Saturday, February 13, 2010

Amnesty International Tolerates No Criticism

Amnesty Defends Link With Former Guantánamo Detainee Moazzam Begg -- Times Online

Amnesty International is facing criticism after suspending a senior official who went to the press to accuse the organisation of double standards over its links with the former Guantánamo detainee, Moazzam Begg.

Gita Sahgal, the head of the gender unit at the human rights group, said that she was suspended “within hours” of the publication of an article based on an e-mail she had sent to her bosses criticising links with Mr Begg.

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More News on Amnesty International And Its Support For Guantánamo Detainee, Moazzam Begg

Amnesty International Reponds To Criticisms -- Eurasia Review
Amnesty faces outburst after suspending official over link with ex-Gitmo detainee -- One India
Amnesty shouldn't support men like Moazzam Begg -- Joan Smith, The Independent
How Amnesty chose the wrong poster-boy -- David Aaronovitch, Times Online
The moral bankruptcy of Amnesty International -- Robin Simcox, The New Ledger

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