American Cant
The treatment of al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners by the United States offends basic human rights, international law and the Geneva Convention. Analysis by Peter Beaumont.
BBC News: War on terror cloaks rights abuses
Article about the claim that several world leaders are exploiting the US-led war on terror to justify a crack down on political opponents and abuse human rights.
Call for Release of 'low-level' Guantanamo Inmates
A growing number of reports shows that none of the 598 inmates designated as "enemy combatants" and held without charge at the US Caribbean base are al-Qaida leaders or can reveal …
Decaying Freedom
News on the decaying state of freedom in the United States in reaction to counter-terrorism attacks on civil liberties.
Human Rights Watch World Report 2002
The Human Rights Watch world report 2002 warns that the anti-terror campaign led by the United States is inspiring opportunistic attacks on civil liberties around the world. Summar…
Presumption Of Guilt: Human Rights Abuses of Post-September 11 Detainees
Human Rights Watch Report on human rights violations by the US government, as secret arrests, misused immigration charges and process violations. Includes summary and recommendatio…
September 11: One Year On
Human Rights Watch reports on an erosion of international law, rather than its enforcement, since September 11. With links for related reports.
Spare Our Blushes and Put a Sack on It
Taping a bag over the heads of Afghan prisoners stops us feeling anything for them, so we can breakfast in peace. A comment by Terry Jones in the Observer, UK.
Terror, Security and the Media
The Observer's Home Affairs editor Martin Bright gives evidence to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission case of nine men who have been detained without trail for over seven m…
US Sends Suspects to Face Torture
US has been secretly sending prisoners suspected of al-Qaida connections to countries where torture during interrogation is legal. The Guardian, UK.
War on Civil Liberties
The US refuses to either charge or free those suspected of terrorism. The Guardian, UK.