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Irish student acquitted in Egypt after four years of mass trial
(Reprieve) – An Irish student who was a juvenile when he was arrested has been acquitted at an Egyptian mass trial, four years after his arrest at a protest. Ibrahim Halawa from Dublin, was 17 when he was arrested with hundreds…
US suspends Egypt aid over human rights fears – comment
(Reprieve) – Commenting on the news that the US State Department has suspended some assistance to Egypt over human rights concerns, Maya Foa – Director of international human rights organisation Reprieve – said: “This is a step in the right direction by the State Department. Egypt…
Irish student enters 5th year of Egyptian detention
(Reprieve) – A student from Dublin has entered his fifth year of detention in Egypt. Ibrahim Halawa, who was a juvenile when he was arrested, faces the death penalty. Ibrahim was arrested in August 2013 as part of a crackdown on protests against…
Jailed Brit, 78, could go free if US released key evidence
(Reprieve) – The US Government is refusing to disclose evidence that could help free an elderly British man who was sentenced to death in Florida three decades ago. British citizen Kris Maharaj, 78, was wrongly sentenced to death in 1987 over the murders…
Jack Straw MI6 Rendition Trial to be Heard in Secret
(Reprieve) – The High Court has decided today that the trial involving the rendition and torture of a leading Gaddafi opponent and his pregnant wife should be conducted in secret. Abdul-Hakim Belhaj and his wife Fatima Boudchar opposed the Government’s request…
UK drug strategy raises human rights fears
(Reprieve) – The Government’s 2017 drug strategy could risk contributing to the death penalty for drug offences overseas, human rights organization Reprieve has said. The UK’s new drug strategy, released today, commits the Government to “taking new action” overseas on counter-narcotics,…
14 Saudis Facing Imminent Execution for Protest Offences
(Reprieve) – There are urgent concerns that 14 Saudi Arabian men accused of protest-related offences are facing imminent execution. The group, including disabled Munir al-Adam and juvenile Mujtaba’a al-Sweikat, have been moved to the Saudi capital Riyadh in the last few…
Saudi Arabia Executes Prisoner Convicted Of Protest
(Reprieve) – The Saudi authorities have executed four men who were convicted in a secret ‘terrorism’ court – including at least one man who was convicted on charges relating to protests. It marks the first execution coming from the terrorism court…
Government seeks secret trial despite “no defence” in Libya torture case
(Reprieve) – Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, former MI6 officer Sir Mark Allen, and the UK Government have refused to tell the High Court their reasons for contesting claims against them over their role in rendition and torture even after requesting…
Government seeks secret trial in MI6 ‘rendition’ case
(Reprieve) – The Government will apply for a secret hearing in a challenge to a prosecution decision for the first time in a case stemming from the involvement of a senior MI6 officer in the abduction and ‘rendition’ of two families…
A vote on the use of military force is a chance to bring back accountability
(Reprieve) – The House Appropriations Committee has approved an amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill that would force Congress to vote again on the Authorisation for Use of Military Force (AUMF) – a bill first passed in 2001 that gives wide-ranging…
Legal action over Prime Minister’s secret order to British spies
(Reprieve) – Reprieve and Privacy International have launched legal action today after the government refused to reveal the subject matter or contents of a secret Prime Ministerial order governing the activities of the British security services. It was revealed last year…
Minister refuses to condemn Trump’s views on torture
(Reprieve) – A senior government minister in the House of Lords has refused to condemn President Trump for his views on torture. The comments directly contradict a statement by a Foreign Office minister, just yesterday, that the UK opposes torture in…