Annual Report 2012
The state of the world's human rights

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Human Rights in UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND

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Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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UK plans for secret courts 'dangerous' | Amnesty International
9 May 2012

Proposed legal changes could result in information and evidence of human rights violations by UK state representatives being kept secret.

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UK: Abu Qatada still at risk of torture and unfair trial
9 May 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 9 May 2012. AI Index EUR 45/010/2012. UK : Abu Qatada still at risk of torture and unfair trial. ...

Public Statement       EUR 45/010/2012

Libyan rendition case shows it's time for UK to come clean ...
18 April 2012

A Libyan man subjected to rendition in 2004 has filed a civil claim against former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and other officials.

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Libyan rendition case shows it's time for UK to come clean ...
18 April 2012

The UK must ensure full accountability for its role in rendition, torture and unlawful detention, Amnesty International said as a Libyan man subjected to rendition ...

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Libyan rendition case shows it's time for UK to come clean ...
18 April 2012

A Libyan man subjected to rendition in 2004 has filed a civil claim against former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and other officials.

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Europe: "What is new on the alleged CIA illegal detention and ...
27 March 2012

In this presentation to the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in March 2012, Amnesty International considers information ...

Document       EUR 01/006/2012

EU countries must investigate complicity in CIA renditions ...
27 March 2012

Government's urged to act as European Parliament prepares report on the illegal transfer, disappearance, and torture of detainees.

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EU countries must investigate complicity in CIA renditions ...
27 March 2012

Government's urged to act as European Parliament prepares report on the illegal transfer, disappearance, and torture of detainees.

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Libya: Release or transfer British journalists and Libyan ...
28 February 2012

Two British journalists and their Libyan colleagues held by a Libyan militia must be set free immediately or transferred into government custody, Amnesty International ...

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