Terrorism and Security

Though terrorism is not a new phenomenon, the 'war on terror' is. Amnesty acknowledges the right of governments to protect their citizens when they face complex challenges and threats.

However, these measures should never result in the compromise of individual human rights or the erosion of the human rights framework.

Governments have used terror tactics to break the will of detainees arbitrarily detained in prisons such as Guantánamo Bay and Bagram. The rule of law and the protection offered by fundamental human rights mechanisms is being seriously compromised.

Amnesty campaigns to:

• Bring an end to the denial of fair trial and the torture and ill treatment of 'war on terror' prisoners at the hands of the US authorities
• Bring an end to the failure of the UK Government and other states to protect and promote the human rights framework at home and abroad

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See the campaign homepage on amnesty.org.uk for more details.