Human Rights Joint Committee - Twenty-Third Report
Allegations of UK Complicity in Torture

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 21 July 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

2  Allegations of torture involving the UK

Pakistan allegations

Egypt allegations

Binyam Mohamed

Mr Craig Murray

The nature of the allegations

Is complicity in torture unlawful?

UNCAT

ECHR

General principles of State Responsibility

What does "complicity" mean?

Would the allegations, if proved, amount to complicity?

3  The meaining of complicity

4  The accountability gap

Government response to the allegations and parliamentary accountability

Intelligence and Security Committee

Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Guidance on dealing with foreign security services and detention issues

5  The way forward

Background

Key unanswered questions

Key unpublished documents

Inquiry or prosecution?

Conclusions and Recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

Written Evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence
3 February 2009
28 April 2009
Written Evidence

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Prepared 4 August 2009