Reprieve uses the law to enforce the human rights of prisoners, from death row to Guantánamo Bay.
Reprieve uses the law to enforce the human rights of prisoners, from death row to Guantánamo Bay.
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In a great victory for press freedom and open democracy, the High Court today ruled that seven key paragraphs of their judgment in the Binyam Mohamed case, which the Foreign Secretary David Miliband sought to suppress, must be reinstated and released to the public.
The judges were scathing of the Foreign Secretary’s view that the paragraphs endanger national security ...
on Sept. 10, 2009
Time is running out for British grandmother Linda Carty who is on death row in Texas: we need extra funds to help us fight for her life in these last crucial months.
Please help us to help Linda Carty by making a donation to Reprieve. We need to raise £15 000 for Linda’s case.
Reprieve is providing Linda with ...
by Emmanuelle Purdon
on Oct. 13, 2009
Last week, she came to London to share her experience and thoughts about the death penalty. A board member of Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, Cathy talks about her spiritual journey as well as her thoughts about the judicial process in the US and the death penalty: an enlightening testimony which deeply affected all of us.
In her own words ...
on Oct. 15, 2009
A British national from London, Akmal is facing imminent execution in China for carrying drugs. Reprieve has strong evidence that he is seriously mentally ill, most likely suffering from bipolar disorder.
Akmal has a lifelong history of erratic and bizarre behaviour. People who knew Akmal have said 'he seemed crazy to me' and ...
by Clive Stafford Smith
on Oct. 17, 2009
At long last, two High Court judges have told the Government what any sane person already knew.
Issuing yet another judgment in Binyam Mohamed’s case, the judges said that no rational person can argue that evidence of torture qualifies as intelligence.
“It cannot be suggested,” the judges wrote, “that information as to how officials of the US Government admitted ...
At long last, two High Court judges have told the Government what any sane person already knew.
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