a visit to the detainees in February 2002 and March 2004, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) published a report which was critical of detention conditions in Belmarsh Prison and Broadmoor

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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