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Amnesty 2008 report
Poems From GuantánamoTerrorism, Security and Human Rights
Though terrorism is not a new phenomenon, the 'war on terror' is. Amnesty acknowledges the right of governments to protect their citizens when they face complex challenges and threats.
However, these measures should never result in the compromise of individual human rights or the erosion of the human rights framework.
Governments have used terror tactics to break the will of detainees arbitrarily detained in prisons such as Guantánamo Bay and Bagram. The rule of law and the protection offered by fundamental human rights mechanisms is being seriously compromised.
Amnesty campaigns to :
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Bring an end to the denial of fair trial and the torture and ill treatment of 'war on terror' prisoners at the hands of the US authorities
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Bring an end to the failure of the UK Government and other states to protect and promote the human rights framework at home and abroad
A glimpse inside Guantánamo
A videotape of Canadian citizen Omar Khadr being questioned in Guantánamo has been released for the first time. Amnesty International calls for Omar Khadr to be repatriated and tried in Canada by an ordinary court or released. Read more about this story
Warning - this footage may not be suitable for a young audience
Revealed: USA's secret 'ghost detention' operation
They did not talk, not even a word, the same as the ninjas in the secret
prisons' - Khaled al-Maqtari
Yemeni man tells of beatings, aggressive dogs, psychological torture and transfer to secret high-tech 'black site' prison. Read our new report
Not a day longer
No to extending detention without charge
Proposals are being put in front of Parliament to extend the time people can be held without charge in the UK to 42 days. Granting this power is unacceptable and robs people of their basic rights.
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Unite against terrorism. Unite against human rights abuses in the 'war on terror'.
WARNING: Unsuitable for anyone under 14. This film should disturb viewers.
Secret CIA detention
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RecommendationsOn the occasion of 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 |
Off 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.
