http://www.opposingviews.com/users/amnesty-international-2 Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. Our supporters are outraged by human rights abuses but inspired by hope for a better world - so we work to improve human rights through campaigning and international solidarity. We have more than 2.2 million members and subscribers in more than 150 countries and regions and we coordinate this support to act for justice on a wide range of issues. The so-called “war on terror” has led to an erosion of a whole host of human rights. States are resorting to practices which have long been prohibited by international law, and have sought to justify them in the name of national security. http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/did-the-us-torture-prisoners-in-guantanamo On April 16, 2009 the Obama administration released previously classified documents that detailed interrogation techniques used on detainees by the U.S. in Guantanamo Bay prison, including waterboarding, sensory deprivation, exposure to freezing temperatures and more. Some intelligence officials, including those in the Bush administration who outlined and approved the techniques, insist that these interrogation tactics were justified and did not constitute torture, but others see them as blatant human rights violations. Did the U.S. "torture" detainees? Fri, 29 May 2009 11:00:06 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/did-the-us-torture-prisoners-in-guantanamo http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/usa-torture-in-black-and-white International law is clear. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment can never be justified. They are never legal. Even in a state of emergency which threatens the life of the nation, there can be no exemption from this obligation. Amnesty International Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:58:47 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/usa-torture-in-black-and-white http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-torture-ever-justified As newspapers and documentary films continue to discuss waterboarding and other controversial treatments of suspected terrorists, the debate over torture remains intense. Some insist that desperate times call for desperate measures, but others are baffled that such methods could exist in a civilized society. Is physical persuasion ever an appropriate means of interrogation? Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:45:12 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-torture-ever-justified http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/information-obtained-through-torture-is-not-reliable Written on behalf of Amnesty International USA by Travis W. Hall, former Army interrogator. Before Intelligence can be actionable, it has to be reliable. Intelligence is only reliable if it is confirmed by at least two different... Amnesty International Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:27:14 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/information-obtained-through-torture-is-not-reliable http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-convention-against-torture-states-there-is-no-justification-2 Written on behalf of Amnesty International USA by Travis W. Hall, former Army interrogator. Under U.S. common law, the word “justification” is a term of art. Under US common law, “justification” is generally defined as an... Amnesty International Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:23:38 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-convention-against-torture-states-there-is-no-justification-2 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-ticking-time-bomb-is-false-hypothetical Written on behalf of Amnesty International USA by Travis W. Hall, former Army interrogator. In discussing torture proponents typically ask, “What if there was a bomb (dirty, nuclear, biological, chemical, et cetera) in a major US city? Would you... Amnesty International Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:19:49 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-ticking-time-bomb-is-false-hypothetical