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Tunisia continues human rights abuses in the name of security

20 August 2009

A new Amnesty International report says that Tunisia continues to commit human rights violations inthe name of security and counter-terrorism, yet other states continueto forcibly return Tunisian nationals at risk of torture and otherabuses.

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.
Saudi special forces outside the hotel where the Counter Terrorism International Conference. Riyadh, February 2005.

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.

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.

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

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