Rights and counter-terrorism policy report [UK Parliament]

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Rights and counter-terrorism policy report [UK Parliament]

July 30, 2007 11:43:00 am

Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: 28 days, intercept and post-charge questioning, UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights, July 30, 2007 [rejecting the British government's proposal for an extension of the current 28-day detention without charge limit for terror suspects]. Read the full text of the report [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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