The family of an Iraqi civilian killed by shrapnel when a missile hit their home looks at the unspent mortars left by the retreating Iraqi army near their home in Basra, Iraq. (AP)
Amnesty Claims War on Terror Degrades Human Rights Story aired: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
The Amnesty International annual review of human rights abuses around the world is always a dark testament, a compilation of the worst human beings are capable of.
This year's report may be particularly discouraging, given that it concludes the world is more insecure now than at any time since the end of the Cold War. The report indicates the U.S.-led war on terror is one source of human rights abuses.
To learn more about the report's conclusions we're joined now in the studio by Josh Rubenstein, the northeast regional director of the U.S. branch of Amnesty International.
Guests:
Josh Rubenstein, the northeast regional director of the U.S. branch of Amnesty International.
