Blunkett Urged to Abandon Terror Legislation; Arrests Prompt Human Rights Concerns Among British Muslims
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DAVID Blunkett, the home secretary, came under pressure yesterday to scrap laws that allow terror suspects to be jailed without trial, amid fresh concern over human rights abuses.
An all-party committee of MPs and peers said the emergency powers should be "replaced as a matter of urgency", as Britain's Islamic leaders warned that the Muslim community felt increasingly persecuted following the arrest of 12 men in another round of anti- terror raids.See the full content of this document
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Blunkett Urged to Abandon Terror Legislation; Arrests Prompt Human Rights Concerns Among British Muslims
The men, aged between 19 and 32, who are all thought to be of Asian origin, were seized in a series of raids across England on Tuesday. They ...
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