London, (IPS) - The abuses committed by U.S. agents in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad are not isolated cases, Amnesty International says in its annual report published Wednesday. Amnesty had handed in a report documenting abuses by the U.S. government long before the...
Iraq could be heading for a far worse situation in weeks ahead, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) warns in its annual report published Tuesday. The IISS, one of the world's leading institutions for strategic relations, paints a bleak picture for...
As violence rocked Iraq in Fallujah and Najaf, major international companies gathered in London this week to figure ways of doing business in Iraq without getting their hands burnt. The magic formula was offered at a three-day Iraqi procurement conference held at...
What rights remain of the Guantanamo Bay detainees will be put to a quick test in Britain following the release of five Britons over the next few weeks. While the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates the rights of the detainees, the release of five Britons becomes a test...
A proposal for secret trials for suspected terrorists has run into a wall of opposition in Britain. Civil rights groups, lawyers, the opposition Conservative Party and even Labour leaders have strongly opposed new proposals outlined by Home Secretary David Blunkett...
The invasion of Iraq was no humanitarian intervention, Human Rights Watch says in its annual report released in London Monday. The human rights organization's argument on Iraq marks the keynote essay in its annual report. The 407-page "World Report 2004: Human...
Ruhel Ahmed probably does not know yet, but one of the strongest initiatives yet on behalf of him and other Guantanamo Bay detainees was launched in London Tuesday. The families of Guantanamo Bay prisoners in Britain, France and other European countries came together...
The son of a former Iraq prime minister plans to return to Iraq next week to offer his share of leadership. Saad Saleh Jabr, whose father Saleh Jabr was prime minister in 1947-48 during the reign of King Faisal II, will return to Iraq after 35 years of exile spent in...
