SACC welcomes the news that former Guantanamo prisoners are to be compensated, but deplores the fact that this will halt a civil case that could have revealed the truth about British involvement in torture
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Press Releases from 2010
Press Releases and public statements by Scotland Against Criminalising Communities
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16 November 2010
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02 November 2010Cameron says the Government's review of counter-terrorism powers is "heading for a f*****g car crash." SACC says it's the Prime Minister's job to keep the review on the road.
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06 October 2010SACC has published its contribution to the Government's review of counter-terrorism powers.
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20 July 2010The review of counter-terrorism powers announced last week by Home Secretary Theresa May is very welcome. It is to be hoped that it will mark the beginning of the end for the regime of oppressive anti-terrorism laws enacted by the Labour Government over the last decade.
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16 March 2010The Annual Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) confirms that a Government propaganda unit set up to tackle terrorism intervened to influence British public opinion during the Israeli attack on Gaza last year.
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10 February 2010SACC welcomes Tuesday's decision by the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh to quash Mohammed Atif Siddique's conviction under the controversial Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000,
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14 January 2010SACC welcomes Tuesday's ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg that Stop and Search powers under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 breach Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights