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Update
“Call for outlawing of ‘rendition’ flights” Observer
Following posted on 22.10.07
“Scotland ‘could be prosecuted over American torture flights’” Sunday Herald
Press release
“Liberty meets Scottish Executive on Extraordinary Rendition” Liberty 23.8.07
Fuller posting to follow.
Posted by MM on Mon 29th Oct 2007 at 6:41 am“Nursery installs fingerprint scan” BBC
“From finger paints to fingerprints” STV
“Nursery School Installs Fingerprint Scanner” Daily Record 12.10.07
“Security at your fingertips” Courier
“UK 2017: under surveillance” Sunday Herald
“The watchers’ watchdog” Sunday Herald
“‘Kiddyprinting’ takes off in Scots schools” Sunday Herald
Also
CjScotland 3.11.06: Information Commissioner publishes ‘Surveillance Society’ report
Posted by MM on Mon 8th Oct 2007 at 8:11 amUpdate
“Europe to rule on whether police can keep DNA of innocent people” Independent
“Send ID-card supporters to the Isle of Self-Righteousness” Herald
Following posted on 05.09.07
“A police state? Crying wolf won’t protect civil liberties” Guardian
“Judge calls for DNA database of everyone in UK” Herald
“Judge opens hornet’s nest with call for everyone’s DNA to go on record” Scotsman
“Anger over call to widen DNA database” Guardian
“Put everyone on DNA database, says judge” Telegraph
“How long before the State decides which of us is allowed to breed?” Daily Mail
“‘Blanket DNA retention’ ruled out” BBC
“Judge wants everyone in UK on DNA database” Guardian
“Top judge: ‘Put everyone on DNA database’” Independent
“Richey case shows we can’t all rely on justice” Evening News. <i>Article by John Watson, programme director, Amnesty International, Scotland.
Posted by MM on Mon 3rd Sep 2007 at 6:21 am“DNA database chaos with 500,000 false or misspelt entries” Independent
Posted by MM on Mon 27th Aug 2007 at 7:36 amUpdate
“Judge ‘wrong to back inmate’ in human rights phone case” Scotsman
“Prisoner’s phone case overturned” BBC
“Prison phone decision overturned”STV
“Prisoner phone calls ruling premature, say judges” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 23.03.07
“Jail phone case appeal considered” BBC
Following posted on 21.03.07
“Outrage at ‘ludicrous’ rights for prisoners” Press and Journal
“Prison Inspector backs jail phone call decision” STV
“Jail messages before inmate calls ‘breach human rights’ ” Herald
“Judge backs armed robber in fight over jail phone message” Scotsman
“The law-abiding have rights, too” Scotsman
“Prisoner wins phone rights case” BBC
“Armed robber wins prison phone legal fight” STV
“Prisoner wins phone message case” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
“MacAskill on Prisoner Phone Rights Case” SNP
“Phone system case makes Scotland a laughing stock” Scottish Conservatives
See also
Potter: Opinion 2007CSIH67 21.8.07
Potter: Opinion 2007CSOH56
Official Report 22.307: Miss Goldie: I sincerely hope that at the top of the agenda for discussion when the First Minister and the Prime Minister next meet will be how the European convention on human rights has been incorporated into our law. . .
Update
“Brown’s move to raise detention limit is itself highly suspect” Scotsman 1.8.07
“PM faces challenge on terror detention rules” Herald
“MPs reject Brown call for 56-day detention” Independent
“28-day limit is enough for terror suspects say MPs” Scotsman
Following posted on 26.07.07
“Brown sets out sweeping but risky terror and security reforms” Guardian
“Four choices on detention but 28 days is not an option” Guardian
“Political arithmetic” Guardian
“Liberty in the balance” Guardian
“UK border patrols to combat terrorism” Herald
“Security row rages as Brown unveils new terror proposals” Herald
“Salmond calls for joint role over terror reform” Herald
“UK to get ‘unified’ border force” BBC
“Salmond says terror detention for 56 days is not justified” STV
“Terror cases could see new magistrate role” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 25.07.07
“Smith defends new counter-terror package” Guardian
“Smith resurrects controversy over extending detention without charge” Herald
“Smith in new push to extend terror detention beyond 28-day limit” Independent
See also
Home Affairs Committee: Counter Terrorism Proposals Inquiry (from June 2007)
Hansard 25.7.07: Statement by the Prime Minister on national security
Joint Committee on Human Rights Report: Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: 28 days, intercept and post-charge questioning (July 2007)
“Revealed: MI5’s role in torture flight hell” Observer
“CIA misled Britain over rendition plan” Independent
“No evidence of rendition flights at Prestwick” Scotsman
“US ‘ignored’ UK rendition protest” BBC
Press release
“UK Agencies and Rendition” Intelligence and Security Committee
See also
Intelligence and Security Committee Report on Rendition (July 2007)
Government Response
“Human rights post for Scotland” The Scotsman
“MSPs attack rights watchdog costs” BBC
Update
“DNA database agreed for police across EU” Guardian
“EU adopts DNA data-sharing system in crime crackdown” EUActiv. Article contains links to documents.
“UK police in EU data sharing pact” BBC
“EU agrees DNA data-sharing system” BBC
Following posted on 15.02.07
“EU cross-border police pursuits blocked” EUObserver
“Accord reached on police databases” Euractiv
Following posted on 26.01.07
“Germany spearheads EU cross-border police plan” EUObserver
Following posted on 19.01.07
“Ministers debate DNA data-sharing to crack crime” EURactive 17.1.07
“EU ministers agree to share DNA and fingerprint data” EUObserver 15.1.07
“Police across Europe to share DNA database” Observer
Press release
“EU-wide networking of criminal records” EU Presidency June 2007
“Agreement on a pan-European network of police databases for more effective crime control” EU Presidency
See also
European Data Protection Supervisor
Statewatch: Stepping up cross-border police cooperation by transposing the Prüm Treaty into the legal framework of the EU