In only 12 of 34 cases has anyone been punished for the confirmed or suspected killings of US-held detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, a US human rights group reported today.

The US-based Lawyers Committee for Human Rights has called for a full public inquiry into the murder of Catholic solicitor Pat Finucane in Belfast 13 years ago.

An influential committee of US lawyers is to release a report in Belfast this morning, demanding a full public inquiry into the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane.