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Law Lords give go-ahead for deportations, including that of Abu ...
18 February 2009

The decision could give the UK government the green light to start deporting people to countries where they will be at risk of serious human rights abuses.

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Twenty years on, still no inquiry into Patrick Finucane's death ...
11 February 2009

The prominent civil rights lawyer, was shot dead in front of his wife and children at his home inBelfast, Northern Ireland on 12 February 1989.

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United Kingdom: UK/Northern Ireland: Patrick Finucane: twenty ...
11 February 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: EUR 45/002/2009. 11 February 2009. UK/Northern Ireland: Patrick Finucane: twenty years on, still no inquiry. ...

Document       EUR 45/002/2009

United Kingdom: The case of Binyam Mohamed: 'championing the rule ...
10 February 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC DOCUMENT. 10 February 2009. AI Index: EUR 45/001/2009. The case of Binyam Mohamed: ‘championing the rule of law’? ...

Document       EUR 45/001/2009

Migration-related detention: A global concern
1 December 2008

Migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees are regularly deprived of their liberty purely for administrative convenience. Many countries use detention to deter people ...

Report       POL 33/004/2008

Action around the world for Democratic Republic of Congo | Amnesty ...
27 November 2008

Activists are demonstrating around the world to call for urgent andeffective protection of civilians in Eastern Democratic Republic ofCongo.

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UK's highest court to hear key test cases on deportations with ...
22 October 2008

The UK’s highest court will begin hearing two important test casesrelated to human rights and the UK government's counter-terrorismpolicies on Thursday.

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Five jailed in Chile ten years after Pinochet arrest | Amnesty ...
16 October 2008

Chile's Supreme Court jailed five retired military officials onWednesday for involvement in the "Caravan of Death" – one of the casesfor which Augu.

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Video: Tenth anniversary of Pinochet Arrest | Amnesty ...
15 October 2008

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UK House of Lords rejects 42-day detention | Amnesty International
13 October 2008

The House of Lords rejected proposals on Monday that would allow theperiod of pre-charge detention in terrorism cases to be extended up to42 days.

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