Counter Terror with Justice

Detainees held by USA at risk if transferred to Iraqi custody - 5 January 2009

The agreement signed between the US President and the Prime Minister of Iraq on 14 December 2008 opens the way for the transfer of thousands of detainees from US to

Proposed new Indian anti-terror laws would violate human rights - 23 December 2008

New legislation introduced in India after the November attacks in Mumbai city would violate international human rights treaties, according to Amnesty International.

Pentagon preparing plan to close Guantánamo - 22 December 2008

The Pentagon is working on a plan to close the Guantánamo Bay detention centre, according to a US Department of Defense official.

India: New anti-terror laws would violate international human rights standards - 18 December 2008

The President of India should reject new amendments to anti-terror laws which would violate international human rights treaties, said Amnesty International today

Three Bosnians return home, but three remain in Guantánamo - 17 December 2008

Three detainees were released on Tuesday from the Guantánamo detention camp to their homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but three others remain.

US Senate committee: Senior officials responsible for detainee abuse - 16 December 2008

The authorization of “aggressive” interrogation techniques by senior US government officials has been a “direct cause of detainee abuse” in th

USA: Senate findings reinforce need for full commission of inquiry - 12 December 2008

"The US Senate inquiry acknowledges what has long been apparent – that the abuse of detainees in the ‘war on terror’ was not just due to a &lsqu

Guantánamo: European states must follow Portugal and host former detainees - 11 December 2008

“The EU and European states should show leadership and heed Portugal’s call to put the need to protect Guantánamo detainees who cannot return to t

President-elect Obama recommits to closing Guantánamo and ending torture - 18 November 2008

'Early action' promised on closing the detention centre at Guantánamo Bay and ensuring that the USA does not resort to torture.

Article Three of the Universal Declaration

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