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18 December 2018 – today’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Tue 18th December 2018 - 11:45 pm

Brexit is coming, the hedge fund’s growing fat, who will put a billion in Phil Hammond’s hat? If you haven’t got a billion, 3,000 troops will do, if you haven’t got 3,000 troops, then God bless you…

But at least we’re giving some opposition to this wastrel administration…

Lib Dem peers defeat Government to force Prevent review (this one arrived late last night)
Cable: Decision to ramp up no-deal is psychological warfare
Dropping migration target an admission Brexit won’t control immigration
Lib Dems: Putting troops on standby is simply scaremongering
Lib Dems table no confidence motion in Government

We’ve also received a press release from Tower Hamlets …

Posted in News | Also tagged andrew stunell, armed forces, brexit, brian paddick, counter-terrorism and security bill, ed davey, elaine bagshaw, house of lords, jamie stone, migration targets, no confidence, no deal, prevent, rabina khan, siobhan benita, tower hamlets and vince cable | 1 Comment

Tom Brake MP writes…Violation of judicial process by Bangladesh International Criminal Tribunal

By Tom Brake MP | Fri 20th November 2015 - 12:25 pm

This week the Bangladesh Supreme Court upheld the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) decision to execute Salauddin Quader Chowdhury. This represents the second rejection for Mr Chowdhury, following his original appeal in July 2015. This is a grave injustice for Chowdhury and for Bangladesh.

In 2013, Chowdhury was sentenced to death by the ICT for war crimes allegedly committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Independence War. The original trial, like many others heard by the ICT, has received widespread criticism including from the United Nations and Amnesty International for procedural irregularities and the violation of international fair trial standards.

The case of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was marred by irregularities, the worst of which relates to witnesses for the Defence. The Court imposed a last minute restriction to the number of witnesses the Defence was permitted to call. The Prosecution called 41 witnesses to take the stand against Chowdhury. On the day the final Prosecution witness was called, the Court branded the 1153-long witness list a ploy aimed at delaying the case and arbitrarily cut the Defence witness list to just five.

Posted in News | Also tagged justice and law | 1 Comment

Annette Brooke MP writes… This Mothering Sunday let’s commit to making preventable newborn deaths a thing of the past

By Annette Brooke MP | Sat 29th March 2014 - 10:45 am

Like many mothers and grandmothers in my constituency and around the UK, I’m looking forward to Mother’s Day on Sunday. Not just because it’s welcome time spent with the family, but also because it reminds me of the years of joy I’ve had watching my children and now my grand-daughter grow up.

It is however, a sad time for many in this country who have suffered bereavements. And we also think of the millions of mothers around the world who have not had the chance to watch their children grow …

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged children, overseas aid and save the children | 2 Comments

Opinion: Bangladesh – conspiracy to pervert the course of justice?

By Eric Avebury | Mon 24th December 2012 - 2:53 pm

Those who committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971 should be prosecuted and, if found guilty by due process, severely punished.

But the trials have been conducted under a law dating from 1973 which is not compliant with international norms. The US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, Stephen Rapp; Human Rights Watch; Amnesty International; the International Center for Transitional Justice; the International Bar Association; the UK

Posted in Op-eds | 469 Comments

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Opinion: Bangladesh – conspiracy to pervert the course of justice?

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18 December 2018 – today’s press releases

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Opinion: Bangladesh – conspiracy to pervert the course of justice?

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