Full Coverage: Terrorism

29.02.2008 International non-governmental organisations in Pakistan have come under considerable pressure after an attack on a UK-based Plan International office in Mansehra near Islamabad, in which four people had died. In recent years, threats have been directed against NGOs and their staff, particularly women.

22.02.2008 Ieri il Segretario agli Esteri britannico, David Millband, ha espresso scuse per non aver informato su due voli delle "extraordinary rendition" che nel 2002 fecero scalo nell'isola britannica di Diego Garcia. "Scuse, trasparenza e maggiori informazioni sarebbero un atto dovuto anche da parte dell’Italia" - sottolinea la Sezione italiana di Amnesty. Due casi chiamano in causa, in modo diverso, il nostro paese: quelli di Abu Omar e Maher Arar. Oggi Amnesty e Eagle Pictures hanno presentato alla stampa il film 'Rendition: detenzione illegale di Gavin Hood' che uscirà nelle sale italiane il 29 febbraio.

20.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 19 (IPS) - As the United States moves towards holding death-sentence trials for six Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to have plotted the Sep. 11 attacks, legal scholars and human rights advocates are questioning not only the six-year-long process and timing of the charges, but also whether the accused could ever receive fair trials.

18.02.2008 Even three hours after polls opened, voter turnout in Pakistan was not very encouraging. Although, President Pervez Musharraf has urged people to come out of the confrontationist approach and get into a conciliatory mood, many refrained from venturing out for fear of attacks.

15.02.2008 In many of the recent suicide attacks in Pakistan, children have been used as suicide bombers or fidayeens. According to a study done by a Lahore-based NGO, seminaries are indoctrinating impressionable minds with fanatical teachings.

14.02.2008 MANILA, Feb 14 (IPS) - Non-government organizations (NGOs) opposed to the presence of United States troops in the country are calling for a suspension of U.S.-Philippine joint military exercises scheduled for Feb. 18.

14.02.2008 The India’s north-east is a picture of diversity with multiple religions, cultures and tribes. But beneath its charming veneer lies a region simmering with discord and anarchy, says Economics professor Kaushik Basu. The government needs to address law and order issues to control extortions by the insurgents, adds Basu.

12.02.2008 La pena di morte richiesta dal Pentagono per sei detenuti di Guantanamo coinvolti nell'11 settembre attualmente imprigionati a Guantánamo Bay "solleva ulteriori dubbi sulla condotta degli Usa nella guerra al terrore". Lo afferma Amnesty International che ricorda "le torture e i processi iniqui" che si svolgono all'interno del carcere militare statunitense nella Baia cubana. Nei giorni scorsi Human Right Watch aveva chiesto un'indagine sulle tecniche di tortura impiegate dalla CIA come il "waterboarding", il cui utilizzo è stato ammesso dal Direttore della CIA, Michael Hayden. "Guantánamo, già diventato un emblema di illegalità, può ora diventare la sede di esecuzioni al termine di procedimenti giudiziari che non rispettano gli standard internazionali sull’equità dei processi" - afferma Amnesty.

07.02.2008 KARACHI, Feb 6 (IPS) - Saifullah Paracha, a Pakistani national incarcerated in the United States military prison in Guantanamo, Cuba since September 2004, suffers from a serious heart condition and may not live unless provided special care, says his lawyer.

05.02.2008 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 4 (OneWorld) - Tuesday's election contests across the United States will offer voters some clear choices on controversial issues like water boarding, secret trials of terrorism suspects, and the future of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, say analysts.

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