Wednesday, May 24, 2006

West's 'terror deceptions' rapped

BBC NEWS Europe West's 'terror deceptions' rapped:

"Governments have sacrificed principles and ignored human rights in the name of the 'war on terror', says a leading rights group in its annual report.
But Amnesty International celebrates what it calls a 'wake-up call' issued to governments over the last year.

It says their 'doublespeak and deception have been exposed by the media, challenged by activists and rejected by the courts'.

The report highlights crises which it says have been ignored in this climate.

The annual report, totalling some 300 pages, contains detailed country-by-country assessments of human rights violations and advances.

It singles out some regional and national issues as particular areas of concern, including: " (Read On ^)

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