Friday 20 February 2009

Doughty Street Chambers has published issue no.17 of its 'Human Rights Bulletin' on significant human rights cases and developments at the UK, European and international levels.Subscribe to the Bulletin at:http://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/members/join/The UK Race & Europe Network (UKREN) has published its February 2009 Newsletter.View the newsletter at:http://www.runnymedetrust.org/index.php?page=uk-race-amp-europe-networkHer Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons and the Healthcare Commission have published a joint report on: 'Commissioning healthcare in prisons'.Download the report at:http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/_db/_documents/Commissioning_healthcare_in_prisons.pdf (pdf file, 372kb)HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has published a: 'Report on an unannounced follow-up inspection of the non-residential short- term holding facility: Birmingham International Airport'.Download the report at:http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspect_reports/STHF-reports/Birmingham_Airport_STHF_2008.pdf?view=Binary (pdf file, 240kb)The House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution has published: 'Surveillance: Citizens and the State'.Download the report at:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldselect/ldconst/18/18ii.pdf (pdf file, 1.5mb)Lord Carlile of Berriew Q.C. has published his: 'Fourth report of the Independent Reviewer pursuant to section 14(3) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005'.Download the report at:http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/prevention-terrorism-act-2005/lord-carlile-fourth-report.pdf (pdf file, 1.8mb)The European Parliament has adopted a new report by the parliament's Civil Liberties Committee on conditions in detention centres for asylum seekers across the European Union (EU).Download the adopted text at:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P6-TA-2009-0047+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN