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The case of Bradley Manning: Hero, enemy of the state, information champion, victim?
24 May 2011 | House of Commons
Speakers:
Ann Clwyd - MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Rights
David Leigh - The Guardian
Emily Butselaar - Index on Censorship
Naomi Colvin - UK Friends of Bradley Manning
The first anniversary of Bradley Manning's arrest in Iraq falls next week, coinciding with Barack Obama's State visit to the United Kingdom. On the eve of the US President's address to both Houses of Parliament, there will be a public meeting at the House of Commons to discuss Bradley's case is not least the likelihood of him receiving a fair trial.
On the week that President Obama visits the UK and on the one year anniversary of Bradley Manning's arrest and detention, a panel discusses the issues raised by the case of Bradley Manning and what happens now.
Bradley Manning is the US soldier accused of leaking information to the WikiLeaks website. Until 20th April, he was held in prison conditions which attracted the condemnation of human rights organisations around the world and which promoted an investigation by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.
Manning has yet to face trial, but when he does it will be in a US Court Martial. Can Manning receive a fair trial in the military courts system? What should our attitude be towards the charges levelled against Manning? What has been the effect of the WikiLeaks disclosures and what role did they play in the Arab Spring revolutions? What does the treatment of Manning say about the United States's attitude to whistle-blowers?
Videography by Jason Gleeson @audiovisualwelding.com
The case of Bradley Manning: Hero, enemy of the state, information champion, victim?
24 May 2011 | House of Commons
Speakers:
Ann Clwyd - MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Rights
David Leigh - The Guardian
Emily Butselaar - Index on Censorship
Naomi Colvin - UK Friends of Bradley Manning
The first anniversary of Bradley Manning's arrest in Iraq falls next week, coinciding with Barack Obama's State visit to the United Kingdom. On the eve of the US President's address to both Houses of Parliament, there will be a public meeting at the House of Commons to discuss Bradley's case is not least the likelihood of him receiving a fair trial.
On the week that President Obama visits the UK and on the one year anniversary of Bradley Manning's arrest and detention, a panel discusses the issues raised by the case of Bradley Manning and what happens now.
Bradley Manning is the US soldier accused of leaking information to the WikiLeaks website. Until 20th April, he was held in prison conditions which attracted the condemnation of human rights organisations around the world and which promoted an investigation by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.
Manning has yet to face trial, but when he does it will be in a US Court Martial. Can Manning receive a fair trial in the military courts system? What should our attitude be towards the charges levelled against Manning? What has been the effect of the WikiLeaks disclosures and what role did they play in the Arab Spring revolutions? What does the treatment of Manning say about the United States's attitude to whistle-blowers?
Videography by Jason Gleeson @audiovisualwelding.com
