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

The European Convention on Human Rights does apply to the case of an Iraqi man who died while in the custody of British troops, the House of Lords ruled today.

The European Convention on Human Rights does apply to the case of an Iraqi man who died while in the custody of British troops, the UK's House of Lords ruled today.

However, the Law Lords threw out appeals involving five other Iraqis allegedly shot by British troops, ruling that human rights laws did not apply to their deaths.