Download or read book Update on the Treatment of Conflict related Detainees in Afghan Custody written by United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treatment of Conflict Related Detainees in Afghan Custody written by United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treatment of Conflict related Detainees in Afghan Custody written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through its detention observation, UNAMA found a compelling pattern and practice of systematic torture and ill-treatment at a number of NDS and ANP detention facilities. In many other facilities, UNAMA identified practices and documented allegations of abuse that raise serious concerns about the possible use of torture and ill-treatment. These allegations require further investigation and prompt action by all concerned. Use of interrogation methods, including suspension, beatings, electric shock, stress positions, and threatened sexual assault is unacceptable by any standard of international human rights law, Afghan law and professional standards for security forces. In particular, the abuses found against children in custody are a clear indication that NDS and ANP should undertake urgent reforms to ensure proper oversight and accountability within their ranks. To improve their human rights records and meet their human rights obligations, the NDS and the ANP should undertake serious systemic reform and cease any use of torture and ill-treatment. Internal education is needed to ensure that all NDS and ANP officials understand what constitutes torture, know that using such methods is illegal under the Constitution, criminal laws and international law and that any official using or condoning such practices will be prosecuted and disciplined. International support and assistance could play a key role. Decisions to provide donor support should be based on NDS and ANP taking concerted action to cease torture and abusive interrogation practices accompanied by appropriate safeguards. The provision of training in non-coercive interviewing techniques, modern prison management and administration and a basic understanding of national legal norms and international standards relating to prohibitions of torture and respect for legal safeguards and due process rights are essential to assisting NDS and ANP to move forward with institutional reform and modernization. In the context of transition of lead security responsibility from international military forces to ANSF, the imperative to ensure that NDS or ANP do not abuse detainees or provoke local grievance through mistreatment or arbitrary detention is particularly important.
Download or read book Treatment of Conflict Related Detainees in Afghan Custody written by Jan Kubis and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treatment of Conflict related Detainees in Afghan Custody written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afghanistan's security and intelligence forces continue using abusive interrogation techniques, including torture, with detainees, according to an investigation by the United Nations. Results of the findings, detailed in this report, suggest the police are increasing their use of such techniques.
Download or read book The Transfer of Conflict Related Detainees written by Maral Kashgar and published by Nomos Verlag. This book was released on 2022-09-14 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Im Rahmen ihrer Beteiligung an multinationalen Militäroperationen ist es für truppenstellende Staaten erforderlich, Gegner in Gewahrsam zu nehmen. Doch was, wenn der Staat die Gewahrsamsperson nicht im eignen Gewahrsam behalten will? Unter welchen Voraussetzungen ist es möglich, die Gewahrsamsperson an einen anderen Staat zu überstellen? Im Gegensatz zu den Vorgaben des menschenrechtlichen refoulement-Verbots haben die humanitärvölkerrechtlichen Überstellungsregeln der Genfer Konventionen von 1949 bisher trotz ihrer vorrangigen Anwendbarkeit in bewaffneten Konflikten wenig Beachtung gefunden. Mit der Kommentierung dieser Regeln schließt dieses Werk eine Lücke in der wissenschaftlichen Literatur zur Thematik.
Download or read book Treatment of Conflict related Detainees in Afghanistan written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its latest report on the treatment of conflict-related detainees in Afghanistan published on 17 April 2019, the UN documents an encouraging reduction in the number of cases of torture since 2016 but notes its ongoing concern at the high number of detainees who continue to report torture and ill-treatment. The joint report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office, issued on the first anniversary of Afghanistan’s accession to the Convention Against Torture’s Optional Protocol, finds that nearly a third of conflict-related detainees interviewed provided credible and reliable accounts of having been subject to torture or ill-treatment. The report is based on interviews with 618 detainees held in 77 facilities in 28 provinces across the country between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2018.
Download or read book Torture Transfers and Denial of Due Process written by Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, published jointly by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and the Open Society Foundations, documents evidence of torture of conflict-related detainees by Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistan's intelligence agency, and the Afghan National Police (ANP). The report found credible evidence of torture at nine separate NDS facilities and a number of ANP locations, including beatings, suspension, electric shocks, and threats of physical violence and sexual abuse, which were routinely used to obtain confessions and other information. The report also details systematic violations of due process, and a persistent failure to hold Afghan officials accountable for abuse. The AIHRC and Open Society also documented cases in which U.S. transferred detainees were subjected to torture by NDS officials. The report calls on the Afghan government to fully investigate allegations of abuse, hold those responsible accountable, and ensure that AIHRC monitors have full, unfettered access to all detention facilities. The report also recommends that the ISAF and the United States ensure no detainees are transferred to Afghan detention facilities where they face a real risk of torture and that all U.S. forces in Afghanistan are subject to ISAF detainee transfer policies and monitoring.
Download or read book The Afghan Intel Crisis written by Musa Khan Jalalzai and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unravelling Unlawful Confinement in Contemporary Armed Conflicts written by Jelena Plamenac and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International humanitarian law protects against unlawful confinement only in international armed conflict. And yet most of unlawful detentions arise as governments and armed groups resort to violence in over 65% of armed conflicts today that are not of an international character. Where do we draw the line and how can international law better serve our right to liberty in contemporary armed conflicts? A captivating and brutally honest book that sheds the light on the plight of millions across nations.
Download or read book The War Report written by Stuart Casey-Maslen and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive Report on every armed conflict which took place during 2012. It is the first of a new series of annual reports on armed conflicts across the globe, offering an unprecedented overview of the nature, range, and impact of these conflicts and the legal issues they create. In Part I the Report describes its criteria for the identification and classification of armed conflicts under international law, and the legal consequences that flow from this classification. It sets out a list of armed conflicts in 2012, categorising each as international, non-international, or a military occupation, with estimates of civilian and military casualties. In Part II, each of these conflicts are examined in more detail, with an overview of the belligerents, means and methods of warfare, the applicable treaties and rules, and any prosecutions for, investigations into, or robust allegations of war crimes. Part III of the Report provides detailed thematic analysis of key legal developments which arose in the context of these conflicts, allowing for a more in-depth reflection on cross-cutting questions and controversies. The topics under investigation in this Report include drone strikes, the use of explosive weapons, small arms, forced displacement of civilians, detention at Guantanamo Bay, and the enforcement of international humanitarian and criminal law in both national and international courts. The Report gives a full and accessible overview of armed conflicts in 2012. It should be the first port of call for everyone working in the field.
Download or read book Enduring Freedom written by Human Rights Watch (Organization) and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 2004 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background : "Operation Enduring Freedom" -- Violations by U.S. forces -- International legal context -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Appendix : U.S. criticisms of mistreatment and torture practices -- Acknowledgments.
Download or read book The War Against Civilians written by Vasja Badalič and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a critical analysis of how the “war on terror” affected the civilian population in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This “forgotten war,” which started in 2001 with the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, has seen more than 212,000 people killed in war-related incidents. Whilst most of the news media shifted their attention to other conflict zones, this war rages on. Badalič has amassed a vast amount of data on the civilian victims of war from both sides of the Durand line, the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. He conducted interviews in Peshawar, Quetta, Islamabad, Kabul, Jalalabad, and many other cities and villages from 2008 to 2017. His data is mostly drawn from those extensive conversations held with civilian victims of war, Afghan and Pakistani officials, human-rights activists and members of the insurgency. The book is divided into three parts. The first examines the impact the US-led coalition, Afghan security forces and paramilitary groups had on civilians, with methods of combat such as drone strikes and kill-or-capture missions. The second part focuses on civilian victims of abuses of power by Pakistani security forces, including arbitrary detentions and forced disappearances. In the final part, Badalič explores the impact of unlawful practices used by the armed insurgency – the Afghan Taliban. Overall, the book seeks to tell the story of the civilian victims of the “War on Terror".
Download or read book The Intelligence War in Afghanistan written by Musa Khan and published by Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalisation continues to challenge our world at unprecedented speed. Technological innovations, changing geographical developments, regional rivalries, and destruction of national critical infrastructures in several Muslim states due to the US so called war on terrorism-all transformed the structures and hierarchies of societies. The idea of development of a nation that sounds on tripods that are food, shelter and security failed. The Edward Snowden leaks challenged policy makers and the public understanding and perspectives on the role of security intelligence in liberal democratic states. The persisting imbalance of power in the United States, its institutional turmoil, and intelligence war, and the noticeably tilting power have made the country feel vulnerable and prodded it into military ventures. The calibration of Western allies around Whitehouse as the sole centre of globalization has only brought instability, destruction and loss of human lives.
Download or read book Discourse Use of Military Force and Role of State written by Xiaoshan Ni and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2022-11-25 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the prototype of the “civilian power”, Germany has always stressed the importance and necessity of diplomatic means to resolve crises. The participation of the Bundeswehr in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan was a significant exercise of the new security policy after German reunification. Given that linguistic actors construct knowledge through their personal actions, security policy is necessarily reflected in the relevant discourses of political elites. This publication attempts to combine Linguistic Discourse Analysis and Role Theory to construct a role-theoretic discourse analysis approach for German security policy study: The parliamentary debate is a prerequisite for the legitimizing mandate for the use of the German military abroad; the topos/topoi and (pro-and contra-) arguments construct the parliamentary debate discourse and influence decisions on military action abroad; the use of the topos/topoi and arguments is constructed by the role perceptions of the German political elite, and the final decisions are the result of behavioral preferences influenced by role perceptions.
Download or read book Illusions of Control written by Erica L. Gaston and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, the United States has supported a range of militias, rebels, and other armed groups in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Critics have argued that such partnerships have many perils, from enabling human rights abuses to seeding future threats. Policy makers, however, have sought to mitigate the risks of partnering with irregular armed groups. Militia group leaders in far-flung corners of these war-torn countries were subjected to background checks and instructed about international law and human rights, and their funding was cut when they crossed red lines. To what extent have such mechanisms curbed the dangers of proxy warfare, and what unforeseen consequences has this approach unleashed? Drawing on a decade of field research and hundreds of interviews with stakeholders, Erica L. Gaston unpacks the dilemmas of attempting to control proxy forces. She demonstrates that, although the tools U.S. policy makers used to constrain partners’ behavior increased in number and sophistication, they never fully addressed the range of political, security, and legal concerns surrounding these forces. Moreover, by shifting policy makers’ calculations, the use of proxy forces introduced additional moral hazards and may have enabled riskier decision making. Featuring substantial empirical detail and close analysis of key internal debates, Illusions of Control offers new perspectives on some of the most significant and controversial elements of recent U.S. security policy. In addition to nuanced insights about proxy relationships, this book provides a novel analytical toolkit for exploring transnational bargaining and foreign policy deliberations in hybrid political environments.
Download or read book Joining Empire written by Jerome Klassen and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh assessment of the neoliberal political economy behind Canadian foreign policy from Afghanistan to Haiti, Joining Empire establishes Jerome Klassen as one of the most astute analysts of contemporary Canadian foreign policy and its relationship to US global power. Using empirical data on production, trade, investment, profits, and foreign ownership in Canada, as well as a new analysis of the overlap among the boards of directors of the top 250 firms in Canada and the top 500 firms worldwide, Klassen argues that it is the increasing integration of Canadian businesses into the global economy that drives Canada's new, increasingly aggressive, foreign policy. Using government documents, think tank studies, media reports, and interviews with business leaders from across Canada, Klassen outlines recent systematic changes in Canadian diplomatic and military policy and connects them with the rise of a new transnational capitalist class. Joining Empire is sure to become a classic of Canadian political economy.
