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Amnesty International slams US war on terror

ANNUAL REPORT The human-rights group said the `war on terror' has produced the most sustained attack on people's rights and international law in 50 years

REUTERS AND AP , LONDON

With Iraq and anti-terror policies dominating, world attention has been diverted from old wars, the group also noted. Conflict in Chechnya, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Nepal remain "a breeding ground for some of the worst atrocities."

Khan said she was heartened by millions of people who took to the streets in capitals around the world to protest the war in Iraq, Spaniards who marched following the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid and the World Social Forum in Brazil.

"Governments need to listen," she said. "In times of uncertainty, the world needs not only to fight against global threats but to fight for global justice."

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