News headlines for “War on Terror”, page 70
RIGHTS-US: Court Passes the Buck on Fate of Chinese Muslims
- Inter Press Service
As U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder prepared for his first trip to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, next week, human rights advocates suffered a stinging defeat when a federal appeals court ruled that 17 Chinese Muslims scheduled for release from the Caribbean detention centre could not enter the U.S. and must remain in custody.
INDIA/PAKISTAN: Signs of a Thaw
- Inter Press Service
A week after Islamabad admitted that the plot to carry out the Nov. 26-29 attacks on Mumbai was partially planned in Pakistan, and that Pakistani nationals were among the assailants, there are tentative signs that the strained relations between the two neighbours may be thawing.
US-AFGHANISTAN: Civilian Casualties May Surge As Well
- Inter Press Service
U.S. President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he is sending two additional combat brigades to Afghanistan, marking the start of what many believe will be an escalation that will ultimately see the U.S. forces there double.
PAKISTAN: Militants Make Aid Work Risky
- Inter Press Service
The kidnapping of John Solecki of the United Nations High Commission on Refugees(UNHCR)in Quetta, Balochistan province seems to confirm the perception of international humanitarian organisations that aid work in Pakistan is becoming increasingly hazardous.
RIGHTS-MEXICO: Ordeal Ends for Sons of Alleged Guerrillas
- Inter Press Service
Antonio and Héctor Cerezo, whose parents have been accused by the Mexican authorities of founding a guerrilla group, walked free out of prison this week after serving seven-and-a-half year sentences. According to human rights organisations, they were victims of state revenge.
INDIA/PAKISTAN: New Beginning Uncertain - Top Analysts
- Inter Press Service
Almost three months after the terrorist attacks on India’s commercial hub of Mumbai, which soured relations between India and Pakistan, the prospect for renewed cooperation between the nuclear-armed neighbours looks dim, two eminent analysts from the region conceded at a policy dialogue here.
PAKISTAN/INDIA: Taliban As Common Enemy
- Inter Press Service
Since being elected to office five months ago, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has often declared that Pakistan’s single biggest challenge stems from ‘religious’ militants.
POLITICS-US: Democrats Divided Over 'Reckoning' for Bush
- Inter Press Service
With growing public support for a public investigation of crimes that may have been committed by the administration of former president George W. Bush in waging its 'global war on terror', policy makers and legal experts are deeply divided on how to proceed - and President Barack Obama seems ambivalent about whether to proceed at all.
RIGHTS: 'Fight Terror But Follow Due Process'
- Inter Press Service
Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist Hina Jilani is a member of the Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights, convened by the International Commission of Jurists (www.icj.org) to investigate counter-terrorism practices and human rights standards.
RIGHTS-US: Lawsuit Sheds More Light on Terror War Abuses
- Inter Press Service
Three human rights groups have released documents that they say reveal close cooperation between the U.S. Defence Department and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in rendering terrorism suspects to secret prisons, creating 'ghost prisoners' by concealing their identities from the Red Cross, and delaying their release to counter negative publicity about their treatment at Guántanamo Bay.
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