Attacks on Afghanistan and the Aftermath of September 11

Human Rights Watch continues its intensive efforts to ensure that the world's responses to the September 11 crimes against humanity do not themselves run afoul of international human rights standards. This was a key message in a November 1 statement that Human Rights Watch issued along with 48 human rights, humanitarian, religious, and cultural groups. By listing 10 principles to guide U.S. action in response to the crimes of September 11, the statement insists that any response reject, rather than replicate, the inhumane logic of terrorism.