Devoid of the Rule of Law: Pakistan's 'War on Terror'
Written by Asim Qureshi Thursday, 24 July 2008Pakistan has found itself at the epicentre of the War on Terror. With over two thirds of those held in Guantanamo Bay having been detained in Pakistan, the Pakistani government has pushed itself and its country to the very forefront of international detention policies.
HRW: Preempting Justice - Counterterrorism Laws and Procedures in France
Written by CP Editor Tuesday, 01 July 2008This 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.
Cageprisoners response to the UK government's counter-terrorism bill 2007
Written by Asim Qureshi Monday, 29 October 2007The UK government has made intentions to bring in a new raft of counter-terrorism legislation through a new bill to be discussed in November 2007.
Citizens No More: 'War on Terror' Abuses in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Written by Asim Qureshi Tuesday, 10 July 2007Today Cageprisoners release their new report, ‘Citizens No More: ‘War on Terror’ Abuses in Bosnia and Herzegovina’ which seeks to highlight some of the injustices occurring in the name of counter-terrorism within Europe.
Off the Record: US responsibility for enforced disappearances in the "War on Terror"
Written by Asim Qureshi Friday, 01 June 2007At least 39 individuals who remain missing are believed to have been subjected to enforced disappearance by the US authorities.
Cageprisoner’s report, Inside Africa’s War on Terror, released today reveals the extent of detentions that have been taking place in the Horn of Africa.
Mass rendition, incommunicado detention and possible torture of foreign nationals in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia
Written by Asim Qureshi Friday, 23 March 2007Reprieve and Cageprisoners are deeply concerned for the fate of 63 prisoners believed to be held in secret detention in Somalia and Ethiopia, apparent victims of a mass rendition operation from Kenya involving nationals of at least 16 states: Canada, Comoros, Ethiopia, Eritrea, France, Kenya, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sweden, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Yemen.
Beyond the Law: The War on Terror’s Secret Network of Global Detentions
Written by Asim Qureshi Monday, 06 November 2006Revealed: Over 100 Prisons identified worldwide for illegal detention in ‘War on Terror’
Fabricating Terrorism: British Complciity in Rendition and Torture
Written by Asim Qureshi Tuesday, 28 March 2006‘Damning Indictment’ of British involvement in Renditions and Torture
Guantanamo Bay, Bagram Airbase, Abu Ghraib and an innumerable number of unhallowed locations now serve as the very evil which the international community has worked so hard to rid the world of.
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