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PRESS RELEASES - 2005

- 19 Dec Chief Constable begins police inquiries into extraordinary rendition flights
- 16 Dec Big Lottery Fund to expand Liberty's rights advice service
- 12 Dec Liberty renews call for formal investigation into CIA flights through UK
- 08 Dec House of Lords rule that torture evidence is not admissible in UK courts
- 07 Dec Liberty welcomes Secretary of State Rice’s announcement of a worldwide ban on US personnel subjecting prisoners to cruelty
- 05 Dec Liberty responds to US Secretary of State Rice’s defence of CIA flights
- 30 Nov Liberty demands Government halt CIA “torture” flight stops in Britain
- 21 Nov Liberty intervenes to block changes to UK anti-torture laws
- 15 Nov Liberty Urges Lords to strike down ID Card Bill
- 09 Nov Human Rights triumph over party politics in Terrorism Bill
- 03 Nov Law Lords scrap Section 55 of Asylum Act in landmark ruling to spare asylum seekers from utter destitution
- 02 Nov Slipping Government majority reveals concern over Terrorism Bill
- 01 Nov Scrutiny Denied as Terrorism Bill rushed through Parliament
- 28 Oct Liberty calls on House of Lords to defeat ID Cards Bill
- 25 Oct Alarm as Terrorism Bill rushed through parliament
- 24 Oct Growing parliamentary opposition to ID Cards Bill
- 19 Oct European Court to determine if Serviceman’s rights were violated by nerve gas tests
- 19 Oct Government withheld vital information from poisoned Serviceman, says European Court
- 18 Oct Liberty responds to new ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ between UK and Libya
- 14 Oct Liberty challenges Government’s Torture Role
- 12 Oct Government publishes Terrorism Bill
- 11 Oct Home Secretary gives evidence to the Parliamentary Committee on Terrorism Bill
- 10 Oct Liberty urges caution as Parliament and Judiciary prepare for Government Anti-Terror rollout
- 06 Oct Government amends anti-terror bill
- 05 Oct Liberty responds to Davis' calls to scrap Human Rights Act
- 27 Sep Awards to honour UK human rights work
- 27 Sep Liberty Response to Prime Minister’s Speech
- 21 Sep Couple challenge UK stance on Gay Marriage
- 21 Sep Vivienne Westwood joins campaign against anti-terror laws
- 15 Sep New Anti Terror Bill Published
- 13 Sep Statement on Protest at London Arms Fair
- 13 Sep Statement on Home Secretary’s Evidence to MPs
- 07 Sep Liberty Statement on Asylum Family Threatened with Losing their Children
- 24 Aug Government plans to deport to States that torture
- 11 Aug Ten foreign nationals detained
- 11 Aug Couple challenge UK stance on Gay Marriage
- 10 Aug Liberty response to BBC multiculturalism poll
- 09 Aug Liberty Statement on Blair’s Proposal for New Secret Terror Courts
- 05 Aug Prime Minister threatens fundamental human rights
- 20 Jul Court Judgment Savages Government’s ‘Anti-Yob’/ Anti-Child Policy
- 08 Jul Statement on Home Secretary's 'Today' Programme Comments
- 30 Jun Liberty advice volunteers win top award
- 28 Jun ID Card Bill in Commons Today
- 27 Jun Liberty Calls on Parliament to Reject Government’s Controversial Identity Card Scheme
- 16 Jun Liberty calls on Parliament to reject ID card scheme
- 15 Jun Government attacks right to protest
- 08 Jun International Criticism of UK Human Rights Record
- 26 May Liberty High Court Challenge to Government Anti-Social Behaviour Policy
- 25 May ID Card Bill to be published
- 17 May Liberty response to Queen's Speech
- 28 Apr Anti-terror 'control orders' descend into cruel and futile farce
- 26 Apr Law Lords to rule on use of torture evidence
- 13 Apr Collapse of 'Ricin' trials highlights need for fair hearing
- 13 Apr Collapse of 'Ricin' trials remind of need for fair hearing
- 10 Mar Jesse Jackson opposes Prevention of Terrorism Bill
- 02 Mar Human rights groups welcome Bill to establish the Commission for Equalities and Human Rights
- 25 Feb Parliament's Human Rights Committee condemns anti-terror bill
- 22 Feb Judicial confirmation does not constitute a fair trial
- 21 Feb 800 years of fair trial to be overturned in 14 days
- 17 Feb Government and Opposition in Terror Summit
- 11 Feb Opposition grows to new anti-terror proposals
- 09 Feb Control orders pave the way for future miscarraiges of justice
- 02 Feb JCHR Raises Serious Human Rights Concerns with ID Cards Bill
- 01 Feb Detainee release highlights artibrary nature of system
- 26 Jan Government must not swap one human rights 'opt out' for another
- 24 Jan Detention without trial unacceptable in Guantanamo and Belmarsh - Governments must act