Guantanamo settlements first step in survivors' ongoing quest for redress

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke's announcement that the government has paid compensation to 16 men, detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, marks a first step in the quest for redress by survivors.

The settlements must not be used by the authorities as a means to avoid transparency ~ Keith Best The compensatory awards draws to a close the High Court cases of a number of UK citizens and residents subjected to rendition and unlawful detention, who allege that UK security services "