Press Releases from 2012

The Times reports that the Commons Defence Select Committee are to investigate the use of drones in Afghanistan. But the inquiry already has all the hallmarks of a whitewash.

SACC calls on the British Government, the Scottish Government and civil society organisations to demand an immediate halt to Israel's assault on Gaza.

The decision to block Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the US is welcome, but the Government's double standards show contempt for human rights, justice and Britain’s Muslim

Home Secretary Theresa May has a duty to suspend the extradition of Babar Ahmad, Talha Ahsan and others until she can make arrangements to guarantee that they will not be subject to long-term solitary confinement.

Monday's decision by the European Court of Human Rights not to allow the appeal of Babar Ahmad and others against their extradition to be heard by its Grand Chamber is a stunning setback for international human rights law

A peace activist will be appearing in Glasgow Sheriff Court tomorrow, accused of refusing to answer questions in last year's census

SACC welcomes the news that lawyers acting for Abu Hamza have asked for his appeal against extradition to the US to be referred to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. Abu Hamza's request provides an opportunity for the court to look again at an earlier decision that risks giving international legitimacy to the abhorrent US practice of holding prisoners in solitary confinement for years or decades.

The trial of Barbara Dowling, a Glasgow woman accused of failing to send in a properly completed census form last year, has been adjourned until 25 September

SACC welcomes the announcement that Phillip Harkins, a Scot accused of murdering a man in Florida, has lodged a request for the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights to consider his appeal against extradition to the US.

Babar Ahmad case a "travesty of justice " says lawyer Aamer Anwar

A judgement due to be handed down by the European Court of Human Rights on 10 April is likely to be a landmark in the development of international human rights law

The Crown Office says that it has brought proceedings against just 5 people for not complying with Scotland's 2011 census.

Revised 30 Jan - In a surprise development that could undermine census trials throughout the UK, the trial of a Glasgow woman was adjourned at the request of the Procurator Fiscal

The first person to be tried for non-cooperation with Scotland's 2011 census will be appearing in Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday.

SACC says it is disappointed by the decision earlier this week by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to allow the extradition of a Scottish man, Phillip Harkins, to the US to face a murder charge

Today, the 10th anniversary of Guantánamo's inauguration, SACC is calling for the immediate release of all the prisoners still held there