U.K.: Proposed Anti-Terrorism Measures Threaten Fundamental Rights

[Henk Elegeert]

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Henk Elegeert wrote:

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> U.K.: Proposed Anti-Terrorism Measures Threaten Fundamental Rights
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> (New York, August 10, 2005) -- Counter-terrorism measures
> presented by Prime Minister Tony Blair last week, coupled with
> this week’s proposal for special anti-terrorism courts, are deeply
> worrying, said Human Rights Watch. Some of the measures under
> discussion appear to be in outright breach of the U.K.’s human
> rights obligations and others are so ill-defined and overbroad that
> they risk criminalizing valid forms of dissent and undermining
> freedom of religion, said the group.

The UK detains 10 foreign nationals who "pose a threat to national
security", including radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, the BBC learns.

For more details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news

Henk Elegeert

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