Britain's anti-terror control orders condemned as 'trademark of despots' --Human rights groups across the world attack one of the 'most serious violations' of natural justice in developed democracies 02 Jan 2011 A powerful coalition of human rights groups has intensified pressure on the government to abandon its use of control orders, as ministers continue to wrangle over whether to scrap the controversial counter-terrorism measure. An international alliance of civil liberties organisations has united to condemn the UK for presiding over one of the "most serious violations" of natural justice in any developed democracy. Campaigners from the Middle East, North and South America, Africa and Europe have signed a statement condemning punishment without charge or trial as an affront to democratic values.