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PRESS RELEASES - 2002

- 12 Dec Chair of Independent Police Complaints Commission Appointed: Liberty Response
- 10 Dec Liberty/JUSTICE Human Rights Awards 2002 - Winners announced
- 06 Dec Liberty and Conservatives warn Downing Street on EU arrest warrant dangers
- 25 Nov Law Lords decision on Home Secretary and Life Tariffs
- 21 Nov Criminal Justice Bill: Liberty Response
- 21 Nov Crime (International Co-operation) Bill: Liberty Response
- 19 Nov Sex Offences White Paper: Liberty Initial Response
- 14 Nov Liberty Reaction to Publication of Extradition Bill
- 13 Nov Liberty reaction to the Queen's Speech
- 11 Nov Reaction to Joint Committee on Human Rights report on draft Mental Health Bill
- 11 Nov No Truth, No Justice - Christopher Edwards book launched, but has Government acted on damning ECHR verdict over death?
- 10 Nov Government's criminal justice plans for the Queen's Speech: joint statement from Liberty, Legal Action Group, Bar Council, Criminal Bar Association
- 05 Nov David Shayler - sentenced to six months
- 04 Nov David Shayler's Conviction under the Official Secrets Act: Reaction from Annie Machon and John Wadham (Liberty)
- 25 Oct Discriminatory internment of 'terrorist suspects': Home Office wins appeal
- 24 Oct MI5, True Spies (24 Oct 2002)
- 21 Oct Why the Home Secretary should not have the right to set lifers' tariffs - Liberty
- 15 Oct Washington First case goes to European Court (Tuesday)
- 10 Oct Liberty to appeal in Home Secretary/Romas at Prague Airport case
- 07 Oct David Blunkett's new asylum measures: Liberty reaction 7.10.02
- 02 Oct Tax discrimination: widower goes to Court of Appeal Monday 7th October
- 02 Oct Fox Hunting rights - Birnberg letter, 2 Oct 2002
- 18 Sep BBC Crime Day survey on previous convictions ('over 70% believe juries should be told') - Liberty response
- 16 Sep Hilary Benn's letter, re your report on terrorism detainees (16 Sept 2002)
- 13 Sep Databasing the DNA of innocent people - why it offers problems not solutions
- 05 Sep Britain 'leads way in eroding privacy' (The Times 5.9.02, p16)
- 20 Aug EU leaked draft framework directive on communications data - Liberty response
- 14 Aug CCTV no panacea
- 12 Aug On the spot fines: Liberty response 12.8.02
- 09 Aug Response to acquittal of 'terrorist suspect' Sulayman Zain-ul-abidin
- 09 Aug Prisoners 'taking advantage of human rights ruling' - Guardian, page 9 (9 Aug 2002)
- 09 Aug Metric Martyrs go to European Court - backed by Liberty
- 30 Jul Internment of terrorist suspects is discriminatory, breaches Human Rights Convention - SIAC judgment today
- 26 Jul Judgment on detention without charge or trial of nine 'terrorist suspects' this Tuesday
- 26 Jul Donor Insemination case - children can claim right to personal identity
- 26 Jul David Shayler in fight over disclosure of documents and Security Service jury vetting
- 19 Jul Liberty takes Home Secretary to court over treatment of Romas
- 19 Jul Criminal Justice Under Attack
- 14 Jul Christopher Edwards, killed by mentally-ill cellmate: UK authorities let down Christopher and his family, says historic European Court ruling
- 13 Jul Government criminal justice leaks - Liberty response
- 12 Jul Anti-terrorism detainees: SIAC hearings: 15 Breams Buildings, 17-18 July
- 11 Jul Transsexuals win historic rights ruling in European Court
- 11 Jul Independent inquiry: doctor and prison system failed prisoner who died of asthma
- 10 Jul Reaction to David Blunkett's downgrading of cannabis
- 10 Jul Police Reform Bill: Government amendments miss the point
- 10 Jul Mother wins first-ever Longford Award for eight-year campaign over son's prison death
- 09 Jul Police Reform Bill: Government amendments miss the point
- 08 Jul Immunity from International Criminal Court -8 July 2002
- 03 Jul Universal entitlement cards are compulsory IDs: the Government does not trust its citizens
- 27 Jun Mental Health Bill, DSPDs (Guardian 26.6.02 p9)
- 25 Jun Mental Health Bill: Government's plans on SPD create real risk of injustice
- 21 Jun "Suspects face fast-track removal" - extradition reform Independent p8 (21/06/2002)
- 18 Jun Tony Blair criminal justice speech 'misdirected': Liberty
- 18 Jun Home Office retreat on RIPA - welcome, but tip of the iceberg
- 18 Jun "Blair aims to tilt justice in favour of the victims" June 18th
- 17 Jun Liberty reaction to Lord Falconer's proposals on preventing delays in courts cases
- 17 Jun Extension of powers under Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
- 11 Jun Willis case: European Court rules denying widower widow's benefits was unfair
- 11 Jun Government's draft order extending Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act - Liberty response
- 24 May Reforming Drug laws
- 23 May Leaked asylum proposals clearly unjust
- 22 May Liberty response to Home Affairs Select Committee report on Government drugs policy
- 20 May Donor Insemination - case for non-identifying information reaches High Court
- 14 May Re: Dea Birkett's article today - 'Fight for the right to live, not to die' (Guardian 14.5.02 p18)
- 07 May Time for an independent inquiry into the death of Christopher Edwards - Home Secretary must act after European Court ruling
- 29 Apr Diane Pretty's case: reaction to European Court ruling
- 29 Apr A v UK and Parliamentary Privilege
- 12 Apr New data swapping powers broached - Guardian 12.4.02 (p6)
- 12 Apr Liberty: initial response to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill
- 11 Apr Privacy and Data Sharing - Liberty Response to PIU Report
- 03 Apr Peaceful protest and the use of police powers
- 07 Mar Response to speech by Sir John Stevens, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, at Leicester University (Wednesday 6th March)
- 01 Mar Police Complaints, openness of evidence - key case at Court of Appeal
- 28 Feb Tax discrimination: widower goes to Court of Appeal
- 25 Feb Video-links from prisons to magistrates' courts - Government launches pilot scheme today
- 22 Feb European torture watchdog in secret visit to UK
- 15 Feb Criminal Records Bureau launch raises twin concerns
- 14 Feb Mother wins discrimination case over disabled son's childcare payments
- 13 Feb Lotfi Raissi bailed - 12.2.02
- 07 Feb David Blunkett's proposals on asylum and immigration reform - Liberty initial response
- 06 Feb Entitlement Cards: Unnecessary and Ill-judged
- 04 Feb 'Make it part of better rehabilitation all round' - response to David Blunkett's prison reform plan
- 01 Feb Magistrates' Court Needs Reform
- 31 Jan The new asylum-seeker smartcards must not become 'de facto' ID cards
- 30 Jan Extending Anti-Social Behaviour Orders misses the point
- 25 Jan Blunkett's police complaints reform falls short: Initial response to Police Reform Bill
- 23 Jan Diane Pretty, right-to-die case: European Court of Human Rights will speed consideration
- 10 Jan Liberty response to ACPO's "The Game's Up"