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Asadibrahim · #3 Wednesday, March 18, 2015

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Originally Posted by Wish maker

War on terror has contributed to the growing abuse of Human Rights
By: Wish Maker
14-02-2015
Synopsis

1)Introduction
2)Post 9/11 world and U.S led war on terror
3)Human Rights: What are they?
4)The Fatal Fault Lines: Contribution of War On Terror to the excessive abuse of Human Rights

a)Drone Attacks- A lethal weapon that kills more innocents than militants
b)Guantanamo bay & Abu Gharib Prisons: Hells on earth
c)Use of Chemical weapons during Iraq invasion
d)Missing Persons- a blatant violation of basic human right to be heard before the jury
e)Rapes and Gang rapes by US led NATO forces in war affected countries
f)Engineered political set ups by the US in war torn countries- A violation of people’s right to elect the representative of their own choice
g)Intrusion into people’s Privacy- An abuse of basic human right
h)Controlled media: attack on people’s right to impartial and free flow of information

5)Countries with maximum abuse of Human Rights due to War on Terror
a)Iraq
b)Libya
c)Afghanistan
d)Pakistan
6)Response by the International Community on the violation of Human Rights due to War on Terror
a)U.N resolution against the use of Drone Strikes as a weapon of war
b)Condemnation by OIC and EU

7)Walking the Walk: Pragmatic Steps for the protection of human rights in the wake of war on terror
a)A halt on Drone attacks
b)Immediate closure of inhuman torture cells
c)Release of missing persons
d)Trial of the alleged militants before the jury
e)Implementation of UN resolutions for the protection of human rights
f)A vibrant role of the global human rights protection organizations
g)An active role of media, academia, civil society and Human rights activists for spreading awareness of the gravity of the issue and protection of human rights
8)Concluding Observations

A short version of the Essay:

If history is any guide, there is no such thing as a soft or harmless war. Wars bring grief. All wars are ugly, destructive and abuse human rights. The US led war on terror is no exception. It certainly, has contributed to the growing abuse of human rights. The only difference, if there is any difference between it and the previous wars is that of tactics, technology and the magnitude at which human rights are being violated. The modern warfare methods used in this war on terrorism have left human rights activists across the globe astound.

The use of unmanned drones as a lethal weapon of warfare is a case in point. It does not kill but annihilates more innocent people than the targeted militants. It is but blatant violation of human rights. Similarly, the use of chemical weapons during invasion of Iraq; presence of torture cells at Guantanamo bay and Abu Gharib, thousands of missing persons with no chance of trial before a jury, hundreds of cases of rapes and gang rapes by the US led NATO forces in war torn countries, engineered political set-ups in Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan, intrusion into people’s privacy and attack on people’s basic right to impartial and free flow of information through controlled media are but few notorious legacies of massive abuse of human rights in this war on terror.

One lives in hope that better sense would prevail among the shameless champions of human rights and this madness come an end. The humankind of course, deserves more respect and a guaranteed protection of their inalienable rights.

Dear
What do you think about "growing abuse" and "contribution" ?
I think you have done justice to the topic but just in one dimension. And in my view this topic included 3 dimensions. You may differ with me.