Update: 17/08/2011  - justice - riots - UK - UK riots 
Judges criticised for handing out 'disproportionate' sentences 
 
More than 3,000 people have been arrested and 1,000 charged in connection with the four-day riots that rocked Britain last week. Rights groups have warned against excessive charges, after two men were jailed for inciting disorder online. 
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