Counter Terror with Justice

The so-called “war on terror” has led to an erosion of a whole host of human rights. States are resorting to practices which have long been prohibited by international law, and have sought to justify them in the name of national security.

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Still from the video ‘Waiting for the Guards’ simulating torture in secret detention

No justification for torture

Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, like slavery and genocide, are always wrong.

Stop abductions

Hundreds of people are feared to have been unlawfully detained and transferred, usually in secret, to countries where they face further human rights violations, including torture or other ill-treatment and enforced disappearance.

Close Guantánamo

Hundreds of people remain detained in Guantánamo, without charge and with little hope of a fair trial.

A detainee in Camp 4 at Guantánamo, October 2007

Military Commissions: A travesty of Justice

The rules and procedures governing military commission trials at Guantánamo are at odds with international law. The system is deeply flawed and should be abandoned.