Politics: Reject 'Unnecessary' 42-Day Detention Period, Says International Rights Group

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Government plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days are "unnecessary, disproportionate and counter- productive" and should be rejected when they come before the House of Lords next week, an international human rights group said in a report yesterday.

Human Rights Watch said that the 28-day detention period introduced by former Prime Minister Tony Blair is already "excessive" and violates Britain's obligations under European and global conventions.

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Politics: Reject 'Unnecessary' 42-Day Detention Period, Says International Rights Group

And the report warned that other features of the Counter- Terrorism Bill - such as post-charge questioning and secret ...

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