Andy Worthington on the High Court’s significant judgment in favour of British resident Binyam Mohamed last week. Judges ruled that the British government had an obligation to hand over evidence in its possession relating to his rendition and torture. The Court’s second judgment ruled that the government’s attempts to prevent disclosure for reasons of “national security” were insufficient.

Despite the denials, Britain is complicit in America's secret detentions on an Indian Ocean island, writes Andy Worthington.

The British government's complicity in American's regime of torture and kidnapping is highlighted, writes Andy Worthington, by its refusal to disclose information it may possess to the effect that Binyam Mohamed, a British resident who has been imprisoned without trial for over six years in Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, has been tortured.

Andy Worthington reports on the latest confirmation that a secret prison existed on the British Overseas Territory of Diego Garcia, despite persistent US and UK denials, and profiles the six “high-value detainees” held there and later transferred to Guantánamo

The Government is again under pressure over Diego Garcia. Despite continuing British denials that the US military base has been used to 'render' foreign suspects, Andy Worthington reports on evidence that the island may itself house a secret prison

Binyam Mohamed, British resident and Guantánamo prisoner Binyam Mohamed, who endured two and a half years of torture at the hands of Pakistani agents, the CIA, and the United States’ proxy torturers in Morocco, before being transferred to Guantánamo in September 2004, has this week embarked on a hunger strike in protest at his impending trial in one of the camp's military courts. Andy Worthington reports.

Binyam Mohamed is a British resident who has been held without trial by the U.S. for over 6 years, and is now facing 'trial' by Military Commission. Andy Worthington reports.

On Tuesday, Binyam Mohamed, a 29-year old British resident in Guantánamo, sued the British government for refusing to produce evidence which, his lawyers contend, would demonstrate that he was tortured for 27 months by or on behalf of US forces in Morocco and Afghanistan, that any “evidence” against him was only obtained through torture, and that the British government and intelligence services knew about his torture and provided personal information about him — unrelated to terrorism — that was used by the Americans’ proxy torturers in Morocco. Andy Worthington reports.

Andy Worthington reports on the extension of control orders by Parliament, which coincided with the release of one 'suspected terrorist' by a high court judge.

Andy Worthington looks at the poor case for extradition to Spain of the recently returned Guantanamo detainees.

Andy Worthington explains why news that four British residents are to be released from Guantánamo provides grounds for cautious celebration, but also points out that two British residents will not be coming home.

One of the more sordid and long-running stories in Anglo-American colonial history reared its ugly head again on Friday when the UK's all-party foreign affairs committee announced plans to investigate long-standing allegations that the CIA has, since 2002, held and interrogated al-Qaeda suspects at a secret prison on the island of Diego Garcia.

Andy Worthington on the tale of Tunisian Belmarsh detainee Hedi Boudhiba, extradited, cleared and abandoned in Spain.

Andy Worthington on fears that the governments of both the US and the UK are conspiring to break international safeguards preventing the return of prisoners held without charge or trial to their home countries, where they face a serious risk of torture and abuse.