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British Gitmo Inmates Win Huge Payouts From UK

LONDON (Nov. 16) -- A group of former Guantanamo Bay inmates who claim British spies helped torture them will receive millions of dollars in payouts from the U.K. government. The 10 men -- some of whom are British nationals, while others arrived in the U.K. as asylum seekers -- have filed a range of allegations against...

Former British Spy Boss Slams US Torture Tactics

LONDON (March 10) -- The former head of Britain's domestic security service has attacked U.S. intelligence agencies for keeping their allies in the dark about the mistreatment of suspected terrorists. "The Americans were very keen that people like us did not discover what they were doing," Eliza Manningham-Buller said...

UK Court Publishes Details of Alleged CIA Torture

LONDON (Feb. 10) – A London court on Wednesday ordered the British government to disclose confidential U.S. intelligence showing that a British resident and former Guantanamo Bay inmate suffered "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" while in American custody. U.K. Foreign Secretary David Miliband had previously...

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05/16/12 Closed material proceedings in civil cases would... Source: Law Gazette The announcement in the Queen's speech that the government intends to push through a bill for secret hearings was met with dismay by human rights organisations and lawyers.
04/26/12 In this week's New Statesman: The puppet master Source: New Statesman In a wide-ranging interview in this week's issue of the New Statesman , George Galloway MP talks about his spectacular by-election victory, Ed Miliband's fortunes, Middle East dictators and mass unemployment.
04/10/12 The secrecy agenda Source: Morning Star Ken Clarke wants more courts to operate behind closed doors.
04/09/12 US Pressures UK to Not Hear Rendition, Torture... Source: Firedoglake A new report published by the United Kingdom-based new organization The Guardian highlights the rendition and torture of a Libyan militant, who led the fight against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and his pregnant wife.
04/05/12 CIA withheld al-Qaida terrorist plot details from U.K.... Source: The Raw Story The UK government has claimed that the US withheld information from MI5 and MI6 about a possible terrorist plot because they feared British courts would reveal evidence of wrongdoing by foreign intelligence agencies.

Background on Binyam Mohamed

Binyam Ahmed Mohamed () () (also described as Benjamin Mohammed, Benyam (Ahmed) Mohammed and Benyam Mohammed al-Habashi) (born 24 July 1978) is an Ethiopian national, who was detained in Guantanamo Bay prison between 2004 and 2009.

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