Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided unanimously that Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is guilty, as a co-perpetrator, of the war crimes of conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 and using them to participate actively in hostilities from 1st September 2002 to 13th August…

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that, in the case Austin and Others v. the United Kingdom, there had been no violation of Article 5 (right to liberty and security) of the European Convention on Human Rights.The case concerned a complaint by a demonstrator and some passers-by that…

The European Commission has proposed new rules to allow for more effective recovery of assets acquired through crime. The new rules will enhance the ability of Member States to confiscate assets that have been transferred to third parties, it will make it easier to confiscate criminal assets even when the…

The Scottish Government and Parliament should seize the historic opportunity in reforming police services in Scotland to embed human rights principles into the new structures from their inception.The call comes in a submission from the Scottish Human Rights Commission to the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee consultation on the Police and…

According to human rights organisation, Reprieve, the Government’s own assessment of its plans for secret courts has warned that they could cost an extra £11 million every year, and lead to a “higher risk of potential security breaches.” The warnings are contained in an Impact Assessment of the Government’s plans…

The Scottish Government has announced that the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 is now in force. The Act gives Scotland's police and prosecutors  additional tools to crack down on sectarian songs and abuse at and around football matches and threats posted on the internet or…

A joint inspection published by HM Inspectorates of Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service has found that the English criminal justice system has made progress in relation to the needs of rape victims although there is more to do.Improvements must also be made to the way the police gather and…

Following the publication of the inspection report into the UK's Detained Fast Track (DFT) asylum procedures, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has identified a number of key concerns with how these procedures operate.These concerns include:Vulnerable asylum seekers are wrongly held in detentionUNHCR is of the view that…

Human rights charity Fair Trials International has submitted a six-point plan to the Home Affairs Committee for reforming the UK’s extradition arrangements.Many of the proposed changes have already been recommended by other in-depth extradition reviews that took place in 2011. According to Fair Trials, all can be achieved simply and…

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