Counter Terror with Justice

Protect detainees against abuses in Tunisia - 26 June 2009

Individuals suspected or accused in terrorism-related cases in Tunisia are subject to human rights violations, including torture and other ill-treatment, solitary conf

Tunisia: end denial, address human rights abuses in the name of security - 26 June 2009

President Obama’s decision to close the US detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by next January leads Amnesty International to fear that several Tu

Torture and Accountability

Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, like slavery and genocide, are always wrong. This principle was established many years ago, and is enshrined in international law.

Saudi Arabia: Dire human rights record exacerbated by counter-terrorism measures - 26 June 2009

The Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a sustained assault on human rights in the name of security and fighting terrorism. Thousands of people have been arreste

Accountability for US counter-terrorism human rights violations - 26 June 2009

In the name of countering terrorism, the USA has violated the rights ofindividuals in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantánamo and elsewhere. The humanrights violations co

Polish investigation into CIA crimes: questions over secrecy remain - 26 June 2009

Amnesty International called for the investigation into the long standing allegations initiated by the Polish National Prosecutor’s Office in 2008 to be transp

End incommunicado detention in Spain - 26 June 2009

Spanish law allows terrorism suspects to be held incommunicado for upto 13 days. Incommunicado detainees have no effective access to alawyer or to a doctor of their ch

USA: Abuses at Bagram must be part of wider inquiry - 24 June 2009

A media report today on interviews with former Bagram detainees is a timely reminder of the continuing need for accountability, transparency and for the human rights o

UK Law Lords rule control orders based on secret information violate right to fair trial - 10 June 2009

The highest court in the United Kingdom has ruled that people have the right to know the information used against them to impose control orders, so that they can eff

Guantánamo: Palau’s offer to accept detainees would not excuse USA - 10 June 2009

Reports that the government of Palau has offered to temporarily accept up to 17 Guantánamo detainees leave many questions unanswered and even if the offer is ta