Person: Phil Shiner

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British ‘torture troops’ may yet be charged

FORMER and serving British soldiers are awaiting a landmark report into the brutal death of an Iraqi civilian which could lead to them facing criminal charges.

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'Hundreds of Iraqi abuse cased uninvestigated', claims lawyer

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Inquiry to be held into Iraqi’s death in detention

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Lawyers claim British troops tortured and killed Iraqis

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UK: Human rights 'apply to Iraqis who died in custody'

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Mother of teen murdered by soldiers seeks confrontation

Death of British soldier comes at bad time for Blair

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday defended his decision to go to war with Iraq as the decision to invade the battered country came back to haunt him in a final 48 hours of frantic election campaigning.

Wed, 04 May, 2005

Landmark ruling over Iraqi’s death in custody

THE family of an Iraqi civilian allegedly unlawfully killed by British troops while in custody won a “historic” human rights ruling yesterday which opens the way for an independent investigation into his death.

Wed, 15 Dec, 2004

Laughing troops 'tortured Iraqis'

LAUGHING British soldiers tortured Iraqi detainees by beating and kicking them, pouring freezing water on their heads and forcing them to recite names of English and Dutch football stars, a court heard yesterday.

Thu, 29 Jul, 2004

CND bids to block attack on Iraq

THE Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) yesterday launched a High Court bid to block the possibility of Britain going to war against Iraq.

Fri, 29 Nov, 2002