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| Protesters against the government's planned 42-day detention limit for terror suspects are to walk through Leeds in a "mass sleepwalk". | Protesters against the government's planned 42-day detention limit for terror suspects are to walk through Leeds in a "mass sleepwalk". |
| Amnesty International campaigners will march through the city on Monday night wearing dressing gowns and slippers, and clutching pillows and blankets. | Amnesty International campaigners will march through the city on Monday night wearing dressing gowns and slippers, and clutching pillows and blankets. |
| The move symbolises the organisation's belief that the UK is "sleepwalking into an assault on our human rights". | The move symbolises the organisation's belief that the UK is "sleepwalking into an assault on our human rights". |
| A film about its campaign against the limit extension has also been made. | A film about its campaign against the limit extension has also been made. |
| Ministers argue that the new maximum detention period - an extension from the current 28 days - is vital to allow the security services to deal with increasingly complex terror plots. | |
| The proposal was passed by just nine votes after a rebellion by 36 Labour MPs in the House of Commons in June and now faces tough opposition in the House of Lords before it can become law. | The proposal was passed by just nine votes after a rebellion by 36 Labour MPs in the House of Commons in June and now faces tough opposition in the House of Lords before it can become law. |
| MPs targeted | MPs targeted |
| Peers began debating the Bill's detailed committee stage last week and are due to vote on the 42-day plans later. | Peers began debating the Bill's detailed committee stage last week and are due to vote on the 42-day plans later. |
| Amnesty International said it had chosen Leeds to launch its campaign because it was targeting MPs who voted for a 42-day limit in June, but who voted against Tony Blair's earlier plan for a 90-day limit. | Amnesty International said it had chosen Leeds to launch its campaign because it was targeting MPs who voted for a 42-day limit in June, but who voted against Tony Blair's earlier plan for a 90-day limit. |
| It said Yorkshire had a high proportion of MPs who fell into this category. | It said Yorkshire had a high proportion of MPs who fell into this category. |
| This film is Amnesty's wake up call - we have got to stand up for our basic freedoms Amnesty's UK director Kate Allen | This film is Amnesty's wake up call - we have got to stand up for our basic freedoms Amnesty's UK director Kate Allen |
| Currently police can question terror suspects for up to 28 days before charge. | Currently police can question terror suspects for up to 28 days before charge. |
| The new film "Sleepwalk" will be screened in Millennium Square and there will be speeches from Amnesty's UK director Kate Allen and 7/7 bombing survivor Rachel North. | The new film "Sleepwalk" will be screened in Millennium Square and there will be speeches from Amnesty's UK director Kate Allen and 7/7 bombing survivor Rachel North. |
| Ms Allen said: "There's a real danger that people in Britain are sleepwalking into an assault on our human rights. | Ms Allen said: "There's a real danger that people in Britain are sleepwalking into an assault on our human rights. |
| "This film is Amnesty's wake up call - we have got to stand up for our basic freedoms. | "This film is Amnesty's wake up call - we have got to stand up for our basic freedoms. |
| "We can't rely on Westminster rumours that 42 days won't become law - this is too important, hard-won liberties are at stake. | "We can't rely on Westminster rumours that 42 days won't become law - this is too important, hard-won liberties are at stake. |
| "Plans to extend detention without charge should be abandoned once and for all." | "Plans to extend detention without charge should be abandoned once and for all." |
| Amnesty's has also set up a new online petition urging MPs to oppose the 42-day proposal. | Amnesty's has also set up a new online petition urging MPs to oppose the 42-day proposal. |