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Re:Amnesty International denied access to court in the Assan... by mywittyname on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @10:51AM (#24493244)
>but it's understandable why the UK might choose not to treat them as a privileged observer.

Sounds more like a justifiable way of minimizing the legal support available to the defendant, and control the flow of information to the public.

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Re:Amnesty International denied access to court in the Assan... by shadowgovt on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @12:16PM (#24494096)
They're a charity and a private institution, not a legal arm of the UK, an oversight organization of the EU, or a division of the UN. They have as much legal authority as any other private institution.

Not to say that it wouldn't be a good idea for AI to have the privilege of oversight of any court proceeding in the UK. But I believe such a thing would have to start as law from the Houses, not the discretion of an individual judge. If there is precedent to the contrary, I will stand corrected.

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Re:Amnesty International denied access to court in the Assan... by k1m on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @01:24PM (#24494908)
According to Amnesty, "Amnesty International monitors have gone to Guantanamo Bay, Bahrain, Ecuador, Turkey, and Hungary, among many others, to observe trials as officially recognized fair trial monitors." - https://twitter.com/JuliaHall18/status/1306200278207782913

I guess it's too much to ask of the UK though.

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Re:Amnesty International denied access to court in the Assan... by dependenttypes on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @02:12PM (#24495510)
> They're a charity and a private institution, not a legal arm of the UK

Just like the Internet Watch Foundation. Being a private charity does not mean much for the UK.

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