A report to be published next month by Human Rights Watch is expected to allege that British agents colluded with their Pakistani counterparts in the torture of suspects.
According to the Guardian, at least 10 Britons are identified who have been allegedly tortured in Pakistan and subsequently questioned by UK intelligence officials. It warns that more British cases may [...]

Politics.co.uk reports on the 50th anniversary of ID cards being abolished in Britain. It’s worth a read, but if you don’t have time, check out the summary:
What does the story of Britain’s first relationship with ID cards tell us? There are two important lessons. Firstly, the view that police will begin to routinely use powers [...]

Persistence pays off! After battling for four years against a Freedom of Information request, ministers have been ordered to publish two reviews into the ID card scheme.
The Information Tribunal has ordered the reviews to be published within 28 days.
The independent “gateway” reviews from 2003 and 2004 will give an insight into the creation of the draft [...]

In a late addition to the Convention on Modern Liberty, a satellite event has been scheduled in Birmingham.
The event to be held on Saturday 28 February at Aston University will feature a live link-up with the main event in London, followed by a workshop on “Preventing Violent Extremism? State surveillance and community organisation”.
In addition to Birmingham, satellite [...]

Is it me or is the civil liberties campaign building some real momentum?
Hot on the heels of the Scottish parliament and the body representing pilots, comes criticism from none other than Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5. We now have the former figurehead of the security services telling the Government they have gone [...]

Hot on the heels of the Scottish Government’s anti-ID statement comes the news that the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has said its pilots will refuse to take part in the proposed ID card trial for airport workers.
 
Pilots who refuse to register for an ID card would not be granted airline passes enabling them to [...]

Long Live Devolution!

The Scottish Government has written to Westminster expressing their continued opposition to the national identity scheme. In a move that’s sure to add weight to the argument from the anti-ID brigade, Community Safety Minister Fergus Ewing MSP said the scheme posed an “unacceptable threat to citizen’s civil liberties and privacy”. He also criticised [...]

Civil liberties campaign group NO2ID added another to their growing number of local groups this weekend with the launch of NO2ID Winchester.

There’s an interesting post over at the Expat Focus blog on the experience of British people living in countries where carrying ID is mandatory.
 

Even in EU countries some police officers view it as suspicious and then you have two things going against you - firstly you’re a foreigner and secondly a foreigner without identity! The [...]

Leading transsexual activists have criticised the government’s plans for identity cards. 
 
Gender Spectrum UK has launched an online petition aimed at ensuring the safety of people “who present themselves in a manner which is not the same as the gender to which they were assigned at birth.”

Current proposals will allow those undergoing treatment to change their [...]