Advocacy groups challenge UK electronic surveillance legislation
Civil liberties groups on Monday sued the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) known as MI6, alleging that the agency accesses data from undersea cables in violation of the rights to private life and freedom of expression. The...
Lawyers for Shaker Aamer , a Saudi citizen and former UK resident detained at Guantanamo Bay , asked a federal judge on Monday to release him on the grounds that he is...
Federal appeals court denies Guantanamo detainees' challenge to force-feeding
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction to stop the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike. Shaker...
Inquiry reveals UK officers may be complicit in torture of terror suspects
The British National Security and Intelligence Committee revealed in a report on Thursday that an investigation has found evidence that Britain has been complicit in the torture and rendition of terror suspects. The investigation was run by...
The ICTY delivered its first indictment ever against Dragan Nikolic, the director of the Serb-run Susica Detention Camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in November 1994. He was accused of committing crimes against non-Serbs, including sexual violence and torture. After...
Guantanamo detainee files complaint against UK security forces
Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer filed a complaint on Wednesday against UK security forces MI5 and MI6 with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal . The complaint was filed on behalf...
Guantanamo detainee launches defamation suit against UK agencies
Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer has filed a defamation lawsuit claiming that British agencies MI5 and MI6 had given the US statements the agencies knew to be false. While Aamer has been cleared for release...
Libya military commander sues UK foreign secretary for alleged illegal rendition
A Libyan military commander filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against former UK Justice Minister Jack Straw alleging that the minister was instrumental in his illegal rendition to Libya, where he was tortured under the regime of Muammar...
UK PM announces investigation into alleged renditions to Libya
UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday gave a speech on the situation in Libya , announcing an investigation into collusion between MI6 , the overseas British Security Service, and the Libyan Security Services...
The Guardian released a top secret document Thursday revealing details about the interrogation policies of UK intelligence officials. The document indicates that officers from the UK security and secret intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6...
