Counter Terror with Justice

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

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