Governments around the world betrayed their commitment to human rights in 2004, Amnesty International says.
The US abdicated its responsibility to set a global example in upholding human rights in 2004 and, with the UK, led a "dangerous new agenda" by sanctioning torture in a failed attempt to combat terrorism, Amnesty International warned today.The report also highlighted the London-based organisation's concerns about:
- A lack of accountability for human rights violations in Haiti and in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Reported abuses by Russian forces in Chechnya
- New levels of brutality against civilians by armed groups in places like Iraq
- Slow progress in achieving the Millennium Development goals
- Indifference to violence against women
- Lack of a full independent investigation into abuses against detainees in US custody in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.
reports from the beeb, guardian and amnesty itself
<http://www.amnesty.org/>
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