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Letter to Obama on targeted killings
April 18, 2013 | by | No Comments

Ten human rights and civil liberties groups have written an open letter to President Obama raising concerns over targeted killings and the use of drones. Here is the text in full: Letter to Obama on targeted killings (PDF) Letter to Obama on targeted killings (Text) Sign up for email alerts from the Bureau here. Related [...]

In Video: Naming the Dead
March 26, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Watch a short film clip about the Bureau’s new drone project – Naming the Dead.

End of the line for multinational tax abuse?
December 9, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
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A new report argues for the introduction of a completely new international tax system.

Tory MEPs vote against EU resolution condemning human rights abuses in UAE
December 7, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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EU resolution criticising UAE human rights record opposed by Tory MEPs.

HSBC mired in fresh illicit offshore cash scandal
November 9, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Sensational leak places reputation of UK bank industry under renewed spotlight.

GCHQ intel sharing for drone strikes may be ‘accessory to murder’
October 25, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Sharing militants’ locations with the CIA may be illegal, court hears.

Experts urge government to protect freedom of information law
October 11, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Experts fear restrictions to freedom of information laws.

Foreign Office approved peer’s role as tax haven lobbyist
October 2, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Despite potential conflict of interest Lord Blencathra’s role as lobbyist was approved.

Scores of British MPs and superstars linked to offshore tax havens
September 21, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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68 MPs and Peers have business links to tax havens.

Japan clamps down on its Yakuza crime gangs
August 17, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Al Jazeera reports on Japan’s underworld facing new anti-gang laws.

Analysis: Patchy access to case reviews hampers learning from Baby P cases
August 3, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Lack of transparency means some mistakes are being made time and again.

Analysis: The Falklands Syndrome: the 30 year legacy of Iron Britannia
June 13, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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How the ghosts of the Falklands War still haunt British foreign policy.

Demands for transparency over DRC mining deals
June 12, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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IMF withholds funds to Congo over concerns about transparency

CIA ‘revives attacks on rescuers’ in Pakistan
June 4, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
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CIA drones attack rescuers, funeral prayers and mosque in revival of controversial tactics.

Greek Embassy in London grinds to a halt
May 30, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Budget cuts have caused the Greek Embassy to ‘go slow’

Analysis: Obama embraced redefinition of ‘civilian’ in drone wars
May 29, 2012 | by | 7 Comments
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Two reports reveal intimate and controversial role Obama played in covert US war on terror.

Sexist laws deprive families of citizenship in Middle East
May 29, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Across Arabic speaking countries women and children are denied a right to nationality

How government uses private emails and texts to evade scrutiny
April 27, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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The Bureau explores the use of private accounts by government ministers.

Analysis: A punishment BP can’t pay off
April 21, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Two years on after the Gulf of Mexico spill, no one held accountable.

Interview: Sir Malcolm Rifkind, chair of the UK intelligence committee
January 6, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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The chair of the body that oversees the UK’s spies on limiting intelligence material in court

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Yemen: reported US covert actions 2013
January 3, 2013 | by | Comments Off
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Dataset: US resumes targeting of alleged militants within days of the year's start.

Emma Slater wins New Journalist of the Year
December 5, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Winner described as 'big issue journalist' for her Bureau investigations.

A statement by the Bureau’s Trustees
November 25, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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An inquiry into the nature of the Bureau's involvement in a Newsnight programme.

‘OK, fine. Shoot him.’ Four words that heralded a decade of secret US drone killings
November 3, 2012 | by | 10 Comments
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Tenth anniversary of US covert programme which has killed thousands.

Britain’s highest court brands US rendition ‘unlawful’
October 31, 2012 | by | 2 Comments
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Rendition of a Pakistani man to detention facility described as a possible war crime.

Arrests and intimidation plague victims of Marikana massacre
October 29, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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The Marikana massacre inquiry is meant to heal wounds. But is it adding insult to injury?

UN team to investigate civilian drone deaths
October 25, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
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Expert condemns Obama's failure to establish effective monitoring.

Home Office condemned over plans to deport Syrian activist
October 25, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Britain is the only EU country returning asylum seekers to Syria.