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CDT: Response to September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks - http://www.cdt.org/security/010911response.php
Center for Democracy and Technology analyses of the civil liberties implications of US government anti-terrorism proposals. House and senate debates, proposed legislation and amendments, and testimony. |
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Human Rights Watch World Report 2002 - http://www.hrw.org/wr2k2/
The Human Rights Watch world report 2002 warns that the anti-terror campaign led by the United States is inspiring opportunistic attacks on civil liberties around the world. Summary and complete text of the report. |
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In the Name of Counter-Terrorism: Human Rights Abuses Worldwide - http://hrw.org/un/chr59/counter-terrorism-bck.htm
In this report released at the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, Human Rights Watch highlighted abuses being committed around the world in the name of the international fight against terrorism. |
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Presumption Of Guilt: Human Rights Abuses of Post-September 11 Detainees - http://hrw.org/reports/2002/us911/
Human Rights Watch Report on human rights violations by the US government, as secret arrests, misused immigration charges and process violations. Includes summary and recommendations. |
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Terror, Security and the Media - http://www.guardian.co.uk/ukreponse/comment/story/0,11443,759269,00.html
The Observer's Home Affairs editor Martin Bright gives evidence to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission case of nine men who have been detained without trail for over seven months. The Observer, UK. |
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Amnesty International: Justice Not Revenge - http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbrsep11crisis
Amnesty International states its opinion about how to bring to justice those responsible for the crimes of 11 September, how to deal with abuses committed in Afghanistan, and how to address any abuses by US-led Coalition forces in Afghanistan. They offer latest information, a library of documents, press kit, and campaign information. |
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US Sends Suspects to Face Torture - http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,665939,00.html
US has been secretly sending prisoners suspected of al-Qaida connections to countries where torture during interrogation is legal. The Guardian, UK. |
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American Cant - http://observer.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1501,631914,00.html
The treatment of al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners by the United States offends basic human rights, international law and the Geneva Convention. Analysis by Peter Beaumont. |
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The New Moslem Diaspora - http://www.counterpunch.org/behzad0717.html
Behzad Yaghmaian reports on anti-immigration measures in Europe in the aftermath of September 11. The Counterpunch, US. |
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Spare Our Blushes and Put a Sack on It - http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/comment/story/0,11447,628355,00.html
Taping a bag over the heads of Afghan prisoners stops us feeling anything for them, so we can breakfast in peace. A comment by Terry Jones in the Observer, UK. |
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BBC News: War on terror cloaks rights abuses - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1766038.stm
Article about the claim that several world leaders are exploiting the US-led war on terror to justify a crack down on political opponents and abuse human rights. |
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September 11: One Year On - http://hrw.org/press/2002/09/sept11.htm
Human Rights Watch reports on an erosion of international law, rather than its enforcement, since September 11. With links for related reports. |
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War on Civil Liberties - http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,711071,00.html
The US refuses to either charge or free those suspected of terrorism. The Guardian, UK. |
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Call for Release of 'low-level' Guantanamo Inmates - http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,777558,00.html
A growing number of reports shows that none of the 598 inmates designated as "enemy combatants" and held without charge at the US Caribbean base are al-Qaida leaders or can reveal any important information. The Guardian, UK. |
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MichaelMoore.com - "Terror" Tot - http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=5366
4-year-old boy's name appears on the 'No Fly List.' Ignoring policy, airport personnel insist the boy can't fly. This is not the first time that use of this list has led to innocent people being blocked from flying. |
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Court Backs Open Deportation Hearings in Terror Cases - http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/08/27/national/27DETA.html
The federal appeals court in Cincinnati declared that the administration acted unlawfully in holding hundreds of deportation hearings in secret. Includes links for related articles and the full text of the Court's ruling. New York Times, US (free registration required). |
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After Sept. 11, a Legal Battle Over Limits of Civil Liberty - http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/08/04/national/04CIVI.html
Detailed report with interactive guide, audio file and links to related stories. New York Times, US (free registration required). |
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War on Terror Makes for Odd Twists in Justice System - http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/06/23/national/23SUSP.html
Commentary on the trials of american suspects presently held without charge. New York Times, US (free registration required). |
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Decaying Freedom - http://www.strange-loops.com/politicsfreedom.html
News on the decaying state of freedom in the United States in reaction to counter-terrorism attacks on civil liberties. |
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Questioning Terror Suspects in a Dark and Surreal World - http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/09/international/09DETA.html
New York Times article on the techniques of U.S. interrogators on terrorist suspects, and whether or not they constitute torture. [Free registration required]. |