closeguantanamo

Since 11 September 2001, states have resorted to practices which have been long prohibited by international law and have sought to justify them in the name of national security. 

Amnesty International is campaigning to challenge counter-terrorism measures which erode respect for human rights. Among them, torture and other ill-treatment, secret detention and enforced disappearance.

Because lasting security and real justice for the victims of terrorism cannnot be achieved without real justice and respect for human rights.