http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/2006 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83881 European governments are dodging the truth about the US practice of kidnapping and illegally sending terrorism suspects for interrogation in countries with a reputation for torture, a leading rights group says in a new report. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160702/1/2006 Take a Taxi to the Dark Side. It’s a grim documentary, and you may think you know already that you oppose the use of torture on prisoners on the “war on terror” and that there’s therefore no need to see a film about it. But the more light shone on the political double-talk that led us into this moral dead-end, the better. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160695/1/2006 The way the US and Britain are tackling terrorism is entirely wrong, former Lebanon hostage Terry Waite said at the opening of an exhibition of artworks made by Muslims detained under Britain’s controversial anti-terror legislation. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160653/1/2006 A last-minute plea to MPs, on the eve of the House of Commons' crucial third reading debate of the Counter Terrorism Bill, to reject the British government's plans to extend detention without charge to 42 days. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160302/1/2006 Sri Lankan government’s decision to ease restrictions on fishing in Eastern Province, a territory hitherto controlled by LTTE rebels, will give much needed fillip to the industry – a major source of revenue for the country’s exchequer and livelihood for people. It will also help people recover from 2004 tsunami disaster. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159853/1/2006 There has been a sharp rise in attacks on NGOs by Taliban rebels and criminals in Afghanistan from January to March this year, says a report. This dangerous situation is forcing international aid organisations to recruit locals to change their profile and refrain from visibility. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/159317/1/2006 Today's move by the UK Government to bring in new counter-terrorism legislation is condemned by a group of 27 civil society organisations as "sinister", "an attack on free speech" and "a violation of the most fundamental principles of justice". From Campaign Against Criminalising Communities + Consensus against 42 days pre-trial detention grows http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159204/1/2006 At least 40 civilians have fallen prey to aerial bombings by US-led forces in Afghanistan in last two weeks alone. Aid agencies say more than 12,000 people have been killed since 2001. Anger among the people against NATO forces is mounting and they have begun to equate them with the Russians. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158885/1/2006 Not poverty but Taliban insurgency is the main reason for driving drug production in Afghanistan, says a UN report. The country produces 93% of the world’s opium, which is also the biggest source of income for the Talibans. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158799/1/2006 The Borderless World Foundation, a Pune-based NGO, has a mission to provide shelter for young girls orphaned by violence in the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. In these baseras or homes, they find much-needed affection and care, which they have been bereft of. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158448/1/2006 NEW YORK, Mar 3 (OneWorld) - A leading international aid organization has released a new study concluding that efforts to bring peace and security to Afghanistan are more likely to succeed if they build on the work of traditional councils and focus on the threats Afghans face in their everyday lives. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158363/1/2006 International non-governmental organisations in Pakistan have come under considerable pressure after an attack on a UK-based Plan International office in Mansehra near Islamabad, in which four people had died. In recent years, threats have been directed against NGOs and their staff, particularly women. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/158063/1/2006 NEW YORK, Feb 19 (IPS) - As the United States moves towards holding death-sentence trials for six Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to have plotted the Sep. 11 attacks, legal scholars and human rights advocates are questioning not only the six-year-long process and timing of the charges, but also whether the accused could ever receive fair trials. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157956/1/2006 Even three hours after polls opened, voter turnout in Pakistan was not very encouraging. Although, President Pervez Musharraf has urged people to come out of the confrontationist approach and get into a conciliatory mood, many refrained from venturing out for fear of attacks. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157863/1/2006 In many of the recent suicide attacks in Pakistan, children have been used as suicide bombers or fidayeens. According to a study done by a Lahore-based NGO, seminaries are indoctrinating impressionable minds with fanatical teachings.