Detention Archives

Torture revelations: British aid worker Tauqir Sharif must be freed and his abusers held to account

LONDON - CAGE is deeply alarmed after having seen a video in which British aid worker Tauqir “Tox” Sharif describes his torture

Anas2020-08-28T11:23:32+00:00August 28th, 2020|Detention, Press Release, Torture|

CAGE calls on Government of Pakistan for the immediate release of Naveed Butt on eighth year since his disappearance

London - CAGE is calling on Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to immediately release or bring to trial Pakistani national and spokesman

Azfar2020-05-11T14:49:16+00:00May 11th, 2020|Detention, Press Release|

CAGE Welcomes Repatriation of British Citizens From Syria

London - CAGE welcomes the news that Britain will repatriate its citizens from Syria, following intense campaigning by communities, NGOs and lawyers.

Anas2019-11-21T17:08:16+00:00November 21st, 2019|Citizenship Deprivation, Detention, Press Release|

British children caught up in Syrian conflict must be evacuated now

London - Britain must immediately begin the safe evacuation of British children from Syria, where they are stranded in squalid camps, at

Anas2019-10-23T11:32:10+00:00October 23rd, 2019|Detention, Political Violence, Press Release, Torture|

CAGE calls for the release of Kenyan businessman Omar Awadh Omar, cleared of terrorism charges after eight years in prison in Uganda

Johannesburg – CAGE calls for the immediate release of Omar Awadh Omar from his mysterious re-arrest in Uganda. Omar was rearrested for

CAGE Africa2018-09-14T18:28:57+00:00September 11th, 2018|CAGE Africa, Detention, Extradition, Guantanamo, Press Release, Torture|

A letter from Africa: Through the persecution of Tariq Ramadan, our humanity itself must not crumble

I am a Muslim woman and I have been deeply impacted by the issue of rape. I live in an African country

CAGE Africa2018-08-24T17:39:43+00:00August 24th, 2018|Articles, Detention, Torture|

Sajid Javid is ‘undermining rule of law’ by leaving ‘Beatles’ ISIS accused in the hands of the US

London - CAGE condemns the UK decision announced by Sajid Javid to allow the US their own discretion to impose the death

CAGE Africa2018-07-23T16:28:02+00:00July 23rd, 2018|Detention, Drones, Extradition, Guantanamo, Press Release, Rendition, Survivors, Torture|

CAGE Africa raises concerns over unjust treatment of Jamil Alilabaki in high profile Ugandan terrorism trial

Johannesburg – CAGE Africa raises renewed concerns around the kangaroo-like court proceedings surrounding the terrorism trial of Jamil Alilabaki in Uganda after

CAGE Africa2018-07-17T18:13:40+00:00July 17th, 2018|CAGE Africa, Case, Detention, Extradition, Press Release, Torture|

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights echoes CAGE concerns and is ‘alarmed’ about new CTBS Bill

London - Yesterday (July 10th) the House of Commons’ Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) published their report on the Counter-Terrorism and

Anas2018-07-13T11:03:08+00:00July 11th, 2018|Arrest, Detention, Press Release, Schedule 7|

Any British torture inquiry must be open, objective and end in full accountability: CAGE

London - Following a demand by Ken Clarke calling for a full investigation into British complicity in torture, CAGE insists it is

CAGE Africa2018-06-12T14:25:28+00:00June 12th, 2018|Detention, Guantanamo, Press Release, Torture|