WAR ON TERROR
Counter Terror With Justice Campaign
The " war on terror " does not justify violations of international human rights law. Amnesty International's Counter Terror With Justice Campaign works to stop torture, close Guantanamo and ensure that human rights abuses are investigated and prosecuted. The U.S. government must respect and protect human rights, and counter terror with justice. More on the Counter Terror With Justice Campaign »
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Demand Release of Uighur Detainees at Guantanamo (UA 278/08) | UK House of Lords rejects 42-day detention | Security and Human Rights: Counter-Terrorism and the United Nations | Counter Terror With Justice Action Guide | |
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 Take Urgent Action for 17 Uighur Detainees Photo © US DoD In a landmark ruling on October 7, 2008, Judge Ricardo Urbina ordered the U.S. government to release into the USA the 17 Uighur detainees still held at Guantánamo. The government had earlier conceded that the 17 men are not “enemy combatants,” but the government appealed the order. On October 8, the appeals court granted a temporary stay to allow the government time to file its appeal. Call on the U.S. government to comply with the original order, drop its appeal, bring the Uighur detainees into the USA, and work to find lawful, fair, safe and durable solutions in all their cases.  Sami al Hajj Released from Guantanamo © Private "Myself, my son Mohammed and my wife Asma thank all Amnesty International members for supporting me and for supporting human rights. We will work hard with them together until we achieve peace for all people in the world. I will never forget their help and I will pray for them. I ask them to keep praying for me also. I will be glad if they continue their relationship with me, are in touch with me in my life and help me with my new job." |  The Video the CIA Doesn't Want You to SeeAmnesty International's short film "The Stuff of Life" portrays "waterboarding," the practice of torturing prisoners by drowning them. CIA officials have admitted that their operatives have waterboarded detainees in secret interrogations. Torture must stop. Those responsible for torture must be held accountable. 
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