Counter Terror with Justice

Tunisian national released on bail after forcible return from Italy - 13 August 2009

Ali Ben Sassi Toumi has been accused of 'membership of a terrorist organization', 'providing expertise and logistical support to a terrorist organization' and fraud.

Independent investigation into alleged UK involvement in torture long overdue - 10 August 2009

Amnesty International has reiterated its call for an independent public inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in torture.

Tunisian national at risk after forcible return from Italy - 5 August 2009

A Tunisian national is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment in his home country after being forcibly returned from Italy on Sunday.

US Judge orders release of young Guantánamo detainee - 31 July 2009

A US judge has ordered the release of a young Afghan detained in Guantánamo Bay after six and a half years in US custody.

US detainees remain at risk as they are transferred to Iraqi custody - 22 July 2009

Hundreds of detainees held by the US military in Iraq are being put at risk of execution, torture or other ill treatment as they are transferred to Iraqi custody without safeguards.

Wife of Guantánamo detainee released in Syria - 22 July 2009

Usra al-Hussein’s imprisonment for almost a year, may have been related to her efforts to communicate with an international organization regarding the detention conditions of her husband.

Saudi Arabia: Stop human rights violations committed in the name of fighting terrorism - 22 July 2009

The Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a sustained assault on human rights under the façade of countering terrorism, Amnesty International said in a new co

Saudi Arabia - human rights abuses in the name of fighting terrorism - 22 July 2009

The Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a sustained assault on human rights under the façade of countering terrorism.

Yemen sentences six men to death for terrorist activities - 14 July 2009

The Specialized Criminal Court found the men guilty of terrorist activities that included the killing of nine tourists and attacks on western embassies.

UK government must launch investigation into its role in overseas torture - 10 July 2009

Mounting evidence, including a statement by former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis, suggests that UK authorities expolited the torture of terrorism suspects by forei