Amnesty says human rights have been eclipsed by "war on terror"

doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7552.1231

BMJ 2006;332:1231 (27 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7552.1231

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Amnesty says human rights have been eclipsed by "war on terror"

Lynn Eaton

London

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The "war on terror" of the United States and the United Kingdomhas diverted the world's attention from human rights issueselsewhere, says Amnesty International's 2006 annual report.

The report on the state of the world's human rights describes,over more than 300 pages, human rights violations in 150 countries.These violations range from violence against women and humantrafficking through to famine and displacement resulting fromwar or from countries' internal political agendas (such as Zimbabwe).

The countries most in crisis—yet largely ignored by thedeveloped world—are the Democratic Republic of the Congo,Nepal, Sudan, Colombia, and Somalia, said a spokesperson fromAmnesty International.

The organisation's secretary general, Irene Khan, was criticalof governments that had, she said, "sacrificed principles inthe name of the `war on terror' and turned a blind eye to massivehuman rights violations."

As a result, she said, "the world has paid a heavy . . . [Full text of this article]

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