Why did Amnesty decide to do this study on armed groups now?
The right to security is every bit as important a right as the right to liberty. Article Three of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ensures that we have a right to be safe in our homes. So armed groups are committing some of the most serious violations in the world. When governments reply with violations of their own, you have the most sustained attack on human rights in the last 50 years. The second reason is because the growth of these armed groups demonstrates that the war on terror is not working. The way in which the war on terror is being conducted is in fact not making us safer but has resulted in a proliferation of armed groups. Since 9/11, terrorist activities—activities by armed groups—have generally increased. The number of armed groups we ourselves have tracked has grown by some 14 to 16 percent.
MSNBC article
The right to security is every bit as important a right as the right to liberty. Article Three of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ensures that we have a right to be safe in our homes. So armed groups are committing some of the most serious violations in the world. When governments reply with violations of their own, you have the most sustained attack on human rights in the last 50 years. The second reason is because the growth of these armed groups demonstrates that the war on terror is not working. The way in which the war on terror is being conducted is in fact not making us safer but has resulted in a proliferation of armed groups. Since 9/11, terrorist activities—activities by armed groups—have generally increased. The number of armed groups we ourselves have tracked has grown by some 14 to 16 percent.
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