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Publication Date: 22 March 2006

Another Guantánamo in Malaysia? Indefinite detention and risk of torture

Malaysian human rights groups called on the Prime Minister to apply the same principle to the Kamunting Detention Centre in Malaysia, where detainees are held under th

Publication Date: 03 February 2006

Guantánamo: A life sentence of suffering and stigmatization

The US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay is condemning thousands of people across the world to a life of suffering, torment and stigmatisation.

Publication Date: 21 December 2005

Amnesty International / Reprieve Conference

'The Global Struggle Against Torture: Guantánamo Bay, Bagram and Beyond', 19-21 November 2005

Publication Date: 07 December 2005

Conference paper: Maher Arar and extraordinary renditions

While transiting through a New York airport on his way home to Canada in September 2002, Canadian citizen Maher Arar was detained and interrogated by FBI and immigrati

Publication Date: 30 November 2005

Conference Report

'The Global Struggle Against Torture: Guantánamo Bay, Bagram and Beyond', 19-21 November 2005

Publication Date: 29 November 2005

Amnesty International/Reprieve conference: Non-refoulement and outsourcing torture

I will devote the time I have to the issue of non-refoulement, which in many ways constitutes the backdrop or background, if you will, to the subject of outsourcing to

Publication Date: 25 November 2005

Guantánamo: UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health denied access

18 months have passed since I first wrote to the Government of the United States of America requesting a visit to Guantánamo Bay.

Publication Date: 21 November 2005

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil: The case of Ahmed Abu Ali

I am going to speak about the case of Ahmed Abu Ali, a US citizen currently on trial in the United States on a variety of terrorism-related charges.

Publication Date: 03 May 2004

Press freedom: Deliberately targeted for doing their jobs

The freedom of the press is an essential element of the protection of human rights.

Publication Date: 10 December 2003

Control Arms Campaign: Tangible momentum and potential for real change

On this 55th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, threats of new terrorist attacks and the dangers of weapons of mass destruction dominate the h