Liberty - Protecting Civil Liberties Promoting Human Rights : 2007

2007

- 13 Dec Home Affairs Select Committee opposes pre-charge detention beyond 28 days in terror cases
- 12 Dec Law Lords find UK Government must share human rights liability in Iraq with United Nations
- 11 Dec Home Secretary’s anti-terror plans abandon vital safeguards
- 06 Dec Government ignores consensus on pre-charge detention
- 05 Dec Archaic blasphemy laws weakened by Jerry Springer ruling
- 05 Dec Liberty responds to Home Affairs Select Committee draft report on anti-terror powers
- 04 Dec Liberty and Justice host Human Rights Awards
- 30 Nov Liberty launches “Charge or Release” campaign to halt Government plans to extend pre-charge terror detention
- 19 Nov Liberty challenges blasphemy laws in 'Jerry Springer: The Opera' case
- 13 Nov Liberty challenges unlawful exclusion of Sikh schoolgirl
- 12 Nov UK detention powers already far exceed those in comparable democracies Liberty study shows
- 08 Nov Liberty accuses IPCC of “delaying justice” with belated Stockwell shooting report
- 06 Nov Queen’s Speech: Liberty concerned about anti-terror scheme
- 31 Oct Mixed Law Lords decision further undermines control orders regime
- 26 Oct Law Lords to determine if UK Government can shield behind United Nations to escape human rights liability in Iraq
- 22 Oct Liberty concerned by Home Secretary’s new call to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects
- 21 Sep HUMAN RIGHTS IN A TIME OF HEIGHTENED SECURITY
- 21 Sep Family seeks justice for black ex-paratrooper who died in custody
- 13 Sep Britain’s Privacy – Casualty in the War on Terror?
- 05 Sep Liberty calls proposal for universal DNA database "dangerous"
- 23 Aug Liberty meets Scottish Executive on Extraordinary Rendition
- 25 Jul Liberty calls on Government to implement reasonable anti-terror measures instead of imprisonment without charge
- 19 Jul Emergency laws make extending pre-charge detention unnecessary, says Liberty
- 18 Jul Liberty calls for investigation into ill-treatment of asylum detainees
- 11 Jul Liberty response to Government's involvement in European Court of Human Rights torture case
- 04 Jul Law Lords to consider the legality of the control order scheme
- 03 Jul Liberty responds to Prime Minister Brown's plans to review protest ban and open Constitutional dialogue
- 30 Jun Liberty Director Shami Chakrabarti on the new Government's response to terror plots
- 20 Jun Law Lords rule that Human Rights Act does not apply in privately run care homes
- 19 Jun Peace activist appeals to European Court against Westminster protest ban
- 18 Jun Liberty challenges extensive secrecy in Algerian deportation case
- 13 Jun Law Lords rule Iraqi detainees protected by Human Rights Act
- 12 Jun Law Lords to announce landmark decision on public inquiries for Iraq torture cases
- 11 Jun Liberty calls ACPO findings on extraordinary rendition a "whitewash"
- 07 Jun Liberty warns against punishment without trial for terror suspects
- 05 Jun Attorney General faces new questions on ill-treatment of Iraqi civilians
- 24 May Liberty rejects the Home Secretary's blustering rhetoric on control orders
- 21 May Liberty calls for investigation in mistreatment of asylum seekers
- 16 May Liberty challenges unnecessary imprisonment of asylum claimants
- 15 May Liberty seeks justice for families whose loved ones die in state custody
- 11 May Liberty responds to Independent Police Complaints Commission announcement on Stockwell shooting investigation
- 08 May Liberty calls for new protocols for off the record anti-terror media briefings
- 27 Apr Liberty welcomes SIAC decision not to return Libyans to face possible torture
- 27 Apr Law Lords to determine if elderly in private care homes are protected by Human Rights Act
- 25 Apr Liberty welcomes anti-terror police chief's concerns on briefings
- 20 Apr Lone protestors to hold 2,000 demonstrations in one day to ridicule Parliament Square protest ban
- 17 Apr British victims of terror abroad call for Government help
- 12 Apr New abuse photos and father's plea for justice mark opening of Law Lords' Iraqi civilian deaths case
- 03 Apr Court rules spying on employee's personal communications is illegal
- 15 Mar Liberty expresses bitter disappointment at Terror watchdog's review
- 08 Mar Liberty calls for Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into Sheffield police incident
- 01 Mar UK Borders Bill marks ID card roll-out
- 26 Feb SIAC ruling on deporting terror suspects - this diplomatic assurance is no guarantee against torture
- 21 Feb Useless and unjust control orders must be voted out, says Liberty
- 16 Feb Government failed to consider criminal prosecution against control order terror suspect says High Court
- 14 Feb Human rights are antidote to terrorism
- 07 Feb Serious Crime Bill measures undermine fair trial and privacy rights
- 06 Feb Home Office warned against undermining police operations and community relations through informal anti-terror briefings
- 02 Feb UK Borders Bill problematic says Liberty
- 02 Feb Corporate Manslaughter Bill fails to provide justice for bereaved families
- 01 Feb Extending pre-charge detention for terror suspects will make us less safe
- 25 Jan Liberty welcomes new civil protections for forced marriage victims
- 23 Jan Key business leader generously supports human rights group Liberty
- 22 Jan Liberty welcomes victory for peaceful protest
- 17 Jan Government publishes Serious Crime Bill
- 16 Jan Terrorist suspect under Control Order on the run
- 15 Jan Prime Minister's initiative to increase data sharing within Government departments undermines privacy protections
- 10 Jan Liberty urges UK Government to call for Guantanamo Bay to be closed and to investigate “CIA torture flights”
- 05 Jan Human Rights Act misrepresented in Derbyshire fugitive prisoners’ case