British Prime Minister David Cameron has said the government will not allow 'phony human rights' concerns to stand in the way of tracking down suspects from riots in London and other parts of the country.

In a statement, the Prime Minister spoke of "major police operations" underway to arrest "criminals" who were not picked up by police on previous nights of rioting, but who had been captured on closed-circuit television cameras, reported Public Service.co.uk.

"Picture by picture these criminals are being identified and arrested and we will not let any phony concerns about human rights get in the way of the publication of these pictures and the arrest of these individuals," he insisted.