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/ 20 November 2006

‘UK not bound to respect human rights abroad’

The British government argued at the European court of human rights in Strasbourg this week that it should not be held accountable for human rights breaches by British troops in the course of military operations abroad. The grand chamber of 17 Strasbourg judges will decide whether the European convention on human rights applies to the military operations of European troops abroad.

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