U.S. "War On Terror" Eroded Rights Worldwide
Whitehall Devised Torture Policy for Terror Detainees
Ian Cobain and Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian UK: "A policy governing the interrogation of terrorism suspects in Pakistan that led to British citizens and residents being tortured was devised by MI5 lawyers and figures in government, according to evidence heard in court. A number of British terrorism suspects who have been detained without trial in Pakistan say they were tortured by Pakistani intelligence agents before being questioned by MI5. In some cases their accusations are supported by medical evidence."
http://www.truthout.org/021709O
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Lawyers Condemn UK Over Torture In 'War On Terror'
By Afua Hirsch
"The framework of international law is being actively undermined ... creating a dangerous situation wherein terrorism, and the fear of terrorism, are undermining basic principles of international human rights law."
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22014.htm
Spy Chief: We Risk A Police State
By Tom Whitehead
Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, has warned that the fear of terrorism is being exploited by the Government to erode civil liberties and risks creating a police state.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22016.htm
U.S. "War On Terror" Eroded Rights Worldwide: Experts
By Laura MacInnis
Washington's "war on terror" after the September 11 attacks has eroded human rights worldwide, creating lingering cynicism that the United Nations must now combat, international law experts said on Monday.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22010.htm
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=interrogation
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=detainee
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=police+state
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=civil+liberties
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Dame+Stella+Rimington
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ian+Cobain
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Richard+Norton-Taylor
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Afua+Hirsch
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Tom+Whitehead
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Laura+MacInnis
Ian Cobain and Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian UK: "A policy governing the interrogation of terrorism suspects in Pakistan that led to British citizens and residents being tortured was devised by MI5 lawyers and figures in government, according to evidence heard in court. A number of British terrorism suspects who have been detained without trial in Pakistan say they were tortured by Pakistani intelligence agents before being questioned by MI5. In some cases their accusations are supported by medical evidence."
http://www.truthout.org/021709O
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Lawyers Condemn UK Over Torture In 'War On Terror'
By Afua Hirsch
"The framework of international law is being actively undermined ... creating a dangerous situation wherein terrorism, and the fear of terrorism, are undermining basic principles of international human rights law."
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22014.htm
Spy Chief: We Risk A Police State
By Tom Whitehead
Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, has warned that the fear of terrorism is being exploited by the Government to erode civil liberties and risks creating a police state.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22016.htm
U.S. "War On Terror" Eroded Rights Worldwide: Experts
By Laura MacInnis
Washington's "war on terror" after the September 11 attacks has eroded human rights worldwide, creating lingering cynicism that the United Nations must now combat, international law experts said on Monday.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22010.htm
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=interrogation
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=detainee
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=police+state
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=civil+liberties
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Dame+Stella+Rimington
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ian+Cobain
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Richard+Norton-Taylor
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Afua+Hirsch
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Tom+Whitehead
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Laura+MacInnis
rudkla - 17. Feb, 19:14
