Global IssuesNews headlines for “War on Terror”, page 36
Draft U.N. Treaty Targets Security Firms in War Zones
- Inter Press Service
A United Nations Working Group that monitors the activities of mercenaries worldwide is now trying to rein in the widespread human rights abuses by private military and security companies (PMSCs), which are being increasingly deployed in war zones and peacekeeping operations.
Performance Series Tackles U.S. Accountability Deficit
- Inter Press Service
The Culture Project, a New York City political performance group, staged the latest installment in its monthly 'Blueprint for Accountability' series - launched earlier this year to mark the anniversary of President Barack Obama's lapsed deadline to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp — to a sold-out audience Monday.
CIA Medics Honed Torture Techniques on Detainees, Group Charges
- Inter Press Service
A major human rights organisation claims it has uncovered evidence indicating that the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush conducted 'illegal and unethical human experimentation' and research on detainees in CIA custody.
EUROPE: Flotilla Raid Fires Up Israel Lobby
- Inter Press Service
Within three days of Israel’s attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Monday, the pro-Israel lobby in Brussels was already seeking to deflect attention from the killing of nine peace activists in international waters.
Secret Detention Practised in All Corners of the World
- Inter Press Service
What was already an open secret, detentions in secret prisons in the fight against terrorism since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks in the U.S., has been clearly documented in a report on these abuses that was discussed Thursday by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
CIA Drone Operators Oppose Strikes as Helping al Qaeda
- Inter Press Service
Some CIA officers involved in the agency's drone strikes programme in Pakistan and elsewhere are privately expressing their opposition to the programme within the agency, because it is helping al Qaeda and its allies recruit, according to a retired military officer in contact with them.
Guantanamo Deaths in 2006 Won't Go Away
- Inter Press Service
A leading good-government group is asking the U.S. Justice Department to disclose details of its investigation into the deaths of three Guantanamo prisoners in 2006.
U.N. Expert Calls On U.S. To Halt CIA Targeted Killings
- Inter Press Service
Targeted killings, including those using drones, are increasingly being applied in ways that violate international law, according to a report issued Wednesday by a United Nations expert on extrajudicial killings.
Child Soldier Case to Kick Off Guantanamo Trials
- Inter Press Service
Legal experts and civil libertarians are attacking the administration of President Barack Obama for resusiscitating what they regard as 'deeply flawed' military commissions to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay - and their choice of a 'child soldier' as the first defendant.
Indefinite Detention at Gitmo Criticised as 'Legal Nihilism'
- Inter Press Service
A new U.S. government report is recommending that 48 men currently detained at Guantanamo Bay should be held indefinitely without trial because 'for many of the detainees, there are no witnesses who are available to testify in any proceeding against them'.
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