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Subject: Statewatch News Online, 13 March 2005 (10/05)
Statewatch News Online, 13 March 2005 (10/05)
Full contents see: http://www.statewatch.org/news
1. UK: Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
2. EU: After Madrid: the EU's response to terrorism
3. Iraq: Global public health experts: failure to count Iraqi casualties
irresponsible
4. EU: Data Protection Supervisor says exchange of criminal records
proposal is not proportionate
5. UK: Intelligence and Security Committee report on detainees
6. Civil society Declaration from 3rd Information Commissioners
Conference
in Cancun
7. International Helsinki Federation: Report on Intolerance and
Discrimination Against Muslims in the EU
1. UK: Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 as enacted on 11 March -
full-text
(pdf):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/mar/uk-pta-2005.pdf
The PTA 2005 introduces "control orders" for terrorist "suspects" -
full-text (pdf). After an epic parliamentary battle between the House of
Commons and the House of Lords this became law. The opposition to the
Bill
had called for a "sunset clause" (ie: that the Act fell in one year) and
the government said they would only accept an "annual renewal" (whereby
parliament traditionally "nods" though renewal and without the chance to
amend an Act). The government changed its mind and announced that a new
Counter Terrorism Bill would be introduced in the autumn introducing
"preparatory offences" for terrorist "suspects" and that this would
allow
the new PTA 2005 to be amended.
See on control orders "A stampede against injustice", article by lawyer
Gareth Peirce on control orders and their effect on liberties and
rights:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/mar/gareth-peirce-guardian.pdf
and "preparatory offences" and G8/EU counter-terrorism plans: Statewatch
special report: The exceptional and draconian become the norm - G8 and
EU
counter-terrorism plans:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/mar/exceptional-and-draconian.pdf
2. EU: After Madrid: the EU's response to terrorism: Report from the
House
of Lords Select Committee on the European Union:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/mar/after-Madrid-HoL.pdf
3. Iraq: Global public health experts say failure to count Iraqi
casualties
is irresponsible - statement (pdf):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/mar/iraq-civilian-casualties.pdf
UK and US governments must monitor Iraq casualties (British Medical
Journal, link):
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/330/7491/557?ehom
Counting the dead in Iraq (BMJ, link):
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/330/7491/550?ehom
4. EU: European Data Protection Supervisor says exchange of criminal
records proposal is not proportionate - will the Commission heed the
Opinion?
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/mar/03eu-dp-crim-record.htm
5. UK: Intelligence and Security Committee: The Handling of Detainees by
UK
Intelligence Personnel in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq (pdf):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/mar/int-sec-comm-treatdetainees.pdf
6. Civil society Declaration from 3rd Information Commissioners
Conference
in Cancun, Mexico (pdf):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/mar/Cancun-declaration-final.pdf
7. International Helsinki Federation: Report on "Intolerance and
Discrimination Against Muslims in the EU - Developments Since September
11"
(link):
http://www.ihf-hr.org/documents/doc_summary.php?sec_id=3&d_id=4029
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