UK House of Commons Privileges Committee names 8 MPs who undermined Boris Johnson inquiry
The Privileges Committee of the House of Commons named eight members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday who they say undermined the work of the government’s inquiry into whether or not Boris Johnson misled Parliament. They 14-page report explained how some members, outside of Parliament, from both the House of Commons and House of Lords went [...]
British legislators introduced a bill on Wednesday to recognize animals as sentient beings, setting the stage for new reforms under the government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare. Some of the proposals include prohibitions on the live shipment of animals and bans against shark fins, ivory, and the import of hunting trophies from endangered animals. A [...]
ICC reopens investigation into Iraq detainee abuse by UK troops
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) , Fatou Bensouda , announced Tuesday that she will reopen a preliminary investigation into alleged mistreatment and killings of Iraqi detainees in Iraq by UK military forces...
The lead-up to the Iraq War began in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. During President George W. Bush's national address on the night of the attacks, he announced that the US would not distinguish between terrorists...
UK rights commission urges probe into torture collusion allegations
The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Saturday called for an independent investigation into allegations that the government had knowledge of and was complicit in the torture of Binyam Mohamed [BBC profile; JURIST...
Former UK AG calls for clarification of government complicity in torture
The former attorney general for England and Wales Lord Peter Goldsmith called for an investigation into whether British intelligence agencies were complicit in the torture of terror suspects abroad. Goldsmith said that government arguments...
Former British attorney general Peter Goldsmith on Monday urged the UK and other European states to create an "international coalition" to assist the US in closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility as soon as possible. Goldsmith said...
Former senior UK judge says Iraq invasion violated international law
The UK's former senior law lord Thomas Bingham on Monday criticized official UK legal justifications given for the 2003 US and UK invasion of Iraq, saying it was "a serious violation of international law and...
UK House of Lords drops 42-day detention period from anti-terror bill
The UK House of Lords on Monday rejected a proposal supported by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to increase the amount of time authorities may detain terrorism suspects without charge. The upper house of Parliament voted 309-118 to...
