Within the United Kingdom, allegations about ill-treatment of suspects while in police custody have come most frequently from Northern Ireland, although the organization also receives allegations from Great Britain. This report focuses on the situation in interrogation centres in Northern Ireland. Amnesty International is concerned by the number of allegations it is receiving concerning ill-treatment of detainees by police officers during interrogation, in particular of detainees held at Castlereagh. The organization is also concerned about prosecutions that are brought on the basis of contested confessions, made in the absence of a lawyer.
