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Selective Justice: No Remedy for Counter-Terrorism Abuses
Amnesty International remains concerned at the lack of effective remedy to human rights abuses perpetrated against those detained and ill-treated by the US Government and its agents.
Binyam Mohamed: UK orders release of previously secret material
In a landmark ruling, the UK high court has ordered that all redacted materials regarding Binyam Mohamed's detention and treatment whilst detained be disclosed.
The “New” Bagram Unveiled: But Will There be Change?
US Officials in Afghanistan have unveiled a ‘new’ detention facility within the US Military run Bagram Airbase called the “Detention Facility in Parwan”. Despite the new location within the base, Amnesty International remains concerned about the continued illegal detention and allegations of mistreatment, torture and abuse within the prison.
Federal Court Trials for Five Detainees
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that five Guantanamo Bay detainees, including those accused of conspiring to commit the September 11 attacks, will be tried in Federal Courts.
Conditions Continue to Deteriorate at Guantanamo
Mr Abdul Rahman Shabali, who is being illegally detained in Guantanamo Bay, wrote a moving and pained letter to his lawyers outlining the deteriorating conditions within the US run prison. Read more about current conditions under President Obama.
Al-Marri: Justice Served?
On the 29th of October of this year, Ali Al Marri was sentenced by a U.S. District Court to eight and a half years imprisonment. The sentence comes after five years and eight months of illegal detention and being held in conditions amounting to torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
CIA Agents Convicted in Italy
The Court of Milan has convicted twenty three CIA agents for their role in the rendition of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as Abu Omar. Read more about this historic finding.
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Cruelty Spreads
The export of torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment has always been of major concern to torture experts. Read more about the treatment alleged by lawyers of a prisoner of conscience in the United States.
"The Road to Guantanamo"
“You Will Not Leave This Place Innocent”: Admissions of Torture
Last month, Fouad al-Rabiah was ordered to be released from Guantanamo Bay after admissions that the US Government tortured him to gain a false confession. With such an admission there should be no doubt that a full scale comprehensive investigation is necessary to ensure accountability for actions against the people illegally held and tortured in US run prisons.
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Trials in Error: Military Commissions
On the 28th October President Obama signed off on the amended Military Commissions Act 2009. Whilst the amendments are a positive start, they still do not comply with internationally recognised fair trial standards.
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Human Experimentation at Guantanamo Bay
Revelations continue to come to light regarding the CIA's extensive use of doctors whilst "interrogating" so called 'war on terror' detainees. Read more about the involvement of medical professionals in the torture of people detained by the CIA and the US military here.
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Bagram: Still no Prospect of Justice
On the 14th September, the Obama Administration filed a brief which outlined its continued intention to prevent ANY detainee held in Bagram Airbase from challenging their detention. Read the Amnesty International report here
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The Disappeared
30th August marks the International Day of the Disappeared. Disappearance, defined as abduction, arrest or detention by the state or its agents, is one of the cruellest forms of human rights violations and it impacts many people around the world.
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Special Prosecutor Appointed
US Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed a Special Prosecutor, John Durham, to open a preliminary investigation into prisoner abuse cases which commenced as part of the "war on terror". Although this is a positive step, the scope of the investigation is limited to the investigation of only around a dozen cases of abuse and is not going to investigate the many others involved in the torture and abuse of men and women in US custody including high ranking Bush officials.
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A CIA Horror Story
The internal 2004 CIA Inspector General's report investigating the cruel and illegal 'interrogation programme' run by the CIA after September 11th has been released. The heavily redacted shocking report includes details torture and cruelty including mock executions, threats of killing the detainee's children, the use of guns and power drills in interrogations and having their lives threatened if they did not speak.
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CIA: Destruction of Tapes
Senior intelligence officials, as well as a London Station Chief are facing criminal prosecution over the destruction of tapes which depicted the alleged torture of Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al Nashiri whilst illegally detained by the C.I.A.
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Remember Torture Victims
June 26th marked International Day in Support for Victims of Torture. Lets not forget the plight of millions of people all over the world who are victims of torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment.
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Freedom for Four Uighurs
After seven years of unlawful detention in the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, four of the Uighurs have finally been released into Bermuda.
Amnesty urges caution on stun guns
Amnesty International Australia is extremely concerned by the recent announcement that the NSW State Government plans to distribute electro-shock weapons to all front line police officers from 1 July 2009.
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Padilla to see civil remedy
A US District Court Judge has allowed a civil case to proceed which holds John Yoo, one of the authors of the now notorious "torture memo's", liable for approving the alleged torture and ill-treatment and illegal detention of Jose Padilla.
I hope that Australia is bringing diplomatic pressure to bear in the fight against this prehistoric legislation.
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8 February 2012, 11:02PM