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by Interview by Between the Lines' Scott Harris.
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07 Dec 2001
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Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Curt Goering, senior deputy executive director of Amnesty International USA, who explains why his group and many other civil libertarians oppose government spying on civilians engaged in legal political and religious activity as a threat to basic human rights protections. |
Amnesty International Opposes Bush Plan to Revive FBI Surveillance of U.S. Political and Religious Groups
Interview by Between the Lines' Scott Harris.
As the war in Afghanistan enters its third month, human rights groups are scrutinizing the conduct of forces fighting the fundamentalist Taliban government. A rebellion of prisoners held by the Northern Alliance near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif resulted in the deaths of some 450 Taliban soldiers, a number of guards and an American CIA officer. Amnesty International is calling for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the rebellion and the force used to put it down.
Closer to home, Amnesty has expressed concern about the erosion of civil liberties resulting from some Bush administration anti-terrorist measures. These include the mass detention of immigrants, eavesdropping on conversations between some defendants and their attorneys and the authorization of secret military tribunals for foreign nationals suspected of terrorism. Spain, which has recently arrested individuals that may be connected to the Sept. 11th attacks, has refused to extradite suspects to face military trials. The latest White House proposal to lift restrictions on FBI surveillance of domestic political and religious groups has stirred similar opposition.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Curt Goering, senior deputy executive director of Amnesty International USA, who explains why his group and many other civil libertarians oppose government spying on civilians engaged in legal political and religious activity as a threat to basic human rights protections(A RealAudioVersion of this interview may be found At http://www.btlonline.org).
For more information, call Amnesty International USA at 1-800-AMNESTY or visit their Web site at www.amnesty.org
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