Eight British citizens of Pakistani descent were being held under the Terrorism Act last night after police seized the ingredients of a potentially major bombing mission in Britain, writes Frank Millar, London Editor MI5, MI6 and the Metropolitan Police anti-terrorist branch appeared to have prevented
A prominent London-based human rights organization today called on governments around the world to end their practice of enacting and abusing anti-terrorism laws.
The following briefing will examine the anti-terrorism legislation in place in various countries in South East Asia and the implications for human rights.
Come and learn your rights and give us your views. Speakers include: Massoud Shadjareh, Mudassar Arani, Raza Kazim and Imam Iqbal Awan.
A brief overview of how the Act confers greater powers on law enforcement authorities to counter terrorism but severely limits civil liberties and human rights.
Come and learn your rights and give us your views.
Speakers include: Massoud Shadjareh, Mudassar Arani, Raza Kazim and Imam Iqbal Awan
IHRC has designed a model letter for campaigners to send to their local MP asking them to bring the issue up in Parliament and to demand that the government scrap the powers to detain foreign nationals.
The Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 Review Committee has called on the British government to scrap laws that allow the detention of non-British nationals indeifinitely. Join the campaign.
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