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UK-USA: Extradition of terrorist suspects after years of legal battles

27 September 2012

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Why we in the UK shouldn’t celebrate these extraditions (openDemocracy, link) by Ben Hayes

UK-USA: Abu Hamza loses fight against extradition to the US - Major terror suspects may be moved in days as European court ends eight-year legal battle (Guardian, link): "The European court of human rights has cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of five terrorism suspects, including Abu Hamza al-Masri and Babar Ahmad, after legal battles dating back to 2004."

See also: Statewatch Analysis: The new UK-US Extradition Treaty - removes or restricts key protections for defendants - signed and adopted with no parliamentary scrutiny by Ben Hayes

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