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HRW REPORT: Cruel Britannia
British Complicity in the Torture and Ill-treatment of Terror Suspects in Pakistan
This 46-page report provides accounts from victims and their families in the cases of five UK citizens of Pakistani origin - Salahuddin Amin, Zeeshan Siddiqui, Rangzieb Ahmed, Rashid Rauf and a fifth individual who wishes to remain anonymous - tortured in Pakistan by Pakistani security agencies between 2004 and 2007. Human Rights Watch found that while there is no evidence of UK officials directly participating in torture, UK complicity is clear.
Cageprisoners Report - Aafia Siddiqui: a case of lies and inconsistencies
Dr Aafia siddiqui was detained in secret detention for five years in Bagram and faced horrendous abuses there. She has now been transferred to the US to face trial. This report examines the lies and inconsistencies in the US case against her.
‘Detention Immorality: The impact of UK domestic counter-terrorism policies on those detained in the
The three main areas of focus are: extradition, deportations, and control orders. These counter-terrorism tools have been used to circumvent established criminal law and apply a parallel system which removes the safeguards of due process. The testimonies of the victims in the study go a long way to show that not only have these tools been abusive but further have also been counter-productive.
Asim Qureshi, senior researcher for Cageprisoners stated that:
“The government has attempted to use civil law proceedings in order to lower the standard of evidence that is required in order to deprive these men of their liberty. Although singularly each policy seems to be legal in its application- when the entire process is understood as a single phenomenon- the immorality of these detention policies becomes clearly evident.”
Aiding Torture
This 6-page white paper, published August 31, 2009, after the new release of the May 2004 CIA Inspector General's report, shows that the extent to which American doctors and psychologists violated human rights and betrayed the ethical standards of their professions by designing, implementing, and legitimizing a worldwide torture program is worse than previously known.
A team of PHR doctors authored the white paper, which details how the CIA relied on medical expertise to rationalize and carry out abusive and unlawful interrogations
Report: CIA Prisoner Interrogation
The document was drawn up by the CIA inspector general, John Helgerson, in 2004. It was kept under wraps until last year, when a heavily edited version – in which large sections were blacked out – was released.
Human Rights and Saudi Arabia’s Counterterrorism Response
Religious Counseling, Indefinite Detention, and Flawed Trials
August 10, 2009
Human Rights Watch
This 27-page report documents Saudi Arabia's response to threats and acts of terrorism since 2003, including the indefinite detentions of thousands of people, some of them peaceful political dissidents. The domestic intelligence agency, the mabahith, which runs its own prisons, has prevented effective judicial oversight. Saudi Arabia should ensure the right to judicial review for anyone detained, and the right to a fair trial for anyone charged with a crime, the report says.
The United States and United Kingdom closely cooperate with Saudi counterterrorism officials, publicly praising their religious reeducation program, but have not criticized either the indefinite detention of thousands of people or the flawed trials of 330 suspects in July. Several thousand of those detained under counterterrorism efforts remain in prisons throughout the country.
Allegations of UK Complicity in Torture
House of Lords, House of Commons. Joint Committee on Human Rights. Twenty–third Report of Session 2008–09. Report, together with formal minutes and oral and written evidence. Ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 21 July 2009. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 July 2009.
British Embassy Document on Alam Ghafoor
Alam Ghafoor: Extract from Email Between FCO and Dubai (pdf)
In Pursuit of Justice: Prosecuting Terrorism Cases in the Federal Courts
2009 Update and Recent Developments follows up on our original report, focusing on criminal cases arising from terrorism that is associated-organizationally, financially, or ideologically-with self-described "jihadist" or Islamist extremist groups like al Qaeda. The analysis of this additional report confirms the conclusion that the criminal justice system has been and should continue to be an important tool in confronting terrorism.
Assaulting Human Rights in the Name of Counter Terrorism
Amnesty International - Since the 11 September 2001 attacks in the USA, carried out by a group which included Saudi Arabian nationals, and in the wake of a series of attacks by armed groups and individuals inside Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian authorities have imposed a range of counter-terrorism measures that have worsened what was already a dire human rights situation. Combined with longstanding and severe repression of any perceived dissent and an extremely weak human rights institutional framework, these measures have swept aside
embryonic legal reforms and left people in Saudi Arabia almost completely devoid of
fundamental freedoms and protection of their human rights.
Father of Gtmo Detainee Writes To President Obama
The father of a Somali detainee at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has written a letter to President Obama pleading for his son's release. The detainee, Mohammed Sulaymon Barre, has been held at the facility since 2002 after being turned over by Pakistani authorities who arrested him for allegedly making illegal money transfers, according to the detainee's lawyers.
Blocking Faith, Freezing Charity (ACLU)
This report documents the effect of U.S. government actions on American Muslims' exercise of their right to profess and practice their religion through charitable giving. The ACLU's research shows that U.S. terrorism financing policies and practices are seriously undermining American Muslims' protected constitutional liberties and violating their fundamental human rights to freedom of religion, freedom of association, and freedom from discrimination.
The ACLU found that these policies and practices are neither fair nor effective, and are undermining American values of due process and fairness. This report outlines clear measures the Obama administration and Congress should take to ensure American Muslims can exercise their religion while protecting charities from mistaken targeting and abuse, and simultaneously promoting national security and humanitarian aid.
CSRT - Khalid Sheikh Muhammad
On June 15, 2009, the CIA released still-highly redacted documents in which Guantánamo Bay prisoners describe abuse and torture they suffered in CIA custody. In previously released versions of the documents, the CIA had removed virtually all references to the abuse of prisoners in their custody; the new versions are still heavily blacked out but include some new information
CSRT - Al Nashiri
On June 15, 2009, the CIA released still-highly redacted documents in which Guantánamo Bay prisoners describe abuse and torture they suffered in CIA custody. In previously released versions of the documents, the CIA had removed virtually all references to the abuse of prisoners in their custody; the new versions are still heavily blacked out but include some new information
CSRT - Majid Khan
On June 15, 2009, the CIA released still-highly redacted documents in which Guantánamo Bay prisoners describe abuse and torture they suffered in CIA custody. In previously released versions of the documents, the CIA had removed virtually all references to the abuse of prisoners in their custody; the new versions are still heavily blacked out but include some new information
CSRT - Abu Zubaydah
On June 15, 2009, the CIA released still-highly redacted documents in which Guantánamo Bay prisoners describe abuse and torture they suffered in CIA custody. In previously released versions of the documents, the CIA had removed virtually all references to the abuse of prisoners in their custody; the new versions are still heavily blacked out but include some new information
Command's Responsibility - Detainee Deaths in US Custody in Iraq and Afghanistan
Report by Human Rights First, 2006
Open Secret - Illegal Detention and Torture by the Joint Anti-terrorism Task Force in Uganda
This 89-page Human Rights Watch report documents the task force's abusive response to alleged rebel and terrorist activity by unlawfully detaining and brutally torturing suspects. Human Rights Watch found that agents of JATT, as it is known, carry out arrests wearing civilian clothes with no identifying insignia and do not inform suspects of the reasons for their arrest. The agents force suspects into unmarked cars, blindfolded and handcuffed, and take them to JATT's headquarters in Kololo, a rich suburb of Kampala. Many are then taken to military intelligence headquarters in Kitante for further brutal interrogations.
Preempting Justice - Counterterrorism Laws and Procedures in France
This 84-page Human Rights Watch report looks at how France uses a vaguely defined ‘terrorism association offense’ to arrest large numbers of people based on minimal evidence. Human Rights Watch documented credible allegations that terrorism suspects are subjected to oppressive questioning in police custody, linked to a policy that delays a suspect’s access to a lawyer. Many suspects go on to spend long periods in pre-trial detention. Human Rights Watch talked to two dozen people caught up in terrorism investigations and trials, and conducted interviews with counterterrorism officials and judicial authorities.
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