Injured Indonesian villagers receive treatment in front of shops in the Bantul district on the outskirts of Yogyakarta May 28, 2006, a day after a powerful earthquake killed more than 4,000. REUTERS/STRINGER/INDONESIA
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Human rights suffer due to war on terrorism: Amnesty
The U.S.-led war against terrorism has sparked a rise in human rights abuses as countries turn a blind eye to violations by their allies, Amnesty International said in its annual report for 2006. Accusing countries such as the United States of double standards, the group said that their credibility had been weakened by reports of prisoner torture in third countries and other rights abuses.
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