Bush II's war on terrorism is worsening the human rights situation all over the world, says Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, in a statement complementing the organisation's 2003 annual report. Governments, including the US, kill and torture far more people than terrorists ever could, according to Amnesty International.
The USA continued to detain prisoners from the war in Afghanistan in defiance of international humanitarian law, turned a blind eye to reports of torture or ill-treatment of suspects by its officials and allies, and sought to undermine the International Criminal Court through bilateral agreements. In the process, it undermined its own moral authority to speak out against human rights violations in other parts of the world.
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