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THE HOME Office’s new definition of torture unlawfully excludes victims from protection, the High Court heard today.
Medical Justice, a charity defending the healthcare rights of locked-up migrants, is taking the government to court for the second time over how it determines who is a victim of torture for the purposes of immigration detention.
The High Court ruled in October that the Home Office's definition was unlawful as it excluded torture not carried out by a state agent.
Mental health fears push Peers to change law on IPP torture sentences, reports Charley Allan
ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians
