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Terrorism, Security and Human Rights

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Terrorism is not a new phenomenon but the 'war on terror' is.

While Amnesty acknowledges the right of governments to protect their citizens when they face complex challenges and threats, these measures should never result in the compromise of human rights.

President Obama has ordered the suspension of military trials and the closure of Guantánamo Bay.

These are positive moves and a testament to everyone who has been tirelessly campaigning on these issues for so long. However there is more that needs to be done.

 

URGENT: PALESTINIAN REFUGEE AT RISK

Urgent Action iconWe are demanding that the UK government lifts the control order on Palestinian refugee, Mahmoud Abu Rideh, immediately. He has been subject to an indefinite control order for the past four years and is at imminent risk of suicide. Act now 

 

ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE: TIME FOR THE UK TO ACT

In 2008 the United Nations reported over 1,200 cases of enforced disappearance, whereby people are taken by force with no acknowledgement of their fate.

Enforced disappearance is a huge problem, which is why Amnesty is working with the International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances to call on the UK Government to sign up to the UN Convention for the Protection of All Persons From Enforced Disappearances.

The convention contains several new human rights and provides for better prevention, protection and prosecution of enforced disappearances.

Throughout July, the Coalition is focusing pressure on Britain. Visit their website to add your voice to the growing calls for the UK Government to act

Secret CIA detention

Secret CIA detention ©APGraphicsBankOff the Record highlights the names and details of 39 people who are believed to have been held in secret US custody and whose current whereabouts remain unknown. The list also names relatives of suspects who were themselves detained in secret prisons, including children as young as seven.

Recommendations

At the EU-US summit in Vienna on 21 June 2006, Amnesty called on the EU to take effective action against human rights violations linked to US-led 'war on terror' detention policies and practice worldwide. Read our recommendations

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