The World - News from Nov. 30, 1988

Britain violated the human rights of four men held under anti-terrorism laws in Northern Ireland, the European Court of Human Rights ruled. The court upheld Britain’s right to arrest suspected terrorists without charging them with a specific offense, but it ruled that Terrence Brogan, Dermot Coyle, William McFadden and Michael Tracey are entitled to compensation because they were denied speedy judicial hearings. The four, arrested in late 1984, were detained for up to six days, then released without charge. The British government said it is studying the decision of the court, based in Strasbourg, France.