UK govt will strip soldiers of human rights to protect itself from prosecution, lawyers warn

The UK government aims to strip military personnel of their legal protections in order to better protect itself from prosecution in future wars, lawyers have said. The warning comes after a report into the soon-to-be-closed Iraq Historical Allegations Team (IHAT) urged the UK to derogate from European human rights law on the battlefield. IHAT was … Continue reading UK govt will strip soldiers of human rights to protect itself from prosecution, lawyers warn