Comments on: Law Lords Condemn UK’s Use of Secret Evidence And Control Orders

By: The right to a fair trial « prisons of shame

The right to a fair trial « prisons of shame — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:32:57 +0000

[...] last June, when, in the wake of a significant ruling in the European Court of Human Rights, the Law Lords ruled that imposing control orders breaches Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which [...]

By: Calling Time On The Use Of Secret Evidence In The UK by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:19:02 +0000

[...] took until June this year for the Law Lords to finally decide that this is an intolerable travesty of justice, infringing the men’s right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human [...]

By: Phil Woolas confirms he is an odious pri… « Talk Islam

Phil Woolas confirms he is an odious pri… « Talk Islam — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:57:51 +0000

[...] rule of law and the principle behind that”, given the government’s abysmal record on that [...]

By: Control order detainee Mahmoud Abu Rideh to be allowed to leave the UK « فرسان بلا خيول – أسرى المسلمين

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:09:36 +0000

[...] this I can only add that I wholeheartedly agree, and hope that, after a crucially important ruling by the Law Lords just three weeks ago — in which the Lords unanimously delivered a resounding repudiation of the [...]

By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:49:37 +0000

I received the following message from Ann Alexander, an indefatigable supporter of the men held without charge or trial in the UK:

Thanks again for your magnificent report, Andy.

I visited Hussain and his family when I was in London. It was very hard to leave them in that awful dungeon the Home Office has put them in.

I understand how busy you are with Guantánamo and I was so heartened to read your article about the Uighurs and the uplifting photos of them in their new home.

I will forward your article to everyone. Thanks again.

Ann