Sam Raphael
@sam_raph
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Professor in International Relations and Human Rights, Uni of Westminster. Director, @unredacted_uk. I look much older now.
London
Joined January 2014
Central to their argument: the black sites and associated horrors were NOT an aberration, and the anti-torture norm in the context of the US has NOT been restored. An important point, which we all need to remember.
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Imp. new article from @DrMeganPrice1 and my long-time collaborator, @ruthblakeley, on the ongoing "regime of torture" exp. by ex-CIA prisoners who are STILL detained o/s the law, some 20yrs+ since their disappearance into the hell of the black site prog.
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Regime of torture: Guantánamo Bay’s ongoing detention and prosecutions of the CIA’s Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation prisoners - Volume 51 Issue 4
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The @AfghanUKAFInq has published letters regarding the MoD’s failure to meet evidential deadlines and allocate adequate resources: “This is unacceptable.” The MoD’s proposals to remedy this will still delay the Inquiry’s hearings by at least 7-8 months. https://t.co/38cga8VsJs
unredacted.uk
Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan, Piers Doggart (Solicitor to the Inquiry) to [Redacted], Government Legal Department, 5 pages, 25 Apr 2024
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Give us a follow, and check out our growing project archive:
unredacted.uk
Hundreds of documents from a wide range of sources, representing the largest collection of publicly available material relating to allegations of war crimes committed by UK (and allied) Special...
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Just added to our archive: a 2011 memo by a senior UKSF Officer to Jacko Page, Director Special Forces, about concerns of ‘an unofficial policy […] to kill wherever possible fighting aged males on target, regarding of the immediate threat they pose.’ 🧵 https://t.co/A5dXCH1TmN
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UK Special Forces, N1785 (Commander [UKSF3]) to N1802 (Director Special Forces), 2 pages, 5 Apr 2011.
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ICYMI, last week, we launched Unredacted’s project on Special Forces war crimes in Afghanistan. Our project archive holds hundreds of documents relating to these allegations. All fully searchable. We’re adding as we go, take a look here: https://t.co/C9rtwnex4m
unredacted.uk
Hundreds of documents from a wide range of sources, representing the largest collection of publicly available material relating to allegations of war crimes committed by UK (and allied) Special...
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Nice to see this. Check out our new project on UKSF war crimes in Afghanistan: https://t.co/vjtWxIxt90
unredacted.uk
A multiyear investigation into the systematic practice of unlawful killings and detainee mistreatment by UK Special Forces units deployed to Afghanistan, and the subsequent cover-up of this crimina...
https://t.co/KvZel2WtV8 In The Guardian: our Special Forces war crimes project aims to “provide the fullest public account to date of the UKSF operations involving suspicious killings and the extent to which senior UKSF personnel had knowledge” of the allegations.
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We are launching with a new project on UK Special Forces war crimes in Afghanistan - tracking what appears to have been systematic murder and systematic coverup by multiple institutions of the British state. https://t.co/SXV4i4TE2F
📢Unredacted has been investigating allegations of unlawful killings by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan and evidence of a subsequent coverup. 🧵(1/9) Read more about our investigation into UKSF killings and coverup:
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We've only gone and launched! https://t.co/5SnZdpPhKw
@unredacted_uk It's been years in the chatting... hopefully a much-needed space for primary documents and analysis in relation to UK national security and human rights. We have 1000s docs, all fully searchable.... enjoy!
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Key question still outstanding - what role did the UK play in Mr al-Hawsawi's torture? The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has now opened an investigation - let's see what comes of it.... (the pesky truth can't hide forever) @harryfoxdavies @REDRESSTrust
A key judgment at the ECtHR today - Lithuania complicit in the CIA's kidnap, secret detention and torture of Mr al-Hawsawi (still held at Guantanamo, >20yrs after his disappearance into global torture prog). In the face of ongoing govt secrecy/denial, this is a v imp victory.
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A key judgment at the ECtHR today - Lithuania complicit in the CIA's kidnap, secret detention and torture of Mr al-Hawsawi (still held at Guantanamo, >20yrs after his disappearance into global torture prog). In the face of ongoing govt secrecy/denial, this is a v imp victory.
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We are at day 3 of substantive hearings of the inquiry into allegations of extrajudicial killings by British Special Forces in Afghanistan. Today, we hear from Leigh Day representing the Afghan families. Follow this thread for key updates.👇
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The police investigation, 10yrs and counting, into international crimes, 20yrs and coun... https://t.co/cUckR3b73P
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Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland instructed an investigation into so-called rendition flights, said to have been used to take terror suspects to secret detention sites where they were allegedly...
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Thanks to @Reprieve and @LOS_Fisher for helping us to uncover and publish the MoD's secret "torture policy" back in 2019.
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🧵(1/8) UNREDACTED at the Information Tribunal last week, with @sam_raph appealing the MoD's refusal to release data relating to this 2018 policy:
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But the project's ambition is far wider than this: we are building a home for primary material for researchers interested in understanding the nature, evolution and impact of UK national security practices - especially where these remain hidden from public view.
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Our first phase will focus on bringing together material related to UK counterterrorism operations overseas, including British involvement in torture and extrajudicial killings since 2001.
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The archive goes live in the autumn. We have thousands of documents, all fully searchable, including a huge collection of FOIA documents, court judgments, oversight reports and declassified files.
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