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Afghan Unlawful Killings Inquiry
The Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan is a 2023 British public inquiry into extrajudicial killings that took place in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013, during the War in Afghanistan. History The UK Government's plan to hold the inquiry was initially announced by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace in December 2022. It followed a BBC Panorama investigation that reported that British special forces killed 54 Afghan detainees in suspicious circumstances during their tours of Afghanistan. The inquiry was launched on 22 March 2023 and is chaired by judge Charles Haddon-Cave. Inquiry The inquiry planned to focus on night-time raids, known as ''Deliberate Detention Operations,'' including the 2012 Shesh Aba raid. Terms of reference included investigating the alleged cover-ups of the fatal incidents. Law firm Leigh Day represents families of the bereaved, Brian Altman represents the Ministry of Defence. The judge, Charles Haddon-Cave has the authority to compel witnesses to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Haddon-Cave
Sir Charles Anthony Haddon-Cave (born 20 March 1956), styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, is a British judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and is the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales. Haddon-Cave was called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) in 1978, and elected a bencher in 2003. He was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1980. Haddon-Cave Queen's Counsel, took silk in 1999, and served as an assistant recorder from 1998 to 2000. He then served as a recorder until his appointment to the High Court on 31 October 2011, upon which occasion he was knight bachelor, knighted. Haddon-Cave is the son of Philip Haddon-Cave, Sir Charles Philip Haddon-Cave, Chief Secretary for Administration, Chief Secretary of Hong Kong between 1981 and 1985, and elder brother of Francis, who was called to the Hong Kong bar in 1999. Haddon-Cave led a review into the 2006 Royal Air Force Nimrod crash#Nimrod review, 2006 RAF Nimrod crash. He sentenced the Parsons Green bombing, Parson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shesh Aba Raid
The Shesh Aba raid was a raid by the British Special Air Service in Shishawa, Shesh Aba village, Nimruz Province, Afghanistan on August 7, 2012, during which British armed forces killed two young parents and injured their two sons. The commander of the special forces did not report the fatal incident to military police. Raid The raid occurred in the early morning of August 7, 2012, during the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), American War in Afghanistan (2001–2021). The night prior, two unknown men visited the home of the Abdul Aziz Uzbakzai. The men accepted the family's customary hospitality and left at 10pm. Shortly after, the people in the family home included Abdul Aziz Uzbakzai; his son, Hussain; Hussain's wife Ruqqia, and their sons, Imran (aged three years), Bilal (aged one and a half). At 3am, the British special forces Special Air Service undertook what they called a "Kill/Capture raid". They arrived in Shesh Aba village via helicopter, entered the family home while d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Inquiries In The United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the term public inquiry refers to either statutory or non-statutory inquiries that have been established either previously by the Monarchy or by government ministers of the United Kingdom, Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh governments to investigate either specific, controversial events or policy proposals. Non-statutory public inquiries are often used in order to investigate controversial events of national concern, the advantage being that they are more flexible than the statutory inquiry as they do not needing to follow the requirements of the Inquiries Act 2005, The Inquiry Rules 2006 (UK, excluding Scotland) and The Inquiries (Scotland) Rules 2007. Statutory inquiries can be held as subject-specific public inquiries, however most are now held under the Inquiries Act 2005 which repealed the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921. This list excludes Public Local Inquiries (which encompasses Planning Inquiries, Compulsory Purchase Order Inquiries, List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Crimes In Afghanistan
War crimes in Afghanistan covers the period of conflict from 1979 to the present. Starting with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, 40 years of civil war in various forms has wracked Afghanistan. War crimes have been committed by all sides. Since the Taliban's emergence in the 1990s its crimes include extrajudicial killings of civilians during its period running the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, systematic killings of civilians and wartime sexual violence during the 2010s, and executions of civilians during the 2021 Taliban offensive. Taliban Extrajudicial killings of civilians Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) In its military takeover of Mazar-i-Sharif starting on 8 August 1998, the Taliban shot dead and slit the throats of civilians, mostly Hazaras, and some Tajiks and Uzbeks, from around 10:30 until midday. Executions continued through to 13 or 14 August. The Taliban carried out massacres in May 2000 and January 2001, primarily of Hazaras. In the May 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Kill Or Capture Strategy In Iraq
The "kill or capture" strategy is a policy adopted in 2007 by the United States in Iraq to confront suspected Iranian operatives in Iraq.Troops Authorized to Kill Iranian Operatives in Iraq Dafna Linzer, Washington Post, January 26, 2007U.S.: Evidence shows Iran subversion in Iraq NBC News, January 26, 2007 These Iranian operatives were accused of supplying various militias in Iraq with tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Public Inquiries In The United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the term public inquiry refers to either statutory or non-statutory inquiries that have been established either previously by the Monarchy or by government ministers of the United Kingdom, Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh governments to investigate either specific, controversial events or policy proposals. Non-statutory public inquiries are often used in order to investigate controversial events of national concern, the advantage being that they are more flexible than the statutory inquiry as they do not needing to follow the requirements of the Inquiries Act 2005, The Inquiry Rules 2006 (UK, excluding Scotland) and The Inquiries (Scotland) Rules 2007. Statutory inquiries can be held as subject-specific public inquiries, however most are now held under the Inquiries Act 2005 which repealed the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921. This list excludes Public Local Inquiries (which encompasses Planning Inquiries, Compulsory Purchase Order Inquiries, Liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British War Crimes
British war crimes are acts by the armed forces of the United Kingdom that have violated the laws and customs of war since the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907. Such acts have included the summary executions of prisoners of war and unarmed shipwreck survivors, the use of excessive force during the interrogation of POWs and enemy combatants, and the use of violence against civilian non-combatants and their property. Definition War crimes are defined as acts which violate the laws and customs of war (established by the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907), or acts that are grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I and Additional Protocol II.Solis, pp. 301–2 The Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 extends the protection of civilians and prisoners of war during military occupation, even in the case where there is no armed resistance, for the period of one year after the end of hostilities, although the occupying power should be bound to several provis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Interior Affairs (Afghanistan)
The Ministry of Interior Affairs ( fa, وزارت امور داخله افغانستان, ps, د افغانستان د کورنیو چارو وزارت) is the cabinet ministry of Afghanistan responsible for law enforcement, civil order and fighting crime. The ministry's headquarters is located in Kabul. The current minister of Interior Affairs is Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is also the first deputy leader of Afghanistan and the leader of the Haqqani network. List of ministers The first Islamic Emirate period During the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001), Abdul Samad Khaksar (also referred to as Mohammad Khaksar in some news reports) was a Taliban deputy Minister of the Interior, who is notable because he offered to help the US deal with al-Qaeda and became an informant for the Northern Alliance. Khaksar was assassinated on January 14, 2006 by Taliban gunmen. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counterterrorism analysts described Khairullah Khairkhwa as a former Taliban M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Mercer (politician)
John Luther Mercer (born 17 August 1981) is a British politician and former British Army officer who has served as Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs since October 2022, having previously served from July 2022 to September 2022. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans from July 2019 to April 2021. Mercer has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth Moor View since 2015. He is a member of the Conservative Party. In April 2021, after notifying the chief whip of his intention to resign his position as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, he was dismissed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In July 2022, he was appointed Minister for Veterans’ Affairs at the Cabinet Office – attending Cabinet – following Johnson's announcing his intention to resign as Leader of the Conservative Party. Mercer was dismissed from the position in September 2022 by Prime Minister Liz Truss. In October 2022, he was reappointed Minister of State for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is the department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by His Majesty's Government, and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. The MOD states that its principal objectives are to defend the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and its interests and to strengthen international peace and stability. The MOD also manages day-to-day running of the armed forces, contingency planning and defence procurement. The expenditure, administration and policy of the MOD are scrutinised by the Defence Select Committee, except for Defence Intelligence which instead falls under the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament. History During the 1920s and 1930s, British civil servants and politicians, looking back at the performance of the state during the First World War, concluded that there was a need for greater co-ordination between the three services that made up the armed forces of the United Kingdom: t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Altman
Brian Altman (born 16 August 1957) King's Counsel, KC is an English lawyer who has been Lead Counsel for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse since 10 January 2017. Altman was First Senior Treasury Counsel at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) from 2010-13. Altman is the joint Head of Chambers o2 Bedford Row barristers' chambers. Career Altman was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1981. In 1997 he was appointed junior Treasury Counsel - Standing Counsel to the Crown at the Old Bailey, Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey). In 2002 he was appointed senior Treasury Counsel. Between 2010-13 he was First Senior Treasury Counsel. "About Brian Altman QC - Barrister" Retrieved 10 January 2017 In October 2019, Altman was appointed joint Head of Chambers o [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Day
Martyn Day is a British solicitor specializing in international, environmental and product liability claims who founded – and is the Senior Partner of – the law firm Leigh Day. He was a director of Greenpeace Environmental Trust, having stepped down as chairman of Greenpeace UK in 2008. Examples of his work include negotiating settlements for approximately 1,300 Kenyans injured or killed by leftover British military munitions, for 52 Colombian farmers in a claim against BP relating to the damage caused to farms in the north of the country, and representing Iraqis alleging torture in British custody. He is the co-author of ''Toxic Torts'', ''Personal Injury Handbook'', ''Multi-Party Actions'' and ''Environmental Action: A Citizen's Guide''. In late 2014, Leigh Day was referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority for issues arising from the Al-Sweady Inquiry. Family and early career Day took his law degree at Warwick University. He qualified with Colombotti & Partners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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