<p><br /> Control orders should be scrapped in an urgent overhaul of counter-terrorism legislation, campaigners have said.<br /> </p><p><br /> Liberty will recommend that the "unsafe and unfair" control order regime, used to place terror suspects under close supervision, should be "scrapped entirely".<br /> </p><p><br /> The civil liberties group said the Government's review of counter-terrorism legislation was a "once in a generation opportunity for reform" and will unveil its full response to the consultation later.<br /> </p><p><br /> The campaign group also said the current stop-and-search powers were also "too broad" and were being used disproportionately against photographers.<br /> </p><p><br /> Urgent changes are needed to ensure the powers "only apply to those who intend to use the photographs for the purposes of terrorism", Liberty said.<br /> </p><p><br /> The campaigners described the pre-charge detention of terror suspects as "shamefully long" and an "egregious breach of the UK's human rights obligations". The 28-day period "needs to be considered afresh and the period reduced to a proportionate level", they said.<br /> </p>
