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Today in Parliament the Government are trying to legislate to prevents acts of torture and other serious crimes by the UK army from being prosecuted, if they took place more than five years ago.

The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill.

Earlier in the year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor determined that there is basis to allegations that UK armed forces committed war crimes against detainees in Iraq.

In addition, thousands of allegations of torture & mistreatment from Iraqis and Afghans have been lodged against British soldiers serving in the US-UK led invasion in Iraq & Afghanistan.

We know we must never again embark on imperialist wars. All people have a right to justice.

I condemn wholeheartedly this erosion of global human rights standards and I am proud to be supporting this amendment, along with other @socialistcam MPs, laying out our opposition.