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  • January 28, 2010
    Governments called to account on secret detentions

    Amnesty International yesterday (27 January 2010) called on all states to take concrete steps to end secret detention, following publication of a detailed United Nations report on its widespread use in the name of countering terrorism.

  • June 24, 2008
    Amnesty accuses European governments on 'rendition' and secret detention

    Amnesty International has today accused European governments of complicity and inaction over US-led rendition and secret detention, as it published a new report on European renditions and a 'Six-point Plan' for their prevention.

  • February 23, 2008
    Archbishops visit immigration detention centre

    As questions about the fairness of UK migration policy once more come into the spotlight, the Anglican archbishops of Canterbury and York have been visiting the Oakington Immigration Detention Centre as part of a trip to Cambridge.

  • October 31, 2007
    Government has failed to make case for extending detention of terror suspects

    The UK government has not made a convincing case for extending the time suspected terrorists can be detained without charge, according to the Church of England. The government's paper was published at the end of July 2007.